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...Sir Isaac Newton was a supergenius of science who, among other things, invented calculus and deduced the laws of gravity and optics. Sir Isaac, it turns out, also made mistakes. The University of Chicago announced last week that Robert Garisto, 23, a physics major, recently discovered in one of Newton's calculations an error that had gone undetected for three centuries...
...part of the team," Hall declared proudly at one point, and many members of the team were blinded to the reality of what they had done. Torn between her innocent insistence that "I was purely a typist, sir," and her determination to "protect" her boss's clandestine dealings with both Iran and the contras, Hall seemed unable to recognize wrongdoing. Even after telling the committee how she had shredded documents, Hall insisted, "I don't use the word cover-up." Her euphemism was that "I was in a protective mode...
...knighted when you reach the stage where you can call him George," says Choreographer Donald Saddler, who has worked with him on many shows and now enjoys that privilege. A few weeks ago, Abbott extended the invitation to Gerald Freedman, artistic director of the Cleveland troupe. The dumbstruck Freedman -- Sir Gerry now -- could only respond, "I'll try, Mr. Abbott...
...Waite, the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy, missing in Lebanon, said special prayers to mark his 48th birthday yesterday." Prayers were among the few words being spoken about the fate of Waite and the 22 other foreign hostages in Beirut. In Western capitals, officials were closemouthed. British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe did say, however, that there is no reason to believe Waite is "not still alive...
...That's true, sir, but we do in this country have a tendency to have classified documents get on the front page of The New York Times," said the witness...