Word: latters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ever taken the number 69 bus as far as it goes, you know that all of Cambridge is not like Harvard Square. While the Square may be a haven for academics and latter-day hippies, other parts of Cambridge offer shelter to ethnic groups and industry...
...studying a few years ago, a man knocked on a missionary's door in Strasbourg, France. He was unhappy with his life and was looking for guidance. The missionary, Bentley J. Tolk '87-'90, worked with the man and discussed the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with him, and within days the man had stopped drinking and smoking and was ready to convert to the Mormon religion, Tolk says...
...first two segments are prayers, one a confession with Bogosian down on his knees in a spotlight as if he is kneeling in a confessional. The second is a kind of junkie's lament. In the latter, Bogosian deftly adopts a surreal street patter ending in a simple amen. Both are supplications to the audience. Bogosian is asking for forgiveness and understanding...
Dian Fossey was a figure of the latter sort. She went to Rwanda in east- central Africa as a child of the '60s, hoping to find a bit of adventure by observing an endangered subspecies, the mountain gorilla. In 1985 she was murdered, under mysterious circumstances, at the research station she had built up for nearly 20 lonely years. In that time, an agreeable young woman became a hard, half-mad case who nonetheless saved "her" gorillas from almost certain extinction...
With matchless artistry and unfaltering poise, the Soviets stormed Seoul's gymnastics hall and marched away with most of the glittering loot. Gold honors went to both the women's and men's teams, the latter setting a standard so far above its competitors that in a sport where thousandths of a point can make a difference, the runner-up East Germans finished almost a full 5 points behind. In the all-around battle, the Soviet men fought among themselves for the three medals, the first such sweep since Japan's hat trick in 1972. By the time...