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There was no doubt in Hiram Bingham's mind that he had stumbled onto something mystical in the summer of 1911, when he discovered the dazzling Incan settlement now known as Machu Picchu. He was convinced that the remote Peruvian outpost dotted with temples was a sacred city, the birthplace and final stronghold of the Incas, where virgins sought sanctuary and priests worshipped the sun god. The charismatic Bingham--a Yale University archaeologist, later a Connecticut Governor and U.S. Senator and much later a model for Hollywood's Indiana Jones--announced, in a series of magazine articles and best-selling...
...alcohol poisoning-related death of MIT first-year Scott Krueger—and MIT’s agreement last September to a $6 million settlement and partial admission of responsibility in the case—have heightened concerns about the extent of a club’s responsibility for injuries occurring on their property...
...deadline for a plan to stitch the island back together, he will not be dealing with defeated incumbent Glafcos Clerides, who was favorably disposed toward reunification. Instead, Annan will have to address the ideology of canny President-elect Papadopoulos, who has a long, rejectionist history of opposing settlements. Annan can take some comfort from the fact that Papadopoulos recently seems to have had a change of heart. During his election campaign, Papadopoulos had the crucial backing of AKEL, Cyprus' powerful communist party, which is strongly in favor of reunification. "Papadopoulos had to soften up because ... AKEL is traditionally moderate...
Scott hails from what he describes as a “small ranch” in Wyoming. “Small” means 23,000 acres of pasture and woods, located 10 miles from the nearest settlement and boasting over 400 cows. “I can’t wait for spring break, to go back and tag the cows,” Scott says over a hearty breakfast bagel loaded with eggs, cheese, and bacon. He is referring to the process by which he, his father, brother and the family’s two farmhands round...
...similar view was voiced by Eugene D. Keith '42, president of the Student Council, who declared: "As Mr. Hull said, there seemed to be no common basis for settlement. Since each side refused to capitulate, war was made inevitable. Our involvement with Japan means eventually war with the European dictators as well, and the sooner all Americans unite in vigorous support of the war, the sooner it will be over...