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...leaders of both parties to a hastily arranged White House meeting last week. After a briefing by Kirkpatrick, Reagan put forward a passionate case for the $60 million in emergency aid. But any support gained in that meeting was imperiled the same afternoon. As Reagan flew to California to greet Queen Elizabeth, a top White House official told reporters aboard Air Force One that the Administration was also considering an increase in the number of U.S. military "trainers," now limited to 55. The aide also hinted that the roles of the trainers might be enlarged. The subject remains highly sensitive...
Hawke, meanwhile, followed the results from a hotel suite in Canberra, from which he could see, less than half a mile away, the white-painted Parliament House where he will now govern. Shortly after midnight, he drove to the huge National Exhibition Center to greet 1,500 cheering well-wishers. When he entered, champagne corks popped, hundreds chanted "We want Bob!" and tables and chairs were knocked over as the throng mobbed its next Prime Minister. Hawke celebrated his remarkable victory with measured and modest optimism. "This is going to be a government for all Australians," he declared. "We have...
Fanfare, floating feasts and Hollywood galas greet the Queen...
...dean of Harvard's School of Dental Medicine attended the traditional Commencement Week alumni outing, expecting to perform his usual ceremonial duties: to greet the 25-year and 50-year reunion classes...
...that year there were no nostalgic dentists for Dean Paul Goldhaber to greet. In both 1920 and 1945. Harvard's dental school hadn't had a graduating class, because of changes in the length of the school's program...