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...Last week the dominant duo shattered some earnings records again with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, directed by Spielberg and co-produced by Lucas. The new film sold $45.7 million worth of tickets during its first week in theaters, compared with $45.3 million for the previous record holder, Lucas' 1983 Star Wars sequel, Return of the Jedi. Indiana Jones beat the single-day record as well, earning $9.3 million, compared with $8.4 million for Jedi...
Others came to pay tribute to their alma mater. "It's a great feeling to be a part of an institution that continues to strive in all fields. It's Harvard's greatness," said Carl A. "Peski" Pescoscolido, the holder of the Harvard record for the longest kickoff return (98 yards against Dartmouth...
Hugh Calkins '45, the longest-serving member of the Corporation, said this week that the Corporation will be spending a good deal of time assembling a response to the latest report from the Advisory Committee on Share holder Responsibility. Although neither Calkins--nor anyone else--has confirmed it, it is widely known that the ACSR voted by a slim margin for divestiture, for the first time ever...
...questions raised have revolved around eligibility, broadly defined: Who can enter what events? In the biggest case, 82 women runners from 21 countries, including U.S. World Record-Holder Mary Decker, were trying to have 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races for women added to this year's schedule. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, they argued that the International Olympic Committee "operates with a 19th century view of the place of women." Indeed, as late as 1952 there was an unsuccessful I.O.C. proposal to eliminate women's track and field completely. Although three women...
F.D.R. was a jovial fellow, Hopkins remembers, and often he would offer Hopkins a beer or a cigarette or both, which were the last things Hopkins needed while taking dictation. F.D.R. usually had his own cigarette going, with its long holder tilted up at the jaunty angle that photographers loved to snap. Howe frequently lurked near by with his head in his hands, a gloomy, silent witness to the enterprise...