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...Althorp, brother of the Princess of Wales, says, "She's got a big, fat bottom." Her grandmother put on earplugs when she sang. Hardly the way to treat a lady. Unless she happens to be Lady (Helen) Teresa Margaret Manners, 23, daughter of Charles John Robert Manners, the tenth Duke of Rutland, and lead singer of the British aristo-rock band, the Business Connection. Despite the group's white-collar name, Lady Teresa's connections are strictly blue blood. Her father owns Belvoir Castle, one of Britain's most imposing homes; her 15-piece band includes the Marquess of Worcester...
Meanwhile, AIDS sufferers received some encouraging news last week in a study published in the Lancet, a British medical journal. Doctors at the National Cancer Institute and Duke University reported that an experimental anti-AIDS drug, azidothymidine, or AZT, improved the immune system of 15 of the first 19 patients to receive it, producing at least a temporary respite from their condition...
...four top-seeded basketball teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, two feature direct descendants of Baltimore Bullets: Danny Manning of Kansas, Ed's son, and Duke's Danny Ferry, whose father Bob is the general manager of the Washington Bullets. "I really enjoy his accomplishments and understand his failures," says Ferry. "If he were a concert pianist, I'd still enjoy it. But I wouldn't understand...
...very least, the article created consternation on our campus at a time when our immense pride in the team is recovering from the pain of defeat. William L. Green Vice President for University Relations Duke University Durham, N.C. Jackson's PUSH...
...Callahan's coverage of the N.C.A.A. basketball finals in Dallas, there was a confusing reference to racism that apparently attempted to say something about Duke's supporters or its players or its recruiting. The reference was inscrutable. If it intended to allege something racial about Duke's admissions or fans, the charge is untrue and unfair...