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Ronald, 22, is a dedicated and disciplined professional at an age when his siblings were still searching for direction. He is also impetuous. Last November Ron surprised his parents with his sudden wedding to live-in Girlfriend Doria Palmieri, 29, a literary researcher. Four years earlier he had stunned them by dropping out of Yale to become a ballet dancer. And last month he created a stir by informing New York magazine that he would not shake hands with Jimmy Carter at the Inauguration because the President "has the morals of a snake." Said Ron: "I will never forgive...
...supreme court for a civil ceremony, he in jeans and red sweatshirt, she in scarlet cowboy boots, black sweater and slacks. Then it was back to the barre for Ronald P. Reagan, 22, a Joffrey II dancer, who has been rooming for more than a year with Doria Palmieri, 29, a California-born literary researcher. The impromptu wedding, attended by one friend and a Secret Service agent, "seemed like the right thing to do," said the groom. He informed the elder Reagans a few hours before, but, he explained, "I didn't ask my parents to attend because they...
...Americas, with a population of more than 8,000 (now 1,400), visited by 3,000 ships a year. During the American Revolutionary War, vessels from Statia (pronounced Stay-shuh) shuttled arms and supplies to the rebellious colonies. On Nov. 16, 1776, the armed North American brigantine Andrew Doria, flying the Great Union flag, dropped anchor in the harbor and was accorded an eleven-gun salute by the Dutch governor. Thus, as noted on a plaque presented to the island by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, "the sovereignty of the United States of America was first formally acknowledged" by a foreign...
...Vince Doria, sports editor of The Boston Globe, said, however, "It's not our job to create interest in women's sports," adding that the growing participation in sports by women "doesn't necessarily translate into reader interest...
Women's sports must struggle to gain attention just as a new sport does, Doria said. "The best thing you can do as women athletes is make a lot of noise--keep bothering us and you'll get more coverage," he added...