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Sophomore William Lee, the Crimson's other seeded player at No. 13, didn't even fair as well as Green. After the first-round bye, Lee lost 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 to John Portlock, also of Princeton...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Surprises Abound as M. Tennis Closes Out Fall Season | 11/9/1999 | See Source »

...Push. The Quinns moved into a house on Portlock Road near Diamond Head, where many a newcoming mainland family settled down. A bright lawyer, gifted with exuberant charm and bottomless energy, Bill soon had his teeth sunk into virtually every aspect of island life that appealed to him-especially theatricals (Mr. Roberts, Brigadoon) and politics ("Politics is a happy combination of theater and law"). Some acquaintances say that Quinn was really a Democrat, but switched to the G.O.P. because the Democratic Party in the islands lacked stability and purpose. Says he: "I had a choice: I could either join...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HAWAII: The Big Change | 8/10/1959 | See Source »

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