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...past 182 years, Britons have engaged in a strange vernal rite. Armed with a strong reading glass and a stronger curiosity, they amble attentively through the scarlet-and-gold-bound thickets of Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Companionage, the annual compendium of who's who in the British aristocracy. The sport is more sedentary than bird watching, but the discoveries can be just as fascinating. Take this year's 6-lb., 3,202-page edition, which made its appearance last week...
...bombings and a Red Chinese-style "war of liberation." Three months after Mandela and Sisulu were convicted, Fischer was arrested as an accomplice. He then jumped a $14,000 bond and went into hiding - growing a goatee, dyeing his hair black and winning the romantic nickname of "the Scarlet Pimpernel" for his risky, catch-as-catch-can existence. Fischer was finally captured in Johannesburg last November - and convicted last week. His sentence: life imprisonment...
Johnson set the tone for the week by dancing into the wee hours after Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had gone home at midnight, following a state dinner in her honor at the White House. He signaled the scarlet-coated Marine Band to strike up Hello, Dolly!, fox-trotted with more than a dozen partners. Despite the rule that nobody leaves a social event before the President does, only a handful of the 140 guests managed to outlast him. Even Aides Marvin Watson and Jack Valenti, one of whom usually escorts the President to his White House bedroom each night...
Harvard's varsity fencers plucked Rutgers yesterday for their tenth win, 15-12. After a disappointing performance must Princeton Saturday, the foil team funded with seven of nine bouts from Scarlet Knights. Junior Tom Mualiner caught his opponents on stop thrusts and ready reposes, allowing only four touch-while claming three bouts. In the round, Mualiner dumped Rich Eagan...
Harvard's eight wins in the second round put the Crimson within one bout of victory. The near-sweep proved crucial as the Scarlet Knights surged back in the final round clinching seven of nine bouts...