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...deny Bok or McDonald and Riggs their fun. Indeed, it was a pleasant, funny relief from the tension and high emotion of encampments and protests...

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: Of Mammoths and Missives | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

...Harris still holds nothing against the wooly mammoth or its new-found buddies, McDonald, Riggs and Bok. Indeed, he remains indefatigably cheerful, pleasant and hopeful for a response soon. He has no illusions that the letter sent by his Boston-based group, Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni for Divestiture, will prompt Bok to divest...

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: Of Mammoths and Missives | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

...trip was a success, but the Chinese made him work hard. Bush wanted to lobby for improved trade. While cordial in private, Chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping publicly upbraided the U.S. for its continued support of Taiwan, which he called the "principal problem" between the two countries. Bush was pleasant but unyielding. "They know our position, and we * know theirs," he said. Obstacles aside, the U.S. is now China's third-largest trading partner (estimated 1985 total: $7 billion), after Japan and Hong Kong. By week's end Bush had good news: the NATO-Japan coordinating committee on export controls, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vice President: Hard Volleys in Peking | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

...many consider Harvard's best. Led by senior safety Cecil Cox, who has picked off four passes, the Harvard defensive secondary will get its biggest test of the year today. So far this season, this extremely aggressive unit hasn't been burned. In particular, Lee Oldenburg has been a pleasant surprise. In all, the Crimson has picked off 10 passes, just two less than the 12 it picked off all of last year. DEFENSIVE SECONDARY: An extremely aggressive group, the Tigers have picked off 13 interceptions this season to lead the Ivy League. Eleven of those steals have come from...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: The Scouting Report | 10/26/1985 | See Source »

...time the Italian liner Achille Lauro had reached Alexandria, on the fifth day of a Mediterranean cruise, its 755 passengers had settled into the pleasant routine of shipboard life. There were Ping Pong tournaments, shuffleboard games and lazy afternoons around the pool. In the evening there were dinner and dancing followed by midnight buffets, and every night a troupe of Polish dancers put on a ballet performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: The Voyage of The Achille Lauro | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

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