Word: astride
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...postcards demand the immediate release of three political prisoners in the Phillipines, South Africa, and the Soviet Union, including journalist Mila D. Aguilar, the aunt's of Eric A. San Juan '88, said HRAI member Astrid Guttman '87. San Juan has been working with his family to secure his aunt's release, according to a report in The Crimson last month...
SWEDEN is not a politically volatile nation in 1976, the ruling Social Democrats had held power for 44 years. But when taxes climbed up over 80 percent on a $30.000 income, even the reticent Swedes began to complain Author Astrid Lindgren wrote a particularly harsh attack when she was assessed for 102 percent of her royalties. The disillusionment with high taxes and government interference at all levels contributed to the defeat of the S-D prime minister Olof Palme in the 1976 elections, just as it helped Ronald Reagan oust then president Jimmy Carter...
ENGAGED. Princess Marie-Astrid, 27, eldest daughter of the reigning Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg; and Karl Christian von Habsburg-Lorraine, 27, Brussels banker, son of Archduke Charles Louis of Austria and grandson of the late Austrian Emperor Karl I; in Luxembourg. Princess Marie-Astrid made headlines last year because she was the last eligible princess to be linked with Britain's Prince Charles before he chose Lady Diana Spencer. Astrid's wedding is planned...
...winner of the royal sweepstakes has several distinct advantages over some of the also-rans. Unlike several of Charles' flames, she held up extremely well under the daunting barrage of publicity accorded a royal romance. While one former contender, Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, is Catholic, Lady Diana is an Anglican and thus presents no legal obstacle to marriage with the man who, as King, will head the Church of England. Unlike another of the Prince's dates, the lovely Davina Sheffield, she is also what Fleet Street calls "a girl without a past." This is a matter...
...will be their future Queen; they are also concerned that the Prince produce a royal heir. The field is narrowing as eligible girls are married off. Religion also poses a problem in Britain. A constitutional change would be needed before Charles could marry a Catholic, like Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg. The Princess has repeatedly been mentioned as a possible royal match, but quite apart from the religious bar, the two barely know each other...