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With minimum fuss she quit her job as a psychologist, bought a sloop called Aziz and, last year, made the trip from Wales to Newport, R.I., in 45 days. She was only the third woman to try, the second to succeed...
...reports, such as "How will this affect our total investment policy?" or "How will this affect alumni giving?" Farber's report also is the first appearance of the argument that even though Harvard showed no concern about Gulf's role in Angola until black students began to make a fuss, it shouldn't sell its stock because someone even less responsible might...
...things going on"--he rolls his eyes--"I didn't get in on them though." None of them? "Well..." he grins and begins to talk about the practical jokes, apparently a regular (and relieving) feature of the filming of The Godfather. "Once there was a big fuss over my collar cause it was too big, and they said, oh no...star...gotta have it tight. This went on for about half an hour, then finally, when we shot the scene, I was supposed to come around from behind a desk and I did, only I left my pants off." Wicked...
...understand all this fuss in Florida about busing. Busing is a fine old Southern tradition. When I was growing up in the South, I was bused every day for twelve years to all-white schools. An all-black school was closer to my house. Where were all those parents against busing then...
...they also intend to stick with lead. It is possible that the Wankel rotary engine, currently being tested by General Motors and Ford as a replacement for the internal combustion engine, can be adapted to leaded gasoline and still meet antipollution standards. The family also hopes that the whole fuss over lead may blow over. Bruce Gottwald argues that regulations banning the future use of lead in gasoline were emotionally inspired by environmentalists. Brother Floyd adds: "In five years there will be a different President, different politicians -and a lot more realism about all this than we have today...