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...breed of activist intellectuals who pride themselves on their grasp of nonmilitary matters: politics, economics, psychology. Born in Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb, Turner decided on a naval career instead of joining his father in real estate. After graduating 25th in his class at Annapolis (Jimmy Carter finished 59th out of 820 in the same class of'46), he studied at Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. He served on a destroyer during the Korean War; from 1972 to 1974 he was president of the Naval War College, where he gained a reputation as a man of unconventional opinion...
...moments later, Begin announced that "today is President Sadat's [59th] birthday. Let me congratulate you, and may God give you many years to live until 120." Sadat looked puzzled, so Begin explained that "until 120" was a traditional Jewish blessing for long life.* Begin was effusive in his praise of his host. "We all have deep admiration for you and your leadership," he exclaimed. "We all need you and your leadership. Egypt needs you; the Middle East needs you; the world needs you; and even we need...
Rafto was once again gunning for an all-Ivy berth yesterday, running in 15th place at the halfway mark. He began to develop leg cramps and by the time he reached "Cemetery Hill" at the end of the course, he had dropped back from 15th to 59th...
...Slippery Rock have heard that the Hippopotamus (405 E. 62nd St.) is resoundingly déclassé: too expensive ($12 minimum, $4 a drink), too loud, too ... well, last year. The new place to gawk and be groped is Regine's, in the Delmonico Hotel (Park Ave. and 59th St.), which is just as loud, pricy and up-to-the-second in chic. A cover charge of $10 (plus from $3 to $6 a drink) buys you the privilege of rubbernecking as the celebs make grand entrances on the long center staircase, boogying on the illuminated Plexiglas dance floor...
...walk on the mild side-in the vest-pocket parks (among the most refreshing: Paley Park, a few steps east of Fifth Ave. at 53rd St.; Greenacre Park, 212 E. 51st St.; McGraw Hill Park, 48th St. west of Sixth Ave.), ambling across the footpaths of the 59th Street, Triboro and Brooklyn bridges, or riding one of the shaky, alpine cable cars that wobble across the length of the Bronx...