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...Peterson continued to show why he may also challenge for Easterns laurels. A specialist in the 400-meter individual medley, the 400-meter freestyle and the 200-meter backstroke, the versatile sophomore captured first prize in two different events--the 1000- and 500-meter freestyle...
...polling methods have caused some news organizations to become more cautious. During the latest New York City mayoral race, and for the first time in memory, the New York Times did not poll prior to Election Day. Adam Clymer, who at the time was the paper's polling specialist, explained that there was "simply no decent track record." No one could predict with confidence exactly which and how many of New York's registered voters would actually go to the polls. Why, then, did the Times report on polls carried by others? "These polls were part of the equation," says...
...rare-book-lined elegance (Safire is an avid collector) is marred only by a series of small white gates to keep the couple's two Bernese mountain dogs, Heidi and James, at bay. No longer at home are their two children: Mark, 25, a computer-software specialist, and Annabel, 24, a painter. Gracious hosts, the Safires are known for their break-the-fast party after Yom Kippur. Amid the memorabilia that fill the house, there is one bit of revisionism: Agnew's autograph is no longer on the photograph of Helene's 1969 citizenship ceremony. But the artifact that best...
...when Shearson lost the $25 billion buyout battle for RJR Nabisco, the largest takeover fight in history. Wall Street insiders contend that Cohen -- whose firm had advised F. Ross ( Johnson, then the head of RJR, in his original bid for the company -- stumbled badly by assuming that takeover specialist Henry Kravis would stay out of the running for RJR. Kravis surprised Cohen with a higher bid and eventually outmaneuvered the Shearson executive...
Thompson also drew flak late last year when he took back his former job as a safety specialist at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. He inititially left the post in 1988, after he was elected to the State House, saying he wanted to be a full time representative. He had previously criticized Graham for holding down jobs as both a city councillor and a state representative...