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...Despite the recent swarm of pretenders, however, the heavyweight champion of memoir writing is still Indian-born Ved Mehta. Back in 1972, long before memoirs became hip, the 38-year-old Mehta, who had already authored an autobiography in his 20s, got down to composing his memoirs in earnest. Thirty-two years and 11 books later, he has just ended his tale...
...DIED. MAX SCHMELING, 99, world heavyweight-boxing champion who became a reluctant symbol of Nazi might in the years leading up to World War II; in Hollenstedt, Germany. Schmeling became the first European to win the world title in 1930, and launched a famous rivalry when he knocked out American challenger Joe Louis in 1936; his loss in a 1938 rematch in Yankee Stadium became emblematic of the coming struggle with Nazi Germany. But he was miscast by Hitler as an Aryan superhero. He refused to join the Nazi Party and after the war, it was disclosed he had saved...
...victory at Princeton, coupled with a thrilling win against defending Ivy League champion Penn in Philadelphia on Friday, should be important for a Harvard team feeling out its identity...
...champion Beirut team would be awarded a $10,000 grand prize...
...women’s team had little trouble with any of its opponents, taking down defending Ivy League champion Penn...