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When Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Thayer resigned last year amid Securities and Exchange Commission allegations of illegal insider stock trading, he contended that the charges were "entirely without merit" and vowed to fight. Last week Thayer threw in the towel. He and an associate, former Dallas Stockbroker Billy Bob Harris, pleaded guilty in federal district court in Washington to obstructing justice by giving false testimony during an SEC investigation of his dealings...
...Four seat cushions valued at $180 were taken from a Thayer dorm room between 12 a.m. and 10 a.m. last Tuesday. The cushions were stolen while the owner was asleep in the room...
...Thayer resident is hoping that two years down the road when Blair graduates, he'll be ready to fill in for him full time. But if he doesn't become the Crimson's starting goalie, he'll take that in stride...
JOHN CHEEVER, we are told, always loved to tell stories. As an adolescent in the prestigious Thayer Academy, his teacher used to reward the class for their good behavior by having John tell them a story. Later, he told his own children so many legends about his life that they seldom knew what to believe. The fact is, John Cheever glided effortlessly into a world of fiction and, according to his daughter, he sometimes stayed exclusively in his imaginary surroundings for months. Suicidal drinking bouts, long talks with his canine companions, and a career steeped in fictional fantasy tell...
Several freshmen heckled the rally from their Weld and Thayer dorm rooms in defense of US policy...