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...heart of the Augusta National lies in the 11th through 13th holes, the so-called Amen Corner, which is crisscrossed by meandering Rae's Creek. No one knows who coined the name Amen Corner, but former pro Dave Marr remarked, "It's called that because if you get around it in par, you believe a little bit more...
Spirit of Humility. By midafternoon on March 20, the last day of balloting, opposition leaders knew that the Prime Minister was in trouble in her constituency, Rae Bareli. Sealed off by sycophants, she did not learn the truth until 8 that night. She took the news calmly but became remote and withdrawn, stoically advising her ministers that if she had lost, she had lost. Before dawn the next morning she asked the Acting President to lift the state of emergency. Two hours later she summoned her ministers, many of whom had also been defeated, and told them she would resign...
...than usual-only eight of the teams had been in the finals before. But the talent was topflight. Two teams had gone through the season undefeated, and most had lost no more than two of their scheduled 21 games. College scouts were there to check out players such as Rae White, a forward from Southeast Polk High in suburban Des Moines, who averaged 38 points per game, and 6-ft. 4-in. Marlena Mossbarger from Kennedy High in Cedar Rapids...
...Folk's sharpshooters. In the other half of the draw, Defending Champ Lake View-Auburn survived the first round but was then outgunned by Kennedy of Cedar Rapids. Saturday night, the Southeast Polk Rams and the Kennedy Cougars prepared to battle for the title. The Rams, led by Rae White's deadeye shooting, were the more polished and experienced players, but Kennedy had the towering Marlena Mossbarger and her "little" (6ft. 2 in.) sister Mona...
...Gandhi finished the day in nearby Rae Bareli, to which she helicoptered from Hillaur. There she told local citizens: "Our main concern should be the poor." Another main concern was the state of emergency that Mrs. Gandhi imposed on the country last June, as she said, because of "those who preached violence and indiscipline." Democracy, Indira noted loftily, "does not mean that whoever has power can sweep away the opposition like a bulldozer." It was a strange comment, coming from a ruler who for ten months has kept much of her own political opposition in jail...