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...mile away is the older, quieter Norfolk, from whose veranda the early settlers used to pot marauding lions ($10 double). Whether at the Norfolk or the New Stanley, in a tented camp or an inn, guests are awakened each morning at 6:30 by the inescapable old British Empire custom: tea, delivered whether it is wanted or not, to the bedside...
...Nothing about this ruling should be construed as an attempt to strike at the honored custom of saying `Good-night' on the front steps. If we can bear this ordeal, so can Cambridge...
Nearly 450 white-tied VIPs and their wives showed up for the traditional reception at which Congressmen are "introduced" to Cabinet members. Characteristically, the Kennedys brought a new look to an old White House custom. To the surprise and gratification of capital veterans, there was no tortoise-paced reception line; as Jackie, whose idea it was, explained: "If there was a receiving line, it would not be over until 3 in the morning." Instead of roped-off rooms, guests found open doors, were free to inspect Jackie's tasteful changes in decor on the lower floors. Only the Kennedy...
...below last year's fast pace. To keep up with the rising sales of compacts, automakers devoted 35% of car production to them-the highest percentage yet. Two new cars joined Detroit's bucket-seat brigade of compacts: Oldsmobile's F85 Cutlass and American Motors' Custom 400 Rambler American. The II compacts now are available in 97 models...
Graduates of all sorts and undergraduates of the better sort will doubtless spring to the defense of sacred custom. They will fill pages of the Alumni Bulletin with eloquently anguished letters. They will speak from blind, unreasoned prejudice, and it is well that they will do so. A College is not a mere trafficking in books and lectures, a simple commerce in examinations and parchments: it is a way of life, encompassing...