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...Richlin '01 (Letters, April 3) misattributed the origin of the famous baseball maxim "Hit 'em where they ain't." While Pee Wee Reese successfully employed that strategy, it was "Wee" Willie Keeler who coined the phrase almost a century ago. The 5-foot, 4-inch Keeler led the National League in batting in 1897 with a phenomenal .432 average and is the shortest player in the Hall of Fame...
Among the scheduled speakers is Beate Sirota Gordon, the only female framer of the MacArthur Constitution--which was instituted in Japan after World War II--and a present-day activist. She is of Russian origin but made a mark on Japanese history when she wrote the provision that guaranteed "essential equality of the sexes" in Japan...
...corner of the convention center are the resplendently decorated show motorcycles. The most striking of these comes complete with double rear tires, airfoil, and American flag paint job. Beside the bike stands a buxom woman also clad in red, white and blue, who refuses to explain the origin of the license plate number ("JUGS...
...husc, as it used to be back in those days). But I should have known better, given Harvard's undergraduate population of 6,500, an Asian-American population of just under 20 percent and the popularity of many common Asian surnames--particularly those of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese origin. So when I hit enter, the account registration program instantly informed me I was "lee39...
...increasing racism "a record 72,000 complaints of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last year." That figure is for 1985; the 1986 total is 68,822. These numbers reflect discrimination in all EEOC enforcement areas, based not only on race but also on religion, age, national origin and sex. Age discrimination is the fastest-growing area of complaint. CLARENCE THOMAS, Chairman Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Washington...