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This ideal extends beyond the realm of garden design to that of urban planning. Scully points out that gardens surround the chateau of Versailles on one side only; on the other lies the town, which is laid out according to a similar logic of hierarchy and rational order. Three avenues radiate out from the center of the chateau and seem to extend to the ends of the realm...
...book's primary action revolves around Jessel's latest assignment--he investigates the mysterious death of a man named Stephen Summerchild, who once held Jessel's own position. Rumors of espionage and exposed state secrets surround Summerchild's death and have aroused the interest of the press; the government tries to quiet them by assigning Jessel to investigate Summerchild's life and work...
Whatever questions surround the assassination of John F. Kennedy, there has never been any doubt about who killed Lee Harvey Oswald. On Nov. 24, 1963, two days after he was arrested for Kennedy's killing, Oswald was shot to death in the basement of Dallas' municipal building by strip-joint operator Jack Ruby as a stunned nation watched on live television. Last week the gun used in the killing went on the auction block in New York City. The .38-cal. Colt Cobra revolver, which Ruby had bought for $62.50 at a Dallas gun shop, sold...
Johnson is a relative newcomer to television, a fact regarded as a handicap by some, a strength by others. He admits he is still learning the medium. "I'm not going to try to become an expert in TV technology," he says. "I want to surround myself with people who are better than I am in the various disciplines. My job is to lead...
Other times, there are no reasons other than the obvious. "I just didn't feel the need to be in the group," says Asian-American student Edward C. Yim '94. "I didn't feel the need to surround myself with Asians all the time...