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...Republic saw it in 1942, Washington was a "combination of Moscow . . . Paris . . . Wichita . . . and Hell." In this rich anecdotal history, David Brinkley spends much of his time in the precincts of purgatory. The veteran commentator was a young reporter when the capital began to mobilize. "Was it conceivable," he wondered, "that the leadership of the Western world in wartime could fall to a city only a few generations out of the mud? A city that still boasted 15,000 privies...
...Midwest Regional on Thursday at South Bend, Ind., Purdue (27-3) meets Fairleigh Dickinson (23-6) and Baylor (23-9) duels Memphis State (19-10) going into Sunday's Metro Conference final. Also, DePaul (21-7) goes against Wichita State (20-9) and Kansas State (22-7) going into Sunday's Big Eight final, plays La Salle...
Students working across party lines are equally dedicated. James D. Chung '88 is one of Sen. Robert Dole's (R.-Kan.) lead advance men in New England and Washington, D.C. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Chung worked for Dole during his earlier years in the Senate and joined the campaign last July...
...effects of that horrific bulletin can plunge thousands of American lives into a maelstrom. Desperate ticket-counter pleas. Improvised sleeping arrangements. Long-distance calls to explain that you are in Wichita with no plausible hope of joining the family around the festive stuffed turkey...
According to Kennedy School memos, the Dickinsons have held posts at universities from West Virginia to China. Kennedy School Special Projects Assistant Geralyn White '84 wrote in a memo that the couple "have inherited oil money and still have holdings in Texas." The Dickinsons' family oil business in Wichita Falls, Tx. "consumes half of their time," the memo says...