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...Teng Hsiao-p'ing, the first official visit to Washington by a Chinese Communist leader. The Teng summit posed more delicate problems for the White House than the spelling of names. The Chinese had requested the opportunity of meeting "old friends" in the U.S., including former President Nixon, whose own visit to China in 1972 paved the way for U.S.-Chinese diplomatic normalization. In fact, Teng wanted to stop off at Nixon's home at San Clemente, Calif., a nightmarish thought to Carter's advisers.* As a compromise, the White House invited the former President...
However, when June 6 rolls around, don't count on hearing anybody whose name is cited now. Both Trudeau and Tomlin have turned down the honor in the past; last year, Dangerfield was a speaker of last resort. This year's committee may well exhaust its 19-person list before it manages to lure some notable, or near-notable, to a Cambridge spring. The post carries no pay or honorarium, and the selection committee may eventually have to call on some personal connections to draw its candidate...
...Parise scored the fastest overtime goal ever (11 seconds). Whose record did he break...
...Believe it or not, George Plimpton once played goalie for the Bruins in an exhibition game against the Flyers. Whose penalty shot did he stop...
...Classics' Development Officer, Gary "Bigfoot" Bosnic described his colleagues as "a bunch of idiots." Tim Carey, whose player notes read, 'May surprise, but we doubt it,' said, "They get girls...