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There are individual dreams and collective dreams. Charles Lindbergh's trajectory across the Atlantic in 1927 was a vivid feat of individualism. He became one of the last romantic heroes. He brilliantly employed the technology of flight in its primitive stage, before technology seemed to overwhelm the individual. If the American space program produced a triumph of teamwork in an age when hundreds of human brains were needed to collaborate, like microchips, in the mastery of so much detail, Lindbergh's flight represented a peculiarly, almost wistfully, American way of doing things. It was a lonely achievement...
...left few of the 20,000 spectators laughing, the band made light of the recent deaths of Marines in Lebanon and the tragic downing of Korean Airlines flight 007. Thankfully for traditionalists, the group did wind up its act Saturday by awkwardly converting "UNION" into "PUKE"--certainly no mean feat...
John Harnice '84 died in August after diving from a bridge near his Kentucky home, a feat commonly attempted in the area. The 21-year-old Winthrop House resident spent much of his time with the varsity basketball team...
...Although the structure was said to be of limited strategic importance, its destruction was a symbolic warning that contras were living and working in the area. Taken together, the two assaults indicated that the relative lull that had followed the contras' offensive last spring was over. In a feat of good timing, Junta Coordinator Daniel Ortega Saavedra appeared before parliament last week to propose a military draft that would make all men between 17 and 25 eligible for two full years of active service, followed by participation in the reserves until...
Under McMullan's one-man rule over both the news and editorial departments, the Herald (circ. 443,000) often managed the difficult feat of remaining fresh and vigorous while dominating its market and growing rich. McMullan also set a rarer standard among U.S. dailies: a newspaper that consistently is crisply written, carefully edited and cleanly organized. The lively news town and the combative editor were made for each other, and McMullan molded the Herald for the town. Says City Manager Howard Gary: "McMullan is the conscience that all cities need." Adds Kurt Luedtke, a former Herald colleague and author...