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...Grisly Specter. Substantiating that theory, police found a typewritten, misspelled note under the windshield wiper of Dr. Ohta's Rolls-Royce. "Hallowween 1970," it read. "Today World War III will begin as brought to you by the people of the free universe. From this day forward anyone and/or company of persons who misuses the natural environment or destroys same will suffer the penalty of death by the people of the free universe." The note was signed with fortuneteller tarot-card names, one name to a line: "Knight of Wands, Knight of Cups, Knight of Pentacles, Knight of Swords...
...majority of 270 electoral votes. Then Wallace could make a deal to turn over his electors to whichever front runner made the most concessions. That, or the choice of a President, would be left to the House of Representatives, where a deadlock could cause a constitutional crisis. The Wallace specter was particularly frightening because a shift of 55,000 votes in key states in 1968 would have deprived Richard Nixon of his Electoral College majority...
Nightmare blurs reality at first, then smothers it. Episodes of the girl's sexual history fit snugly into the artist's own fantasies. Soon his only desire is to be alone with the specter. Whenever his mistress comes to visit, the house seems to turn against her: floors cave in under her feet, gas heaters explode in her face. Watching her survive this succession of narrow escapes, the artist resolves to finish her off himself as a kind of blood offering to the spirit...
...worst enemy. For the technetronic revolution it exports causes profound disturbances in the less developed nations. Suddenly aware of material progress, they conspicuously and maddeningly lack the means to achieve it. Their acute frustration causes not a revolution in rising expectations, says Brzezinski, but a "specter of insatiable aspirations...
...recalled to Jerusalem for conferences, should not return to New York to resume meetings with Jarring until the missile question was settled. Appearing on television, Dayan praised the Cabinet's decision, thereby indicating his intention of remaining in the government. At the same time, however, he raised the specter of resumed fighting around the Suez Canal. "Israel should not be a partner to an agreement that is constantly being violated by the other side," said Dayan. "If we can reach an agreement, fine. If not and we have to continue the war, we are capable of doing...