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...chartered by the committee (he insisted that the presidential plane Columbine should not be used for traveling to a Republican Party affair), but rain and fog kept him grounded. Instead, he rode in a special train (paid for by the G.O.P.). Missing out on the $100 banquet fare (turtle soup, filet mignon, ice cream, New York State champagne), he dined on the train, then changed into his dinner jacket to face the microphones...
Freshman intramural athletes were honored at the annual Freshman Athletic Council banquet last night...
Bishop Sheil, 65, has never become an archbishop. But he has become something possibly greater-one of the most loved and respected Christian leaders in the U.S. Last week Chicago showed him so by celebrating his 25th anniversary as bishop with a party that jammed the banquet space of the Palmer House...
...Jackson Totten landed a job as an usher. Over the next 24 years, Usher Totten worked his way from top-balcony tyro to hall manager. Last week Carnegie Hall let down its hair, set up tables on its stage for the first time in history, and served up a banquet for Manager Totten's Soth anniversary...
...intended to give his speech a final going-over, but instead lay down on a red satin sofa, pulled a blanket up to his chin, and sent word to the editors that he would arrive just after lunch. He seemed hale enough as he walked into the banquet hall at the Statler Hotel, and stood smiling as Hail to the Chief was pumped out by the Marine Band. His voice was strong as he began speaking. But, during the final quarter of his address, pain made him clutch the rostrum with both hands, his face went chalk-white, sweat stood...