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...farce continued: Every gold-digging hunk who ever mixed sweat with the rapacious model suddenly wanted a paternity test to claim fatherhood of her infant—or, more accurately, wanted charge of the fortune she inherited through her marriage to an ancient millionaire, which is now held in trust for her daughter...
...babes-in-the-wood approach to the outdated monster of the E.U., which is stripping away 1,000 years of Britain's history and the very foundation of all our ancient freedoms, raises my worst fears about who controls TIME these days. My wife's comment was, "Well, they are Americans." Does this, I wonder, say it all? Michael A. Clark, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND...
...doubleheader at Penn. Playing one of the league’s worst teams from a year ago, the Crimson was plagued by its slumbering bats, which registered just eight hits in 16 innings, and now finds itself already having to play catch-up in the remorseless race for the Ancient Eight’s Rolfe Division title. “We didn’t come down here for a split,” head coach Joe Walsh said. “I feel like we dropped two.” PENN 6, HARVARD 4 After six innings of Saturday?...
...Penn. Playing against one of the league’s worst teams from a year ago, the Crimson was plagued by its slumbering bats, which registered just eight hits in 16 innings, and now finds itself already having to play catch-up in the remorseless race for the Ancient Eight’s Rolfe Division title. “We didn’t come down here for a split,” head coach Joe Walsh said. “I feel like we dropped two.” Harvard hopes to rebound when it meets Columbia...
...Such harsh punishment of dissent is not surprising in Vietnam, where the Communist Party remains firmly in control despite 20 years of economic liberalization. What was new is that the court spectacle in the ancient imperial capital of Hue was so open. Politically sensitive trials especially tend to be held quietly and - perhaps - announced after the fact...