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Nonetheless, this summer has set a few records of its own. Wednesday's high of 96 degrees was the highest ever recorded on that date. And an extremely unscientific set of readings taken at several locations around campus by The Crimson revealed that while Summer 1989 may not measure up to its predecessor, yesterday's temperatures were still pretty impressive. Or oppressive, depending on your perspective...
Harvard Square felt positively arctic by comparison: the Crimson thermometer registered only 99 degrees at 1:20 p.m. And in the climate-controlled environs of Lamont and Pusey libraries, the thermometer read only 76. But in the lightless depths of the Widener Library stacks, a set of open windows prefigured a 94 degree reading...
...Remember when he threw that politician dude off his set...
...Chairman Patrick Sheehy described the offer as "no more than an ill-conceived attempt at destructive financial engineering," designed to give the raiders a quick payout by stripping the company's assets. London investors questioned the feasibility of Goldsmith's financing, while corporate chieftains feared he might set off a rash of leveraged takeover raids...
...White House.That same weekend, Spence gave Secret Service agent Ronald deGueldre, who arranged the tour, his $8,000 Rolex; deGueldre gave Spence his $22 Casio -- all out of friendship, says deGueldre. The agent's house in Virginia was searched last week for pieces of Truman china, a set of presidential cuff links and a tiepin that disappeared mysteriously after the tour. Officials will not say if anything was found...