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...case, I found myself on the road from Wherever to East Brunswick, valise in hand and afternoon at Princeton slipping rapidly from my grasp. Now, I hadn't paid much attention out of East Brunswick, but it had seemed like about a two minute jaunt to the last stop. Having successfully completed high school algebra, I figured that translated to a 15 minute trot back, in time for the next bus. I should turn in my high school diploma, because when half an hour had passed and no bus station appeared on the horizon I began to revise my estimated...
Carter's latest foray-to Venezuela, Brazil, Nigeria and Liberia-is a kind of footnote to the grueling nine-day, 18,500-mile global marathon he embarked upon in December. Planned by Brzezinski, that mammoth jaunt was supposed to include three of the four countries Carter will now visit. They were lopped off the itinerary when someone realized that the President-or any other mortal-would have trouble keeping up the pace of such a tour. Having promised a visit to Venezuela, Brazil and Nigeria, however, Carter was obviously obliged to follow up. Liberia was added more or less...
Coach Peter Felske took his eight top players on the jaunt to warmer climes in an effort to build up team unity and give the number seven and eight players some extra match experience...
Joining Vik in the Florida jaunt will be two-year letterman Spence Fitzgibbons, journeyman Dave "Paducah" Paxton, juniors Chris Ball and Ron Himelman, George Arnold, and highly-touted freshmen Glenn Alexander and Brett Johnson...
PHILADELPHIA--It's bad enough having to go to Philadelphia, but when you have to make the six-hour jaunt by bus, only to lose a hockey game, well, it's downright mortifying...