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...bands alternated rock 'n' roll and pop tunes, the favorite sport became people watching, until the question arose, what next? With no climax in sight and no single star to shine, part of the answer was 450 bottles of nonvintage Taittinger champagne. Paris Review Editor George Plimpton began throwing slow-motion forward passes with a napkin to Receiver John Kenneth Galbraith, Lynda Bird danced on and on with Actor Roddy McDowall, and Frank Sinatra and Mia drifted out to his favorite West Side...
When 36 graduates showed up with the arm bands and 16 walked out, the rest of the Amherst audience rose and loudly applauded Amherst President Calvin Plimpton's mention of McNamara. Moved by the ovation, Plimpton haltingly read the McNamara citation. His voice broke as he said: "You have displayed an integrity so unquestioned that, while I would still prefer to go myself, I am willing to trust my sons [he has three, aged 14 to 24] to your administration, knowing that there is an intellectual and compassionate human at the helm." As the honoris causa hood was placed...
...member Association for the Arnold Arboretum, a non-profit corporation formed the same year, is seeking to have the material returned. Seventeen of its members--including Samuel Eliot Morison '08, Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History, Emeritus, and Francis T. P. Plimpton, an Overseer and former deputy U.S. representative to the United Nations--brought the present suit...
...Charles W. Yost, 58, to serve as Goldberg's chief deputy. A career diplomat for more than two decades, Yost has served ably as No. 3 man in the U.N. Mission, as No. 2 will replace Francis T. P. Plimpton, who is returning to his Manhattan law practice...