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Center Allen Bourbeau, who is listed at 5-ft., 10-in., but seems shorter, is Scott Fusco's heir apparent to the Crimson scoring title. Sometimes he gets his goals the easy way--by stepping in front of the opposing net, picking up a loose puck and flinging it home...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: A Bright Pageant, On and Off the Ice | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...fled to China. Others said the North Korean leader had been killed in a coup staged aboard a train, which happens to be Kim's favorite form of transportation. Most claimed that power had passed to Kim's son, Kim Jong Il, who indeed is his father's designated heir. One loudspeaker announcement and some other versions of the story had it that aging North Korean Defense Minister O Jin U had "grasped power" and that the "whole nation of North Korea positively supports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Korea Now You See Kim ... | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

Kennedy obviously has nothing to worry about by refusing to enter, in Garry Trudeau's phrase, "a pissing contest" with his opponent. But not all candidates can be as secure in their races as the heir apparent of America's First Family...

Author: By Steve Lichtman, | Title: Urinvestigations | 10/21/1986 | See Source »

This year, Sharon Landau appears to be Katsias' heir apparent as the Crimson's shining rookie. And yesterday, Katsias and Landau combined their considerable talents to lift the Crimson to a 2-1 overtime victory over Northeastern in front of 30 spectators at Soldiers Field...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Stickwomen Nudge Northeastern in OT | 9/25/1986 | See Source »

Townsend is more clearly her father's philosophical heir, and she matches him in seriousness. A Harvard graduate and a lawyer, she has worked for the Massachusetts and Maryland attorney generals. Like her father, she chops the air with her palm when she speaks, and she talks compassionately of the dispossessed and disenfranchised. It remains to be seen whether she can move a district that is predominantly Democratic but moderate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Daddy's Team Be Beaten? | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

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