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...Hall of St. George. Unlike his predecessor, who had engaged in reception-line diplomacy following Brezhnev's funeral, Chernenko shook hands stiffly, his face rarely creasing into the smile of the practiced politician. He did not appear to greet such Communist stalwarts as Cuban Leader Fidel Castro or Polish Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski with any more enthusiasm than he greeted Vice President George Bush or British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher...
...neighborhood's biggest ethnic populations are Portuguese and Italian, each group making up about a fifth of the area's residents. In addition, large numbers of Irish and Polish descendants live in East Cambridge...
...Democratic television response, starring Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis with a supporting cast of Democratic lawmakers and voters, was earnest, but it lacked the force and polish of the Great Communicator's speech and offered little in the way of alternative programs. It argued that the poor and disadvantaged have not shared in the economic recovery, and warned that high deficits are a grave long-term threat. The Republicans, contended Oklahoma Senator David Boren, are "saying live for today and don't worry about tomorrow...
Given the composers' polish and predilections, it was inevitable that Porter and Coward should admire each other's work. Given their distaste for awe, it is unsurprising that each disguised his affection as mockery. In Kaufman and Hart's comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, the character based on Coward is parodied with a convoluted song Porter wrote for the occasion: "Oft in the nightfall/ I think I might fall/ Down from my perilous height; Deep in the heart of me,/ Always a part of me,/ Quivering, shivering light." Coward responded with Nina who "declined...
...those parents who still dream of down hill glory, resorts like Utah's Snowbird hold racing camps where they can polish slalom techniques while the youngsters run gates in separate classes. On the other hand, Charles Maas, director of marketing at Vail and Beaver Creek in Colorado, says that 15% of the people who come to Vail do not ski: "They want to shop or go ice skating." To amuse family members whose interest in alpine skiing is less than fanatic, resort managers are building elaborate tennis and racquetball courts, heated pools, co-ed Jacuzzis, ice rinks...