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...famous for his tenure at the Boston Athletic Association (BAA), where he was president from 1964 to 1982 and directed the Boston Marathon from 1947 to 1982. Under his guidance, the marathon grew from a minor event that ran a deficit into one of the world’s premier marathons...
...countries, seek a career in letters are not even bothering to become copycatters, choosing other, more-lucrative fields instead. "Self-reliance and financial independence are the most crucial things for the Chinese intellectuals who used to rely on politics to survive," says Qian Ning, son of China's Vice Premier Qian Qichen and author of the best-selling Chinese Students En-counter America. "That's why I don't want to be a full-time author." Without the money he earns as a business consultant, Qian probably wouldn't have written a historical novel about an ancient prime minister (which...
...Other institutions have had premier fellowships of this nature to attract people for some time,” he said. “Now we will be able to level the playing field...
Still, in one particular form of journalism--Washington-based newspaper coverage of the decisions, motives and actions of major governmental figures--Reston was for two decades after World War II a truly dominant figure. When the new President, John Kennedy, came out of a harrowing meeting with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1961, he went straight to a prearranged session with Reston to discuss Khrushchev's apparent threat of a nuclear showdown. In the months between that meeting and the Cuban missile crisis, Reston's reporting played the role it often had since the 1940s: it was the most authoritative...
...East-West Shrine Game, which is the nation’s premier All-Star game for senior football players, has been played annually since 1925. The game’s mission, aside from showcasing potential pro talent, is to raise money for the 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children nationwide. To date, it has raised more than $14 million...