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...gathered in the living room of Carswell's white brick house overlooking Lake Jackson to watch a pair of television sets that brought them the news of the judge's defeat. "It was like a wake," said one woman. After the Senate vote, Tallahassee Postmaster Peyton L. Yon Sr., one of Carswell's favorite bridge partners, walked over to the judge and shook his hand. "I sure am glad we didn't lose you to Washington and glad we'll keep you in Tallahassee," he said. The Carswells accepted his consolation, then retired to their...
...Colin Maclnnes. Yon's what comes of reading too many 18th century novels. The daft lad's gone and written one himself...
...soaring cliffs of the canyon, once a shield against Apache warriors, have become walls of a prison. There are only three ways out: by helicopter (at $120 per hour), on foot or by horseback. The eight-mile pack trip to the lip of the can yon takes three hours, but this is just the first leg. Havasupai in need of sup plies must travel 120 miles to Kingman, Ariz. From there merchants will ship goods back to the canyon at a 40% to 60% premium...
...exaggerating the snares you discredited the science of statistics. Even though my students affectionately call it "sadistics," Lord Kelvin's maxim still applies: "Unless yon have measured it, you don't know what you are talking about...
...COMPANY, directed by Ellis Rabb, offers dramatic works for practically every taste this season in its repertory: War and Peace, The Wild Duck, Right You Are if Yon Think You Arc and You Can't Take It with...