Word: attendents
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...audience was just one of 20 ceremonies leading to Hirohito's state funeral on Feb. 24. That rite has provoked some consternation abroad, as more than 100 nations decide who will attend. For some countries that fought against Japan during World War II or suffered savage casualties in Japanese prison camps, the choice is by no means simple, even 45 years later. They must weigh the political cost of offending veterans against the damage that could result from bruising the sensitivities of a country that plays a commanding role in the world economy...
...criminal on earth." Said Bruce Ruxton, Victorian president of the Returned Services League: "Going to his funeral would be like going to the funeral of the devil." Prime Minister Bob Hawke skirted a decision by acceding to protocol, which does not usually require the Australian head of government to attend the funeral of a head of state...
...loophole in the 1983 rule allowed "partial qualifiers," students with a 2.0 high school GPA who didn't make the requisite standardized test score, to attend college on athletic scholarships for one year. Although partial qualifiers lost one year of athletic eligibility and were not permitted to compete in their first year, they had a chance to gain eligibility by posting a 2.0 GPA during that year...
PROPOSITION 42 does discriminate against the economically disadvantaged--but so does American higher education in general. Some academically deficient athletes will certainly find it more difficult to attend college--but certainly no more difficult than intelligent, disadvantaged students who can't shoot baskets. Athletes affected by Proposition 42 will still qualify for Pell grants, Guaranteed Student Loans and other financial aid available to their non-athletic counterparts...
...essential problem for athletes is time. Some Harvard athletes spend as many as 50 hours a week on their sports during the season. A football player, for instance, must not only go to practices and games but also attend weight-training sessions and view films of opposing teams...