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Like est, Prosperity Training originated in San Francisco, instructs students to "take responsibility for their own lives" and features marathon four-day courses with few food or bathroom breaks. But Prosperity Training offers a new twist; it is pitched to people who feel guilty that they have too much money and those who are puzzled that they have too little...
Alice K. Wolf and Sara Mae Berman are particularly concerned with equal opportunity for all subgroups of students. Wolf, who is currently studying at the Kennedy School of Government, finished first in the 1975 Committee election. Berman, a former record-holder in the Boston marathon, is working especially hard to improve women's athletics in the schools...
...goodness' sake! The smart money's on this Saturday's first annual Cross Country disco-oriented Moped Rally for late-model mopeds equipped with factory air. Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci will deliver the keynote oration: "Moped--An Italian Word," before 'pedders of many lands take off on a marathon sputter through some of the more colorful sections of Cambridge. The rally will end on the steps of Tommy's, where the always-jovial owner will kiss the front end of the winning bike, discuss his recipe for cheese steak with Paul Bocuse, and declare his candidacy for Mayor...
Following Schleyer's kidnaping, Schmidt had set up two crisis staffs that met frequently in marathon sessions, at the heavily guarded Chancellery in Bonn. Elected officials and political leaders spent countless hours there in conferences, and the normal functions of the government slowed discernibly. The Bundestag dealt with only the most pressing business; the Chancellor canceled a state visit to Poland and a number of speaking engagements across the country...
Raymond Holliday, chairman of Hughes Tool Co., says Carter "seems never to be willing to compromise or accept advice. He is reluctant to admit that it is possible for him to make a mistake." Gene Woodfin, chairman of Marathon Manufacturing Co., a Houston-based maker of drilling rigs, caustically characterizes Carter's attitude: "He's 100% right and everyone else is 100% wrong, and he's the President and we have...