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...Charles de Gaulle was a mere lieutenant colonel in the army. For his only son, the promotions have come quicker. Philippe Henri Xavier Antoine de Gaulle, 45, a 6-ft. 3-in. naval officer who is a sort of dejd vu copy of his father, has been commissioned a capitaine de vaisseau (the naval equivalent of full colonel). The change in grade may mean that the capitaine's handsome wife Henriette will get to the Paris Opera less often. This week he takes command of the guided-missile frigate Suffren, based in .the Mediterranean port of Toulon. In their...
...musical special, "Let the Desert Be Joyful," featuring the Tucson Boys Chorus performing at the 18th century Spanish mission, San Xavier del Bac, known as "the white dove of the desert...
...students are Suzanne E. Young of Edmands House and East Orange, N.J., Paul Hamburg of Adams House and Great Neck, N.Y., and Xavier H. Reyes of Eliot House and Los Angeles...
...great-great-great-grandson was scandalized. So he brought suit in a Paris court to have his ancestor's name deleted from the title, and Judge Max Leboulanger quickly agreed. "Damaging to the family's good name," ruled the magistrate. So, thanks to the Comte Xavier de Sade, an eminently proper gentleman farmer from Condé-en-Brie, the name of his peculiar forebear, the Marquis de Sade, was ordered removed from the billboards advertising the Paris production of Marat Sade. Protested Producer Tony Azzi: "Real sadism...
Saliva All Around. At Cincinnati's little Xavier University last year, George Wilson Jr., 23, was strictly a second-stringer. How he ever got a chance to play pro ball with the Dolphins would be a mystery-if only the answer were not so obvious. But he has done wonders for nepotism. In the first quarter against the Broncos, George Jr. tossed a 67-yd. touchdown pass; the Dolphins, after nine straight exhibition and regular-season losses, destroyed Denver 24-7. Last week against the Houston Oilers, he completed all four passes he attempted-including...