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Jackson was receiving a degree on the occasion of the University's 200th birthday. In later anniversaries, Presidents Grover Cleveland and Franklin Delano Roosevelt '04 came and received honoraries. That tradition was broken last fall when President Reagan, who was denied a degree, declined to attend the 350th citing a busy schedule...
When the Texas jury first pronounced the verdict against Texaco, the sum was so enormous that it seemed absurd. The award appeared certain to be reduced drastically on appeal. Almost no one believed that Pennzoil, the 200th largest U.S. industrial corporation (1986 sales: $1.78 billion) and the 20th biggest oil company, would be allowed to topple a titan about 18 times its size. But Texaco soon learned that it was dangerously vulnerable to an unusual provision of Texas law. In this case, it required Texaco to post a bond for roughly the full amount of the judgment while the company...
...Cambridge City Council last Sunday approved the establishment of a committee which will organize a celebration in honor of the 200th anniversary of the United States Constitution...
...Posterity is gearing up for the 200th anniversary celebration of the historic document the Founding Fathers produced. Like last year's extravaganza for the Statue of Liberty, the Constitution's bicentennial will offer a jarring contrast between high purpose and pure kitsch. True, the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, headed by former Chief Justice Warren Burger, has rejected some of the more outrageous proposals. As a result, there will be no bicentennial brownie or constitutional hot dog. The commission has nevertheless designed a circular logo -- enclosing an American flag, an eagle and a scroll with the words...
Franklin and Marshall has a tradition of its own. Harvard turned 350 this past year; the Diplomats are celebrating their 200th birthday Saturday...