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...blind and deaf by the time the road gets there that maybe we won't notice it." Old age seems a long way off for such a quick mind, and those eyes and ears, which have missed nothing for the past 50 years, will remain keen and amused for years to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alec Guinness Takes Off His Masks | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

Kevin Jernigan, the Crimson's number five player, lost an exciting 3-2 match in the finals of the C flight tournament to Keen Butcher of Princeton...

Author: By Steve Li, | Title: Five Racquetmen Shock Tigers | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...understand very well the peculiar relationship the Review has had with the institute. During my tenure on both the SAC and the Review, I never heard anyone suggest that either the institute or the SAC had editorial control of the Review. The organizations were friendly neighbors, each with a keen sense of our respective boundaries. The president of the Review was a voting member of the SAC, and members of the SAC sat on the financial oversight committee of the Review to protect the institute's stake in our venture. We all understood that the SAC's financial advice...

Author: By Alexander Kaplen, | Title: Political Review Should Be Independent | 2/26/1986 | See Source »

While Marcos disapproves of Sin's political role, Pope John Paul II has given the Cardinal his support. Said one Vatican official familiar with the Pontiff's thinking: "Sin is very highly regarded here, particularly for his keen intelligence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: God and Man in Manila | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

Having decided to "make plans, brew the tea, buy pajamas with little feet" and "decorate the room--it'll be keen!" she skips blithely offstage, begging for the next line...

Author: By Melissa I. Weissberg, | Title: The Heat Is On at the Hasty | 2/19/1986 | See Source »

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