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Friedrich is survived by the wife, Lenore of Cambridge; a brother. Wolfgang Friedrich of Berlin; two sons Paul William of Chicago, and one of New York; two daughter. Matilda de Boor of Madison wise and Dorothea Gombrich of Oxford England...
...distinct contrast to this edgy placement of Englishmen on Irish soil (a juxtaposition which comes up repeatedly in Trevor, and specifically in his latest novel, Fools of Fortune); a trilogy of stories entitled Matilda's England is a sublime, melancholic pattern of a woman's reminiscences of a life, of the eras of a country house, of tennis parties and unfulfilled relationships. Here is the retreat into the past, the solace of remembering old pleasures, the ghostly hovering of the past over present dissatisfaction that colors so much of Trevor's work...
...There are not many occasions when a Prime Minister can speak for everyone in Australia," intoned Prime Minister Bob Hawke, "but I know I can." Hawke, a nondrinker, was soaked in champagne as he appeared on national television leading spirited rounds of Waltzing Matilda and calling this "one of the greatest moments in sporting history." A Perth boy himself, Hawke appeared for the victory rites at the Royal Perth Yacht Club, sponsor of the winning boat. All but declaring a national holiday, the P.M. said that any employer who sacked a worker for being absent that day would...
...invisible line between the marker buoy and the committee boat, she was 41 sec. ahead. The spectator fleet exploded with excitement. Rubber dinghies, day sailers, party boats and ocean racers swarmed around the Down Under wonder in a cacophony of blaring horns and Klaxons. Ashore, bands of Australians waltzing Matilda and waving Aussie flags passed legions of local patriots God-blessing America and brandishing the Stars and Stripes. Despite a few ugly incidents, there was remarkably little ill will among the crowd of 10,000 on the Newport waterfront. As Australia II was guided back into her slip, Skipper Bertrand...
...master of Kirkland House from 1965 to 1974, Smithies was known for his affection for students, his ability to stimulate debate, and his love of athletics, former students and associates said last week. He was also known for his annual renditions of "Waltzing Matilda" at the Kirkland House Christmas party. A native of Tasmania, Smithies had "a terrible singing voice, which the students always induced him to use," Warren Wacker, master of South House and a close friend of Smithies, said yesterday...