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...General who is now defending Nye County, calls it one of the most important cases of the century in shaping the role of the Federal Government, and likens the bulldozer incident to "Rosa Parks' saying, 'I'm going to sit in the front of the bus.'" Carver, even less modest, calls it "the shot heard round the world, but fired with a bulldozer...
Also, Sunday the Harvard men's sailing team led by skipper Dan Parks placed a modest third in the New England Sloop Championship at the Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut. A first or second place finish would have qualified the team for the nationals...
...ENCOURAGING TO SEE WOMEN OF modest origins speak out at the conference. However, I could not tolerate the arrogance with which Hillary Clinton took to the podium to express her opinions on social justice and freedom. UGO DEBIASI Ladysmith, British Columbia
Some people are born into fame, others attain it, and still others are picked out almost at random by DAVID LETTERMAN. When DICK ASSMAN sold his Saskatchewan gas station and went to work for the one across the street, it was noted in a modest ad in the local paper. Somehow, the ad--and Assman's snicker-inducing name--was brought to Letterman's attention. An appearance on the Late Show ensued--as did an agent, some commercials, a couple of marriage proposals and a name-recognition factor in Canada of 49%, according to a local polling concern, which means...
When asked about Powell's statement that he didn't know anything about academic finance, Ramsay-Jenkins responded, "I think the General is being very modest and that his knowledge to operate in a not-for-profit environment was extensive...