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...June morning three years ago, Rebecca Vadala, 12½, woke up complaining of severe headache. Her mother was not too concerned; Becky had had headaches six months before, and the neurologist had assured her that headaches are not uncommon during puberty. But by evening the child was having convulsions and had lost consciousness temporarily. She was rushed to nearby Baptist Hospital of Miami, where a neurologist performed a lumbar puncture, inserting a needle between vertebrae in the lower back to get a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. Within an hour Becky went into cardiac and respiratory arrest...
...statesmanship in high style? The whole country is invited; the world can look on. The monarchy is seen, resplendent, as what the British have long insisted that it has become: an extended, and exalted, surrogate family. "The royal scene is simply a presentation of ourselves behaving well," said Dame Rebecca West. "If anybody is being honored, it is the human race." The Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, touched on the same theme in his wedding address, when he said that "all couples on their wedding day are 'royal couples' " (see box, page...
...Rebecca Biggs San Francisco...
Fortunately, most people-at least in this list-have had more pleasure from sex. H.G. Wells could scarcely resist any woman, and at one time induced his second wife to nurse his ailing first wife while he was seeing his mistress, Author Rebecca West. Wells was not exactly a Godfearing man, and in a letter to West he explained why: "God has no thighs and no life. When one calls to him in the silence of the night he doesn't turn over and say, 'What is the trouble, dear...
...freshmen, Maria Pe and Erica Schulman, symbolizing the new breed in women's tennis, assumed the top positions and won handily in routine matches. In other play, newcomer Kristen Mertz had an easy win at number five against Rebecca Larson, 6-0, 6-4, while Betty Quigley won BC's only singles match over Liz Siegel in three sets...