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Like his mother, Prince Charles has been trained from the beginning to assume a kingship which more and more depends on personal example. Charles has already taken a firm grip at the United World Colleges [a group of private schools that specialize in bringing together students from many different countries...
Jimmy Carter picked Kahn to head the CAB because he seemed a logical choice to loosen its iron grip over fares, routes and almost all other aspects of the airlines' economic life. As a Cornell University economics professor who was also chairman of the New York State Public Service Commission from 1974 to 1977, Kahn has spent much of his career criticizing federal and state government for shielding inefficient industries to the detriment of consumers, who must pay more. Fully aware of the criticisms his deregulation drive would bring, he says: "No businessman protected from competition ever believed that...
...would have helped to have Scott," a quiet coach Dave Fish said afterward. Minus Walker--who had won the New England "A" doubles and "B" singles titles last weekend before damaging the ankle in practice Monday night--Fish's troops never really got a grip on the match, and their Eastern League record fell to 4-1. The loss dealt a serious--but by no means fatal--blow to the Crimson's quest for the league crown...
...field commanders owe their present jobs to Adams. As for the veteran field agents most disturbed by Adams' rise, Webster readily admits that "I did not ask what they thought of Adams. I don't see many of them. I've been trying to get a grip here at headquarters...
Even in the Soviet Union, Easter is one of the year's most joyous days. By Orthodoxy's ancient Julian calendar, this year's feast comes the day before May Day. The long cruel grip of a northern winter is broken, and this week 30 million Orthodox are fasting in anticipation of the holy day, painting gaily decorated eggs and baking rum-laced cakes to be blessed at Easter Eve services. Crowds, including thousands of atheists, will flock to watch the predawn procession of crosses and icons around Moscow's Yelokhovsky Cathedral, where Young Communists...