Word: vacationers
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The Harvard Glacier got its name in 1899 when the Harriman family--which later included W. Averell Harriman, undersecretary of state under President Lyndon B. Johnson--took a vacation in southern Alaska. They were accompanied by Harvard minerology instructor Charles Palache; John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club; an Amherst...
American officials scurried to make sure Saddam did not misjudge the Western opposition to the Iraqi move. White House press secretary Mike McCurry said any Iraqi aggression would be "a matter of grave concern." Secretary of State Warren Christopher cut short a California vacation and rushed back to Washington. Meanwhile...
Morris: The most significant departure was making Monday nonpolitical, featuring Christopher Reeve and Sarah Brady. Mark Penn and I pushed that. Almost everybody at the White House criticized the idea, calling it "happy talk." The President himself was quizzical. But I called him every morning on his vacation, and he...
On Tuesday, Lebed did what he always does when confronted by uncertainty. He attacked. The Security Council, which he heads, expressed doubt that Yeltsin had either written or personally signed such a harsh new order: the name on the document was just a stamped facsimile. The President, who was reported...
GROZNY, Russia: Thousands of weary Russian soldiers continued their withdrawal from the Chechen capital of Grozny Thursday, and on the other side of the city, about 1,900 jubilant rebels pulled out as well. The withdraw could be complete as early as Saturday, barring any new violence or other delays...