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...cited the May 1987 engagement in which an Iraqi missile hit the U.S.S. Stark and killed 37 American seamen and the subsequent incidents in which the tanker Bridgeton and the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts, a frigate, were damaged by Iranian mines. Those attacks made U.S. commanders in the area determined not to be caught with their guard down. Said Crowe: "A decision was made early in the commitment to give our commanders sufficient latitude to protect their people . . . They do not have to be shot at before responding. Throughout our involvement in the Persian Gulf, the Iranian government has repeatedly...
According to Dean of Admissions and FinancialAid William R. Fitzsimmons '67, the number offoreign and Pacific Northwest students has risenbecause of more extensive recruiting efforts inthose areas. He added that the number of 18-yearolds in the Pacific area has grown over the pastfew years...
...wonderful challenge and opportunity forDr. Rowe," said Lillian F. Blacker, director ofthe medical area news office. "He was veryeffective as an administrator, as a researcher,and as a clinician. He'll be sorely missed...
...Keven McAlester '92 says that it is the academic atmosphere and the metropolitan area that will bring him through the portals of Johnston Gate this September. A native of Dallas, Texas, McAlester says that he has spent a great deal of time in Boston and Cambridge, and felt there was really no way to turn down a chance to live in a different area of the country or to say no to a Harvard education...
...native of White Plains, New York said that being in the Boston area was certainly an attraction, but adds that she also looks forward to studying biology and psychology in college, perhaps as a route to medical school. "Another thing I really want to do is get involved with community service," she says. "In high school I did sports and I might do some intramural swimming here, but I really want to work with children and the homeless when I go to Cambridge...