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Stephen A. Koinis Durham...
Then fortune struck. James Brewer III, an art restorer from Durham, Pa., breezed into New Bedford early this year, saw the painting and said it might well be the work of the master American portraitist, Gilbert Stuart. Stuart Biographer Charles Merrill Mount came by to take a close look and declared that Brewer was right and after some restoration the portrait could be worth $500,000. The painting was "certainly the most important discovery of my lifetime," rhapsodized Mount. "This is the top of American paintings...
...their battles for liberation. In February 1977, the indigenous peoples of the Americas gained representation when the U.N. conferred consultative status, as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in the United Nations, on the International Indian Treaty Council. The NGO is based in New York City, and directed by Jimmie Durham (a Cherokee). As a result of constant pleas and demands to the United Nations, the U.N. Non-Governmental Organization Subcommittee on Racism and Decolonization sponsored a conference on "Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations of the Americans." This conference was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, September...
...three consecutive weekends, Felske's team has proven themselves the best team in Boston, the Mass state champs, and one of the major powers in New England. This week they hope to conclude the fall season with their undefeated record intact. Traveling to Durham on Tuesday to face the University of New Hampshire, they finish up against BC here at Soldiers Field Thursday...
Wide receiver Bob Bowman hurries to the sidelines but stops, as planned, a yard inbounds, and feigns idle conversation with other bench warmers. Winthrop comes to the line of scrimmage, and Durham fades back to pass. Bowman streaks down the sidelines, unnoticed by the Mather defense. Durham throws long. Bowman, all alone at the twenty, grabs it, but juggles it until reaching the goal line. He then drops the ball. Final score: Mather 13, Winthrop...