Word: pleasanter
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...plunging into newspaper work after becoming the nation's leading television news doctor, is in many ways typical of the bunch. A one-time social psychologist at the University of Iowa, he borrowed $800 from his father and in 1957 launched a market research firm in Marion, a pleasant suburb of Cedar Rapids, where his wife was able to land a teaching job. After helping more than 100 TV stations to retool their newscasts, Magid and his staff of 117 have sold their services to nearly 40 newspapers in the past three years, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
Reid Eichner hung in and saved some face for Harvard, by grabbing the fifth slot at 25:27. He was followed by teammate Mark Meyer, who, after nursing a bad ankle since the Brown meet, put it together for sixth place finish at 25:43, a pleasant surprise...
Despite having to sit with Mike Savit's brother for the entire game, it was a pleasant change to watch two squads play four quarters of football without a motion penalty being called...
...Conservatory's other attractions are less expensive--they're free--and are also pleasant concerts of appealing and interesting works. The NEC Conservatory Repertory Orchestra performs Berlioz's Overture to "Beatrice and Benedict," Debussy's "Iberia," and Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony" on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Jordan Hall, Boston. Don't miss that. Composer-flutist John Heiss is presenting a recital of contemporary American works on Monday--same time, same place. "A Musical Offering by J. S. Bach," at King's Chapel, Sunday at 5 p.m., features performances on original instruments at baroque pitch with early tunings. Again...
...office last January (the first two were spent fishing), the outdoors-loving Governor paddled down the Yakima River. The party of 27, including Ray's gray poodle Jacques, required four large rafts and enjoyed a luncheon of barbecued beef, avocados stuffed with shrimp, and champagne. "It was really pleasant, floating past basalt cliffs covered with lichen and watching the swallows," says Ray, 63. But near the end, the Governor got the old competitive urge and suggested a race. "We put our minds and paddles to work," says Ray. "And we beat the others to the finish line...