Word: duked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when we come up against teams like Duke, or talk about teams like Kentucky and UCLA, we have to realize the priorities here and why those schools are tough," he added...
...William Poe of Duke University states in your article about the care for Harry Truman [Jan. 8], "...physicians are not trained to accept death as an alternative." Should it be otherwise? Philosophically, one can debate the cycle of life and death, but surely a doctor must uphold life above all else. Who is to decide when the quality of life is unacceptable for another person? I think that the question is one of human freedom more than medical ethics, as it is often presented...
...Mary Lake sold a portrait of Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, and got $325 for it from Parke-Bernet. Later, experts certified it a Raphael, and Mrs. Lake sued the buyer, claiming the painting was now worth $ 12 million, and that she had been deceived by earlier "experts" who said it was a painting by an unknown member of the Italian school...
Driesell should know. A huckster most of his life, he owes his success to a unique mixture of sweat, salesmanship and show biz. Raised in Norfolk, Va., he won a varsity letter as a third-grader for managing the equipment of the Granby High team. At Duke University, he rode the bench as much as he played but figured it helped him become "a better coach 'cause it made me hungrier." After graduation, he coached the Granby High varsity for the princely salary of $4,000 and became a two-time state champion-in the sale of encyclopedias...
Died. Wilbur De Paris, 72, Dixie land trombonist who played with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton during the '20s, '30s and '40s, and then with his own band be came a durable jazz figure on New York City's 52nd Street during the '50s; in Manhattan...