Word: successful
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...high school success lead to heavy recruiting by such hockey powers as Michigan, Minnesota, Providence and Michigan State...
Eighty-six years after his death, the name of Horatio Alger Jr. still conjures up unlikely memories of improbable dreams. In more than 100 of Alger's books for young readers, upstanding, hardwork- ing poor boys reached sudden and unexpected success by saving rich benefactors from terrible fates. But it turns out that Alger had a dream of his own -- to appeal to grownups. This July the Shoe String Press will publish for the first time Alger's Mabel Parker; or, The Hidden Treasure, a story of true love triumphing over mere monetary pursuits. Now in the archives at Syracuse...
...soul of rhythm and blues, sang with a single heart. Their hits -- like Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie, Bird Dog -- were history everyone could hum. But rock changed when the British hit in the early '60s, and the Everlys had a tough time hanging on, to their success and each other. "Rock 'n' roll was an American invention," Phil says, "but in the '60s a tremendous amount of American talent pumped gas." You could hear heavy traces and fond tributes to the Everlys in the Beatles, in Simon and Garfunkel, in the Eagles, but respect keeps...
...published last week by the Brookings Institution, Middle East Expert William Quandt, a staff member of the National Security Council during the Carter Administration and a participant in the Camp David talks, provides an insider's account of the flaw at the heart of Carter's greatest foreign- policy success. It is a cautionary tale about the frailties of diplomacy...
...economic troubles. This week an International Monetary Fund team arrives in Manila to determine whether the Philippines should receive the next scheduled installment of standby credits. In Washington, both the Reagan Administration and Congress have expressed eagerness to increase Philippine aid. "We want this experiment to be a success," said Republican Senator Richard Lugar, co- chairman of the U.S. observer team that monitored the Philippine presidential elections. "We're going to have to do more." The new Philippine President will clearly need that help...