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Clearly unwilling to preach about "moral dignity," Vonnegut instead spoke in parables and metaphors. Channing lived in America's close-knit "folk society," Vonnegut said. It was an "American Atlantis, swamped by the waves of immigrants...
...leaves a vacancy outside. Kicking game Senior Duke Millard and sophomore Steve Flach should handle the punting chores. No returning varsity kickers and NO placekickers at all presents Harvard with its gravest problem. Coach Joe Restic needs ANYBODY who can handle field goals, extra points and kickoffs. Overall A close-knit, high-spirited team with a fairly solid defense. Small size, severe depth problems, a lack of experience, no kicking game and many holes to fill. The coaches are unsure if the team will be able to learn and use enough Multiflex strategy to throw larger opponents off balance...
...rulers have now suffered another blow: Hoang Van Hoan, deputy chairman of Viet Nam's National Assembly since 1976 and an old comrade of Ho Chi Minh's, fled to China, becoming the first high official known to have defected from what had always seemed a remarkably close-knit regime. In Peking last week, Hoan, 74, charged that his country's abuse of its ethnic Chinese minority was "even worse than Hitler's treatment of the Jews" and that Hanoi had become "subservient to a foreign power," meaning the Soviet Union...
...weight of defeat gracefully. He leaned over, put an arm around the much smaller You, and offered some words of encouragement, along with a brotherly poke in the ribs. The lean coxswain looked up, and in silence, there was a clear understanding that this brotherhood was appreciated. The close-knit family was at hand to help one another...
...accounts the Thatcher family is a close-knit foursome, and Husband Denis is a cheery, supportive consort. Although the Thatchers last week began moving into the impersonal family quarters at No. 10 Downing Street, they will keep their Chelsea house. How much of their Chelsea routine can be kept is another matter. Normally, Thatcher is up at 6:30 a.m. to cook Denis' breakfast and do the shopping before heading off for Parliament. She likes sales and takes pride in being a bargain hunter. But time has become so precious that for the past few years she has bought...