Word: 125th
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BORN: Nov. 1, 1943, New York City EDUCATION: Queens College, B.A., 1971; Rutgers U, J.D., 1977 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; state Assistant Attorney General POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 1 West 125th Street, Suite 207, New York...
...Canadian-born Vickrey, who died while driving to a conference three days after winning the prize, was known for his voracious curiosity and sometimes eccentric behavior. He often roller-skated from Manhattan's 125th Street train station to his classes on the Columbia campus and enjoyed sitting in on colleagues' lectures and asking pointed questions. He was keenly aware of the passage of time. "I have left undone many things that I ought to have done," he once wrote, "and can only hope that there is enough health left in me to make good some of the deficiency...
...with bottomless self-confidence, poise and ambition--everything except the power and wealth he later supplied for himself. His family's apartment in the Theresa Hotel, where his father was manager, looked down at the glittering Apollo theater and was only a few yards away from the corner of 125th Street and Seventh Avenue, where street orators expostulated on everything from Garveyism to the theory of predestination...
...December television interview, Queen Elizabeth turned up the pressure and called on the couple to divorce. TIME's London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand reports that Diana seems very saddened by her decision. "She's holed up in Kensington Palace and canceled her appearance at this fantastic party, the 125th anniversary of the Red Cross. This indicates that she seems to be suffering from all of this. Meanwhile, Charles is soldiering on." Hillenbrand adds that the British seem more relieved than troubled. "In a way, the nation has absorbed the crisis, processed it, and has moved...
This hunger is quite evident in a personality whose idea of recreation is getting behind the wheel of his BMW and outmaneuvering New York City taxi drivers. "Driving here is wonderful," he avers, "especially if you want to go fast. There's nothing greater than starting at 125th and Second Avenue and going down to 30th. You can hit the lights, and you have six lanes to maneuver in. I can't figure out why anyone would want to sit in the back...