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Even the most fervent swimming trivia fan would have difficulty placing the name of Wendy Lansbach of Land of Lakes. Wisc. Wendy Lansbach, however, is a former Olympic gold medalist and was the first woman ever to set an American record at an Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) championship. But first, she had to become Wendy Boglioli...
...recently appointed sub-Cabinet officers will be on the cutting edge of the change Reagan has promised for the Federal Government. Their fervent beliefs are a radical departure from the policies of past Administrations, Democratic or Republican. Says one moderate White House aide: "The revolution is happening and nobody is noticing." Soon, however, people will undoubtedly take notice, because these new appointees will be at the center of some of the most heated controversies in the Administration. Among the newly installed Reaganites...
Jaruzelski has won a reputation as both a fervent Polish patriot and an unshakable party loyalist. In introducing him to parliament last week, Party Boss Stanislaw Kania said: "Now as black clouds hang over Poland, he is the best man to whom the helm could be offered." Perhaps. But those clouds will sorely test his capacity for reconciling the conflicts between his nation and his ideology...
...fervent amen to Frank Trippett's Essay, "Time to Reflect on Blah-Blah-Blah" [Dec. 22]. Being an avid baseball fan, I find it excruciating to have to listen to the patter of a sports announcer who seems to choose the most awkward time of the game to give out with a rush of statistics that go back 20 years...
...born-again conservative, he tends to hold fervent and dogmatic views. He once told an interviewer: "At 20, it sounds great to say that self-interest is the most destructive force in society. Now I believe that self-interest is an inherent part of the human condition and what we need to do is harness it, not abolish it." He boasts of paying little attention to pressure groups, even among his own constituents. Says he: "I'm not much of a horse trader or a head counter. I'm more interested in ideas than votes because...