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...late Sir Donald Bradman was the greatest cricketer of all time [MILESTONES, March 12] and had the respect of all who played the game, with him and after him. He changed the face of cricket. There are not many nondignitaries whose family receives a personal and private message of condolence from the Queen of England, but that is what happened to Bradman's. PETER HATLEY Sydney, Australia...
...probing whether civilians aboard for a day cruise may have been a distraction to crew members that contributed to the accident. The three admirals who conducted the inquiry are now considering what kind of legal proceeding should be taken against the Greeneville's skipper, Cdr. Scott Waddle. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, meanwhile, is mulling whether he should clamp down on the services' allowing civilians to ride on their war machines. But the reception I've gotten in Nebraska explains why the Navy wants to continue the practice...
...TIME's Australia edition recently devoted its cover to an obituary of the legendary prewar batsman Sir Donald Bradman, noting his significance to Australia lay not simply in his unmatched ability to amass runs no matter how fearsome the bowling he faced, but in the ability of those storied exploits to lift his nation's spirits through the tribulations of the Depression and World War II. As writer Thomas Kenneally put it, "When we spoke of literary figures we spoke of Englishmen, but when we spoke of cricket we spoke of our own. No Australian had written 'Paradise Lost...
Friday night, I watched Miss Texas win, the woman who answered my "Would you sleep with Donald Trump?" question with the misinformed, "I think he's a little old for me." After it was over, the only thing I felt was that I'd wasted two valuable TV viewing hours, and that I was the only one who knew which state really...
DIED. SIR DONALD BRADMAN, 92, self-taught cricket player and courtly Australian icon considered by many to be the pre-eminent sportsman of all time; in Adelaide, South Australia. His perch atop batting stats was said to be "as changeless as alphabetic order"; over his 20-year career, he racked up an average of 99.94 runs per innings, 30 runs more than the next best in the game. A recent book comparing the relative statistical achievements in a variety of sports put Bradman ahead of Michael Jordan, Ty Cobb and Pele. One of Australia's most beloved heroes...