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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...item relating this routine transaction attributed a direct quote to me ostensibly delivered to "colleagues." The remark, never uttered, was not checked either with me or with the editor to whom I had reported. Later, the New York Times Book Review picked up the unfounded quote. The news section of the same Sunday edition carried an editors' note pointing out that the original gossip-page item in New York had been denied...
Committee members were pleased that this year's guide, which featured student evaluations on more than 400 courses, was the largest ever, said Sara L. Norman '90, CUE guide editor. The committee also discussed last year's decision to exclude the "memorable quotes" section of the guide, an omission that disappointed many students...
...most made it to work without major problem, despite predictions of commuter gridlock on the first full workday since the earthquake closed crucial freeways and broke a section of the vital Bay Bridge linking San Francisco and Oakland...
Square Books (25,000; Oxford, Miss.). This charming store in a Reconstruction- era building carries a full range of titles and offers tomato-basil pie in a second-floor cafe. Owner Richard Howorth maintains a local flavor with a section devoted to Oxford's best-known citizen, William Faulkner. A small sign above the stack of copies of the 8 1/2-lb. Encyclopedia of Southern Culture reads, $5.98 PER LB. SAME AS CATFISH FILLETS...
...Likely Story (20,000; Miami). Strictly for kids, this store was established by three mothers who were concerned that their children were watching too much TV. Decorated like an old rural library, the cozy shop draws customers with classics like Pat the Bunny, a section for teens and toys for prereaders. Special events have included an appearance by popular kiddie author Jack Prelutsky, who read his poem Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast to an SRO crowd. "I love it here," says shopper Aida Littauer. "I tell them what I want, and they pick out the books...