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...first there were just two scenes: the March of the Wooden Soldiers, featuring the dancing corps of Rockettes, and an elaborate retelling of the Nativity story and the journey of the Magi. (The numbers were designed by Vincente Minnelli and directed by Russell Markert, who imported the Rockettes from Missouri.) The Music Hall shut down as a movie house in the 70s, but the Christmas Spectacular has endured. As a stand-alone attraction it still lures more than a million customers during its two-month...
...soon as he saw the trove of letters that had been discovered in a Dumpster near his home, historian Allan Berube knew he would write a book. The missives, written by gay GIs who had met at an Army base in Missouri and stayed in touch throughout World War II, told vivid stories of love, friendly nightspots and the difficulties of being gay in the military. The resulting 1990 book, Coming Out Under Fire, won Berube a MacArthur award, inspired a Peabody-winning documentary and is widely considered the definitive piece of scholarship on the subject...
...player at Duke, Kerr helped lead the Blue Devils to a national championship in 1986. In addition, he received many personal accolades, including the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy and multiple Player of the Year awards. Kerr was also named a first-team All-American twice...
...Giuliani doesn't need a miracle just yet, but a little good news might be nice. Yesterday in Missouri, mechanical problems left Giuliani without an airplane, forcing him to cancel a rally and embark instead on a seven-hour drive around the Show-Me State. Then, after months of claiming he led all Republicans in preference polls nationwide, new surveys showed he had slipped into a dead heat with, depending on the poll, Mike Huckabee or Mitt Romney. Finally, late last night, Giuliani checked into a St. Louis hospital with symptoms of the flu. He is expected to be released...
...hunch: that the G.O.P. would splinter in the early states between religious, economic and foreign policy conservatives, permitting someone with name recognition, a bundle of cash and enough overall appeal to swoop in and restore order when the big wave of primaries and caucuses occurred in early February, including Missouri...