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Some astronomers and biblical scholars speculate that the first conjunction may have been the signal that started the Magi on their long trek to Israel; the second, the beacon that guided them on their journey. Their reasoning seems to accommodate the timetable of the Christmas story, for in December the two planets came together for a third time, as if on cue, to show the final way to Bethlehem...
When the Herald switched typefaces and changed its name on Sundays from the Sunday Herald Advertiser to simply the Herald American, it also added a new Sunday magazine section called "Beacon." Its first cover story suggested that Beacon would be governed by the same sort of news judgment that graces the Herald's front page. Entitled "The Girl Next Door is a Stripper," the article details the lifestyle of a woman who lives in North Shore suburban Beverly and works at the Two O'Clock Lounge in Boston's combat zone. Surprisingly--after its play on the cover--the article...
...mood at bottle bill headquarters on Beacon Hill was "generally optimistic," last night, Richard Innes '78, Sierra club bottle bill coordinator, said...
Barney Frank '62, a third year law student, was re-elected to his post as state representative from Back Bay and Beacon Hill. Frank had been challenged by Republican Hedda Christiani...
Gordon wrote to Bok that "to have a southern university being the beacon for ethical standards in the political arena, and not Harvard, is indeed galling and discouraging...