Word: 200th
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...matter. They still rely primarily on the revenues of state taxpayers, but now they are also tapping into sources once considered the preserve of private colleges. The University of California, Los Angeles, will inaugurate an unprecedented drive for $200 million in November. The University of Georgia, which celebrates its 200th anniversary next year, is wrapping up a first-time campaign that has raised $63 million, including $1 million from Coca-Cola. The University of Illinois enlisted Alumnus John Chancellor to star in a 19-city teleconference as part of an effort that has raised $109 million. Observes Hayden Smith, senior...
...major mission was to acknowledge one of Christianity's most strategic centers in Asia and to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Roman Catholicism in Korea. The influence of Christian churches in South Korea was evident on Sunday when, right after the "shooting" scare, the Pope presided over rites canonizing 103 martyrs, the first such group ceremony outside of Rome. The new saints were killed under 19th century monarchs of the Yi dynasty, who suppressed what was then a tiny, alien sect. The site of the canonization Mass, Seoul's Yoido Plaza, is usually reserved...
...Catfish Hunter won his 200th game at 30 Vida Blue pitched the no-hitter as a rookie, while Ken Holtzman pitched a gem and homered the same...
Peeters, who was marking his 200th appearance in goal, had 18 saves before being injured. He was replaced by Doug Keans, who had five saves the rest...
...France this year, marking the 200th anniversary of the Montgolfiers' first balloon ascent, hot-air balloons are hot indeed; the original flight will be recreated Sept. 19 at Versailles. Meanwhile the Grand Palais is holding an aviation exhibition, with machines on loan from Washington and Moscow, through August. Hot-air flight is also the specialty of the 18th century Château Cezy, located 90 miles southwest of Paris. Its owner, Englishman Donald Porter, offers fearless vacationers ballooning in Burgundy, a four-day, three-night aerial adventure. Meals and wines are lavish, with matching prices: $1,700 a person...