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...editors: Re “Sunny Reception on Rainy Day for Summers’ Farewell,” news wep update, June 9: I am a parent of a graduated senior and would like to express my disappointment at some aspects of the graduation ceremony. Although I know the weather is out of the control of Harvard, its accommodations (or lack thereof) were so awful that both my elderly mother and mother-in-law were prevented from attending many of the functions. First, why no tents? Even I knew a week earlier there was going to be rain. When commenting...
...military "losing it" in Iraq? Critics, like Democratic Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania, claim that the forces are severely stressed and we should bring them out. On the other hand, Pentagon leaders express confidence that these instances are isolated, vow that those found guilty will be punished, and note that they are instituting a new push to prevent such incidents. Lt. Gen. Peter Chiraelli, the ground commander in Iraq, has ordered U.S. troops to be more cautious in responding to perceived threats - for example, by delaying the firing of warning shots at approaching cars...
...Defense of the Dems In Joe Klein's "Easy Targets for Karl Rove" [May 22], the description of Congressmen John Conyers and Charles Rangel as "embarrassments" was excessive and uncalled for. Conyers and Rangel express a clear-eyed African-American perspective gained from hard experience. Klein may not share their politics, but he still owes them respect. Adele Batchelder Rocky Hill, New Jersey...
Taking the American Orient Express's Great Transcontinental Rail Journey was the perfect trip for Allan Geddes, 76. Geddes and his late wife Shirley had always done things "top of the line," according to their son John, 49, a glass designer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. What's more, railroading had always been Allan's passion, from putting together the tabletop track and cars John played with as a boy to accumulating a wealth of big-engine lore. On a 10-day rail tour from Los Angeles to Savannah, Ga., which included stops at the Grand Canyon and New Orleans, father...
...Most Board members contacted at the time did not express discontent with their knowledge of Summers’ plans...