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...responsible participation of the Andorran people in the affairs of their country." That raised hopes among Andorrans that their co-Princes may ultimately be willing to grant them more self-rule. Andorrans point with pride to the fact that their 559-year-old parliament is one of the oldest in Europe, and they increasingly resent the power the co-Princes' official delegates in Andorra have over their affairs...
...Frank Burrows' beautiful score, ranging from the delicious "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat" to the exquisite "I'll Know." We think the witty book by Swerling and Burrows can hold its own, too. Guys and Dolls relates two love stories: that of Nathan Detroit, operator of the "oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York" and Miss Adelaide, his fiancee of 14 years; and that of big-time gambler Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown, a Salvation Army lass. Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls opens tonight, and plays this...
China is ... China, the ancient Middle Kingdom, the world's oldest continuous civilization, a people and a nation that for 4,000 years has regarded the rest of the planet with condescension, if not contempt. China is at the same time a modern country of exquisite civility and, for now, past its sanguinary internal disruptions, of eminent practicality. The People's Republic, urgently in need of foreign funds, technology and support, has only in recent months begun to lift the Bamboo Curtain for Americans; 15,000 U.S. tourists will have visited the mainland by year...
Four of the five Ts'ao family members are factory employees. Ts'ao Hung-ch'i and his wife Ch'en Su-ch'ing, both 42, and their oldest daughter, Ts'ao Su-wing, 24, work in Kweilin's Measuring Equipment Factory (micrometers, T squares, etc.). A younger daughter works at another plant, and their son is in school. As a factory worker's son, the boy has a good chance of being accepted at a university - if he can pass his exams and shows a "good attitude...
...oldest athletes honored were Burke Boyce '22 and the twin brothers Edward L. and Everett H. Lane '24, three outstanding fencers. Boyce was a member of the United States Olympic Team and was the first of the fencing standouts of the era. The Lanes were the most famous brother combination in Harvard fencing history and led Harvard to intercollegiate fencing championships...