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...Gehrig's disease; at Château-d'Oex, Switzerland. A Sandhurst graduate and veteran of four years with the Highland Light Infantry, Niven resigned his commission in 1932 and became a New York liquor salesman. Influential acquaintances lured him to Hollywood, where he signed a seven-year contract with Movie Mogul Sam Goldwyn, despite having almost no acting experience. Niven served with distinction as a British commando officer in World War II, returned to star in more than 60 films, including Around the World in 80 Days, The Guns of Navarone and Separate Tables, in which...
Nakasone arrived in Seoul bearing considerable gifts. Chief among them was a seven-year, $4 billion aid package designed to assuage South Korean complaints that Japan has not been paying its share of the regional defense burden. Nakasone's largesse and charm were effective. South Korean President Chun Doo Hwan hailed the visit as a "historic, indeed monumental, milestone in our relations." The two leaders now talk frequently by telephone. Nakasone used a variation on the same theme with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), a loose economic grouping composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines...
Tosteson initially proposed a seven-year course of study emphasizing close faculty supervision, small classes, use of computers, problem-solving, the case-study approach and independent study...
Although the new plan would only create a five-year curriculum, the modified proposal does require the faculty to discuss the feasibility of a seven-year plan...
Start-up funding of $400,000 from a friend enabled Vorhauer to begin clinical testing in Mexico City in 1977. But when the money ran out, Vorhauer was hard-pressed to keep his company afloat. He recalls one point when he had just $3.50 in the bank. During his seven-year wait for FDA approval, he was inspired by the inscription on a statue of Buddha that stands on his desk: "Those who cannot wait never...