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Siemens, 18, is suing his school district because of what he feels is the unfairness of a process that left him ranked second in his class, leaving a classmate with the highest academic rank--and the coveted honor of valedictorian...
That operating style is becoming a liability. Arafat's ingrained, lifetime habits of secrecy and high-handedness have already caused serious splits among the P.L.O. leadership and deep concern among the rank and file. Even many of his closest, most loyal associates believe he is incapable of transforming himself from guerrilla chief to government executive, which he must do if he is to create the new state they regard as the inevitable outcome of the Palestinian struggle. They are worried that if he cannot make that transition, the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza will rebel against his authoritarian...
...military, but all citizens. Meanwhile, reports circulated that the U.S. was offering big cash for Lieut. General Raoul Cedras and his cronies to simply leave the country. The State Department would neither confirm nor deny the rumors, but they clearly were sowing seeds of doubt among the military rank and file about whether their officers would still be around if and when U.S. troops invade...
Just two years ago, the team experienced what might rank as its greatest season ever. It went 13-3-2, breezed to the league title and basically established the Crimson as a legitimate contender in national field hockey circles. Coming after a 10-6-0 season in 1989 and an 11-5-1 mark in 1990, the program seemed to be on an irrepressible upswing, bound for continued excellence in the future...
General Robert C. Davenport '44 joined the Enlisted Reserve Corps at Harvard in June 1942. Thirteen months later he went on active duty in the Army. In 1986, he retired with the rank of major general...