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...some Republicans worried that the popularity of John Lennon could help galvanize the anti-war movement and result in a massive vote against Nixon. On February 4, 1972, Senator Strom Thurmond sent a secret memo (later brought to light via a Freedom Of Information Act request) in which he railed about Lennon and the danger he could cause the President's 1972 reelection campaign. The proposed solution? Revoke Lennon's visa. "If Lennon's visa is terminated it would be a strategy (sic) counter-measure." But, Thurmond noted, "caution must be taken with regard to the possible alienation...
...relic with no saint in its provenance. Davis was an angry, hostile man whose distance from his audience grew in proportion to his increasing renown. But in the first half of his career, at least, he managed to sublimate his various rages and resentments via some of the most beautiful creations in American musical history...
While they're waiting for improvements, travelers are shopping around. At least 40% visit four or more sites before buying, and many say they simply use the Web for research, then do their purchasing via the phone. Indeed, says Pappas, while travel is the leading segment of e-commerce, only 8% of all travel bookings are made online...
WIRELESS WASHING INVENTOR: ARISTON CORP. The technology of laundry isn't sexy. Wireless laundry, however, just might be. Italian manufacturer Ariston's Margarita 2000 is a washing machine equipped with a wireless transmitter for remote programming via cell phone or the Internet, so clothes can be washed and ready when you get home from the store. The folding chip, sadly, is still years away...
...Late Edition." Christopher, like Gore used to, is talking up the next-year "itch" as something Bush doesn't want either - "wouldn't it be tragic if at some later time, these votes were counted and..." The new Gore bogeyman is a post-inaugural hand count by the media, via the Sunshine Law. (For good reason - the Miami Herald, in Sunday's paper, modeled a 23,000-vote victory for Gore under "perfect" conditions...