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...work when Jesse's not around, when the reporters and cameras aren't there," says veteran Activist and Atlanta City Councilman John Lewis. Yet most admit that the flamboyant and magnetic Jackson and the "Southern Crusade" run by his Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) have helped spark excitement among rural blacks. "After he came, enthusiasm really revived, especially among the 18-to-24-year-olds," says Thompson...
...increasing black registration by about 11%. Aiding the effort were Georgia State Senator Julian Bond, Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and Martin Luther King III, son of the slain civil rights leader. And, of course, Jesse Jackson, who staged a three-day barnstorming car caravan through the Delta country to spark a record black turnout in the primaries...
...mini-climax which occurs when Christine (Debbie Wasser) kills Ezra (Benajah Cobb). The underplayed emotions defuse the scene's potential. At other points, though, the tension is very real. A card game between mother and daughter and the final conversation between brother and sister provide a genuine spark...
...Pope traveled the next day to Wroclaw, an industrial city in southwestern Poland that has also been the scene of heated clashes between riot police and Solidarity demonstrators. Security officials were afraid that an unguarded word from John Paul would spark renewed street violence. On the eve of the visit, convoys of blue and gray military and police vehicles patrolled the city. Helicopters hovered ominously above as pilgrims made their way in the early-morning light to the city's race track for an open-air Mass...
...alarming bulge in M1, the basic money supply, which consists chiefly of currency and bank checking accounts. In the past six months, M1 has been growing at a 13.5% annual rate, despite a $3.2 billion drop reported last week. That pace could eventually overheat the economy and spark a new run-up in prices. The Fed's announced target range for M1 growth for the year is 4% to 8%. Says Rudolph Penner, an economist at the American Enterprise Institute: "If there's no clampdown on the money supply very soon, inflation will be back next year with...