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...were only able to send eight skiiers out of 24," Coach George Weir said. "It's the worst situation we've been in." Harvard did not place anyone during the first or second day of competition at Sugar Loaf...
...Grateful Dead have had a long and somewhat tortuous history. Present members of the band include Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Bob Weir on guitar and vocals, Phil Lesh on bass and vocals, Bill Kreutzman on drums, Mickey Hart on drums, and Brent Mydland on keyboards. Of course, if you care about these names, you probably already know them. Pigpen, the band's original lead singer, died...
...Weir freed at this time? One possible reason might have been the Administration's stepped-up efforts to gain the hostages' freedom since the release two weeks ago of the last of 760 mostly Shi'ite prisoners from Israel's Atlit Prison. These were the prisoners that terrorists had demanded be freed after the hijacking of TWA's Flight 847 in June...
There were vague indications that Iran might have played a role in Weir's sudden release. His kidnapers have been linked to al Dawa, a militant pro- Iranian party with followers in Lebanon, which has insistently demanded freedom for the prisoners in Kuwait. There was also speculation that Weir might have been held for a time in Iran. To that, U.S. spokesmen responded with a frosty "No comment." But top Administration officials clearly indicated that Syria had no part in Weir's release, despite the prominent role Damascus played in securing the freedom of the TWA hijack victims. A senior...
...week's end official Washington remained uncharacteristically closemouthed about Weir's unexpected release. "We don't want to do or say anything that could disrupt the active diplomatic process," said a State Department official. "We are delighted Rev. Weir is out, but seven is the number we are looking for." Whether that means the U.S. is close to obtaining freedom for the six Americans still held hostage remains a closely guarded secret...