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...such light poise, perhaps because nowhere else do the staffers so frequently consult, and replay, that glorious past. On the anniversary episode last month, a clip was shown of Edward R. Murrow, in 1951, instructing his director (Don Hewitt! - everyone was young once) to hook up the first ?live? coast-to-coast broadcast link, between WCBS in New York and KPIX in San Francisco. (Alas, that station now carries ?CBS SM? in less-than-prime 6 a.m. slot. But that?s OK. Old people can time-shift...
Clearly, reading period must die. Then there is the question of what to do with the extra time. Students from the West Coast, among others, argue that Thanksgiving vacation should be extended to give them sufficient time to fly home or relax. But a week-long Thanksgiving break would in fact be harder for students. Long summers, not short respites in the middle of the year when there’s homework to do or class schedules to plan, are the time to escape Harvard’s stressful environment. By lengthening the total period of time from the first...
...Number of Cubans attempting to escape to the U.S. by sea aboard a converted 1959 Buick. The vessel was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard before reaching shore...
...dance-battle scene is also seeing a growing number of women warriors. "There's a lot of pressure with all the people watching and having your reputation on the line," says Maryss, 23, a West Coast--based dancer who frequently participates in competitions at clubs. "[But] even if you do something whack, the crowd will support...
DIED. LLOYD BUCHER, 76, former U.S. Navy commander of the U.S.S. Pueblo, whose crew was held captive by North Korea for 11 months in 1968; in San Diego. The Pueblo was in international waters off the coast of North Korea when it was surrounded and fired on by North Korean torpedo boats; one sailor was killed and 10 wounded, including Bucher. After giving up without resisting, Bucher and the crew spent nearly a year in harsh captivity before a negotiated settlement brought them home. A Navy court later recommended that Bucher be court-martialed for surrendering the ship without firing...