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Princeton University awarded Khama an honorary degree two years ago because "He's a great man. He is a man of real integrity--he has a vision and he works tirelessly to mold those people into a single nation under difficult circumstances," Thomas Wright, member of the Princeton University Council, which selects the degree recipients, said yesterday...
...Bradley, 34, a Rhodes scholar who is playing his celebrity status to the hilt, is plagued by his image as a lightweight in politics. Campaigning 16 hours a day, he squeezes arms, pats backs and shakes hands. His pitch is that he is not "cut from the same mold" as most politicians-a point that rings true. His chief opponent in the Democratic primary, former State Treasurer Richard Leone, 38, argues that Bradley is too inexperienced. The dark, intense Leone holds a Ph.D. in government, teaches at Princeton and boasts of his expertise in such fields as "qualified bond programs...
...Gordonstoun and Timbertop helped mold the young Prince's sense of duty, Trinity College at Cambridge?his next stop, by family decree?opened up his personality. Charles is a slow but dogged study; his bachelor's degree from Trinity was only an undistinguished "second class, division two"?a sort of gentleman's C. But Lord Butler, master of Trinity, praised the student Prince for what was, in fact, a considerable accomplishment: he was the first member of the royal family ever to earn a degree. Not only had Charles taken time out for state visits abroad and his elaborate...
...series that should be called Charlie's Angels II and III, but which it stubbornly insists on titling The American Girls and Flying High. The first features two beautiful researchers who work for a TV newsmagazine like 60 Minutes. Flying High really is, with three from the same mold posing as stewardesses. With the accent on comedy, CBS is also scheduling WKRP in Cincinnati, the saga of a wacky radio station. Setting common sense against such fluffery, Mary Tyler Moore will be back in a one-hour variety show on Sunday night...
Vilayat Khan's humility is the first thing one notices about him. A shy man nervously smoking a clove cigarette, he does not fit one's image of a world-esteemed recording artist. In his disregard for fame and commercialism, he is a musician in the traditional Indian mold. He does not enjoy performing for others, but for his own fulfillment...