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With legions of adoring teen-age girls at every competition, Thomas is already the Donny Osmond of U.S. gymnastics. After a recent meet against Southern Illinois, Heidi Spoden, 14, clutched his freshly signed autograph and said, "I like him 'cause he's cute, and he's good, and he's so sure of himself in everything. He has it all." Not quite. There is still that gold medal to be won in Moscow...
...songs of John Denver may be heard along the Great Wall. When the country-and-western singer performed at the Kennedy Center gala for Teng Hsiao-p'ing, he won a new fan and the Vice Premier's autograph...
...large degree they were successful, but there were still some star-struck writers in attendance. A reporter for the Santa Ana Register, for example, asked CBS Correspondent Charles Kuralt for his autograph. Though the networks probably spent $200,000 on the ten-day publicity binge, the gifts (rugby shirts and overnight bags) and entertainments (trips to Tijuana and harbor cruises) of past years were notably absent...
...first day of a new session of Congress is like no other. The Capitol and the House and Senate office buildings are bursting with people and pride. Rooms overflow with the families and friends of newly elected members, with well-wishers, autograph hounds and those who like to brush up against power, however briefly...
...sightseeing but I don't think there's much to see in this place." But beneath the brashness and the bravado there seemed to be a nice kid struggling to get out. There still does. At Montego Bay last week, fans interrupted McEnroe regularly off court to get his autograph and his response was often downright embarrassment. He rarely said thank you to those who congratulated him, not because he is insensitive but because he is shy and still does not know how to handle fame...