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DIED. BILL BLASS, 79, the urbane couturier who defined American style by marrying comfort with elegance; of throat cancer; in New Preston, Conn. Among his signatures were striped sailor T shirts in fine fabrics and cashmere sweaters atop taffeta skirts as alternatives to evening dresses. The son of a hardware-store owner from Fort Wayne, Ind., Blass watched Carole Lombard movies and sketched New York City cocktail parties as a boy; later, he dressed--and befriended--such clients from the social elite as Nancy Reagan and Pamela Harriman...
...expectations of the giddy, roaring crowds that have packed stadiums in Seoul and Tokyo are a burden and not just a boon. Luck has little to do with this Asian triumph. Japan and Korea thundered through to the round of 16 without losing a single match, finishing atop their groups and besting, among others, much-admired Russian and Portuguese teams. It's too early to call this Asia's Cup, but the 2002 contest will be remembered with pride by two countries yearning to be global players. "It is a huge moment we are living for Japan right now," said...
...Atop the steps of Memorial Church and protected from the rain by a canopy, Daniel Patrick Moynihan delivered the 2002 commencement address to a small and drenched audience this afternoon...
Harvard may not sit atop the U.S. News and World Report college rankings—it is currently second to Princeton—but as the Z-list’s success shows, when it comes to admissions, Harvard is in an Ivy League...
Harvard may not sit atop the U.S. News and World Report college rankings—it is currently second to Princeton—but as the Z-list’s success shows, when it comes to admissions, Harvard is in an Ivy League...