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Most of the changes have been triggered by the baby-boom generation. Born between 1946 and 1964, they are 75 million strong, one out of every three Americans, the largest generation in U.S. history. Next year the oldest of them will turn 40. The generation that could hum TV jingles before it could hum the national anthem, that made rock 'n' roll and protest into rites of passage, and swore never to trust anyone over 30, is becoming middle-aged...
...median age of the population reached 30.9, the oldest ever, and is expected to exceed 36 by the year 2000. People who fox-trotted to Tommy Dorsey now outnumber those who hip-hop to Cyndi Lauper; for the first time in history, there are more Americans over 65 than there are teenagers. Notes Karl Zinsmeister, an economic demographer at the American Enterprise Institute: "By the late 1980s, one-half of our households will be headed by baby boomers. One-fourth of our population will be elderly. These two groups will define our society for a very long time...
William H. Appel '43, at the age of 64, was the oldest member of the troupe that also included students from Rutgers, Brown, Berkeley, Boston College, Wisconsin, Wesleyan and the University of Pennsylvania...
...Russell's term, said last night that the CCA, the Independents, and several special interest groups have been lobbying heavily for his vote. "Al LaRosa will not be pressured," said the 14-year researcher for the state legislature, adding he will vote for the best man and not the oldest veteran...
Once considered Boston's premier restaurant. Locke-Ober (3 and 4 Winter Pl.) remains one of Harvard's oldest and best traditions. An extensive menu includes the legendary specialty of the house, lobster savannah, along with many veal, beef, and game dishes. More gregarious traditionalists will feel right at home at Durgin Park (340 N. Market St. and also 100 Huntington Ave., Boston), where diners sit elbow-to-elbow carving succulent prime ribs. And for the native New Yorker, Grill 23 (161 Berkeley St., Boston) serves Manhattan-style beef, veal, and seafood fare...