Word: freds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Again, I've never met or treated him, but he appears to be trying to escape from the shadow of a father who gave him a tremendous head start. Why does he need his name on everything? It could be that he's trying to say, "I'm not Fred's boy. I'm the guy who owns the airplane, the yacht, the building. My company is myself." These are what we call narcissistic extensions...
...felt by our Faculty that what we were adopting was in accord with Harvard's rules and the constitution," said Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett...
Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 told visiting parents at a panel discussion yesterday that a review of the undergraduate curriculum is one of his principal concerns this year...
Films used to portray New York City as a penthouse aerie, where tuxes and smart chat were mandatory. Moviegoers saw the jagged grandeur of Manhattan's skyline as a cardiogram of American sophistication. Fred Astaire used to symbolize New York; now Al Sharpton does, and the metropolis is just a detention center for too many folks you'd rather not dine with. Rank congestion is the norm; you can't buy your way out of the line of fire. Question: Does anyone still dream of coming to town and becoming a star? Funny answer: Yes, because New York's desperate...
...most of their 17-year marriage, Ann and Fred Redman of Magnolia, Texas, struggled in vain to have children. "We tried everything from fertility treatments to laser surgery," recalls Ann. "Nothing worked." The avenue of adoption seemed blocked: Fred, 53, was considered too old for fatherhood by U.S. adoption agencies. Then the Redmans discovered Los Ninos International Adoption Center, a Houston-based, nonprofit organization that helps Americans adopt youngsters in Latin America. Within months the Redmans arrived in La Paz, Bolivia, where they were introduced to baby twin sisters and their Indian mother, who was offering the infants for adoption...