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...reason Westerners have had such difficulty analyzing and describing Konstantin Chernenko is that the Kremlin's penchant for secrecy as well as the lack of a real electoral process tends to cloak the private lives of Soviet rulers in multiple shadows. Yuri Andropov was dead before the world knew he had a living wife; she suddenly appeared at his funeral. Another reason for the difficulty is that by the time a new man achieves leadership, the Soviet mythmakers have been long at work. Last week, for instance, there were reports in Moscow that Chernenko was often seen walking and even...
...Dancers Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert likewise lashed out in frustration, though in words only, after seeing their hopes for a medal disappear at the whim of a single judge and her totally bewildering scores. Meanwhile, America's ice princess, Rosalynn Sumners, the reigning world champion, overplayed her penchant for femininity and had to settle for a silver medal. In pair skating, the East Germans and Soviets blasted away at each other with programs too difficult to perform without mistakes, and a blithe brother-and-sister act from the U.S. slipped in amid the carnage for a silver medal...
SEEKING DIVORCE. From Rod Stewart, 39, mercurial British rocker (Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?) who has shown a penchant for young models: Alana Stewart, 37, actress and model; on the ground of "irreconcilable differences"; after five years of marriage, two children; in Los Angeles...
Kerry's statements last week charging that the Reagan Administration had sacrificed the welfare of the nation's "neediest citizens" for a "bloated" defense budget revealed his penchant for speaking out on national issues...
Ever since fire destroyed the Reverend John Harvard's library on a wintry night in 1764, College librarians have retained a penchant for preserving valuable books. Only 200 books from the 5000-volume collection originally bequeathed to the College survived the blaze which razed the first Harvard Hall in 1764. For generations, Harvard librarians have tried to restore all or parts of that collection with little or no success...