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...senior prom in 1936 because he had joined the Army, his high school sweetheart Clara Curtis had to go with a cousin. Last week Al finally got to take Clara, his wife of 50 years, to his first prom. Not only that, Al and Clara were selected king and queen of the West Bloomfield, Mich., senior prom. Said Clara: "This prom was much better because I was with the man I loved. My cousin was stuck on somebody else, and all night long he kept waltzing...
...vote of 286 to 98. Opponents claimed that it could lead to the defunding of government functions merely because House staffers were caught with drugs. But why not? When it comes to confiscation, everyone is in the same boat -- or plane. If a joint were discovered aboard the Queen Elizabeth II, says Michael Fleming, spokesman for the Customs Service in Los Angeles, "Technically, we may have the authority to seize...
...drably dressed country people, simple villagers caricatured with half-masks, wander into the tent's single ring. They look timidly at the ropes and rigging, the aerialists' gear. . What if . . . Whoosh! Colored smoke floods into the ring; lights swirl. A mysterious sprite materializes from vapor: the beautiful and alarming Queen of the Night (Angela Laurier) is here, not just to call the circus into being but to transform the peasants themselves into clowns and acrobats. Instantly a fat old uncle (Michel Barette) is undressed, then recostumed as -- Help! -- the show's ringmaster...
This mastery of theater techniques is the magic key to the Cirque's wizardry. No story unfolds, though the queen, a contortionist, eels about renewing her spells. But the mood and pace of the evening progress with the intensity of drama. One reason is the music, which is not the traditional blare of fanfares and marches but a unified score of jazz and rock...
...Coast killing fields, where hives baited with pheromones, or sexual scents, await them. Once the insects are enticed inside, plastic bags will be pulled tight over the hives to suffocate them. To prevent the bees from taking over the working hives of the more docile European honeybee, all European queen bees in the area are being marked with a bright spot of acrylic paint. Their hives will be checked every month for the presence of Africanized queens...