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Some 7,300 delegates of the ruling Democratic Justice Party gathered in Seoul's Chamsil Gymnasium last week to select their nominee for President of South Korea. What a surprise. There was only one candidate, and his acceptance speech had been printed and distributed even before the vote took place. At 2 p.m., the convention cast 7,260 votes for Party Chairman Roh Tae Woo, the handpicked successor of President Chun Doo Hwan and the almost certain winner in the national elections planned for December. By 5 p.m. thousands of demonstrators had poured into the streets of Seoul...
...Neil Kinnock burst exuberantly into Darlington's Dolphin Center gymnasium, 1,000 supporters jumped up with a whoop. His right fist pumping air like a boxer who has just knocked out the champ, the Labor Party leader strode to the podium to accuse the Conservative government of creating a "divided kingdom," with islands of affluence surrounded by poverty. Campaigning in Edinburgh, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher responded that economic prosperity would "vanish like a dream" if Labor were elected. "Personal abuse," she added disdainfully, "signals panic...
...thus far, members of the Harvard squash team have labored in winning obscurity at Hemenway Gymnasium. They don't get the publicity of football or hockey players. They don't receive the same kind of fan support. They just do their jobs better and with more consistency than any other athletes at Harvard...
...rich valley filled with lush vineyards, the university enjoys one of the most beautiful settings in the world. It was this natural beauty that led Governor Simon van der Stel to set up a holiday camp there in 1679. The university started in 1866 as the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, or high school. Today its low-slung buildings, white with red tile roofs, are thickly shaded by ancient oaks and framed by cerise bougainvillea. Even the trees are considered national monuments. When one of the giant oaks along Dorp Street dies, tree surgeons quickly operate and fill it with cement to keep...
...major highlights of the season was when the racquetwomen destroyed Yale, 8-1, at Hemenway Gymnasium, simultaneously recapturing the national nine-woman championship title and the Ivy title from the Bulldogs. The Crimson became the team with the most Ancient Eight titles (3), and increased its total title tally to three on the year...