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...than any other single person, King was responsible for the endowment with legal equality of a people who had been enslaved for two centuries, then denied many of their country's basic civil rights for another hundred years. In 1968, at the age of 39, this Southern Baptist preacher, winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, was cut down by an assassin's bullet. On that day the charismatic leader became the transcendent martyr...
...winner, as the application form notes, will be selected for "demonstrated professionalism" and "the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to mass audiences in both electronic and print media." To this end, each candidate had to write two essays, one explaining how he would communicate the experience of space travel, the other speculating about reporting from space ten to 20 years from now and what it would mean to journalists, their profession and the public...
...Toronto ninth-grader hopes eventually to break into the movies, but is satisfied for the moment with the profession she has been practicing for all of eight months. "The best part is the end result, seeing your picture," she says. Schnarre is the youngest winner ever. "She just happens to be tall enough and mature enough," explains Modeling Boss Ford. "At least I certainly hope it's not a trend." Does that mean diamonds and furs and modeling contracts just might be too much for some 14-year-olds...
...under pressure from some advisers to proclaim the new government revolutionary, a term that is not just descriptive but legally significant. Although Aquino was sworn in as President on Feb. 25, less than twelve hours before Ferdinand Marcos fled Manila, the National Assembly never formally recognized her as the winner of the Feb. 7 presidential election. As a result, Aquino technically presides over an illegal regime. By declaring her government revolutionary, she would free herself from Marcos' 1973 constitution. She could then dissolve the National Assembly and dismiss local officials loyal to the former President. The downside of the action...
Billy Baxter has been a winner all his life, but he works at it. A professional gambler and a three-time World Series of Poker champion, Baxter earns enough to afford a $1 million home in Las Vegas. But last week Baxter claimed his sweetest pot of all in a Reno courtroom: a $178,000 refund from the Internal Revenue Service...