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...altitude defined him early, set him apart, just as his protean interests, multimedia successes and towering earnings would put him in rarefied air later on. A source of humiliation in cruel, skinny youth, his height was put in perspective later on, when he met, and was thrown into the shade by, 7-ft. 2-in. Wilt Chamberlain. "I had to admit," he said, "that part of me is proud of what makes me different...
With that goal in mind, Johnson said she spent the summer before her junior year volunteering with the Mission Hill Summer Program, an inner-city youth program run by Phillips Brooks House...
...born on April 5, 1937, at a time when my family was living on Morningside Avenue in Harlem. The dominant figure of my youth was a small man, 5 ft. 2 in. tall. In my mind's eye, I am leaning out the window of our apartment, and I spot him coming down the street from the subway station. He wears a coat and tie, and a small fedora is perched on his head. He has a newspaper tucked under his arm. His overcoat is unbuttoned, and it flaps at his sides as he approaches with a brisk, toes...
...dedication to social betterment. And they'd better be dedicated; each is required to speak on a do-good theme--a "platform" that will serve as her stump speech should she win the crown. This week's wannabes will plump for such causes as aging with dignity (Miss Hawaii), youth-violence intervention (Maine), alternatives to underage drinking (Nebraska), organ-tissue donation (Texas) and motivating at-risk children through music (Alabama). Miss California will speak in favor of sexual abstinence...
...Crimson presents only two seniors on its roster--captain Chris Wojcik and goalie Ned Carlson--but the apparent youth of the team is tempered by the experience that a very strong junior and sophomore class brings with them. In addition, the team graduated only five players, losing just three of its 11 starters from a year...