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...Ahrndt family of Hannover. Alas, the German shepherd has turned out to be a pussycat. Instead of guarding against intruders, she welcomes anyone into the cottage of her owners. A mother as of March, Asta also seems homesick. She has yet to set paw into her master's Ford, but leaped happily into a visitor's East German- made Trabant and expected to be driven away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany: Pet Peeve | 7/9/1990 | See Source »

...Bruce Willis is a hero less in the tradition of Sylvester Stallone's indestructible Rambo than of Harrison Ford's damageable Indiana Jones. Willis' final victory is much more satisfying after having seen him drag his battered and bleeding body through the snow after suffering major defeats...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: 'Diehard 2': Still True to Its Gory-ful Mission | 7/6/1990 | See Source »

...expect President Derek C. Bok to be a lame duck this year just because he's announced his intention to resign in June. Although Newsweek's conventional-wisdom gurus called him "Harvard's own Gerald Ford," Bok's low public profile can be very deceiving. He's no A. Bartlett Giamatti, which some people may regret, but he's no John Silber either, which makes every-one happy...

Author: By Adam K. Goodheart, | Title: And Now, Some People You'll Probably Never Meet | 7/3/1990 | See Source »

Slichter could not be reached for comment yesterday, but Ford Professor of the Social Sciences David Riesman '31, who is writing a book about the selection of university presidents, said the appointment of Slichter as chair was "an extraordinary choice...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Corporation Names Committee to Advise Search for President | 7/3/1990 | See Source »

...Cambridge Housing Authority has been named a finalist in the "Innovations in State and Local Government" competition sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the Kennedy School of Government. The housing authority's "Workforce Unemployment Prevention Program" is one of 25 state and local programs nationwide vying for the 10 awards of $100,000 each...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Housing Authority May Win $100,000 | 7/3/1990 | See Source »

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