Word: k
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...obit desk. Not at all. "I take every letter personally," sighs Manhattan's Fidler. "I can't go to lunch, I can't go home, I can't sleep until I've solved it." Nashville's Appleton has a fat file marked BIG K (for kooks) groaning with the barely legible, highly paranoid ramblings of the city's loneliest losers; he answers their missives with phone calls in hopes that they can better explain themselves viva voce. Says he: "I'm always afraid that somewhere in there a guy has a real...
Australian Press Lord K. (for Keith) Rupert Murdoch did not endear himself to the Manhattan publishing establishment when, two years ago, he snapped up the New York Post, New York magazine and the Village Voice, and began remaking the Post according to his own tabloid tastes. Last week the publishers had even less reason to love Murdoch. In a move variously regarded as daring, cynical and even brilliant, the Australian broke ranks with his fellow publishers and made a separate peace with nine striking unions. His Post thus became the first major New York newspaper to hit the streets since...
...become its chairman of the board. Henry had all the credentials of your typical American sportsman: a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard, several books on the history and theory of international relations, a Nobel Peace Prize and a startling resemblance to a clean-shaven John Belushi. Besides, as "Dr. K" told the press last week, he has always enjoyed soccer...
...afraid of the responsibility, of what it would mean. But I also knew that at the same time there was something in me; I just didn't feel right about not doing anything, not achieving anything. So I took the plunge, and I applied to Harvard." --Katiti K. Jean-Baptiste...
...above lectures feature visiting speakers, but some superb home-grown talent will also be on display this coming week. James S. Ackerman, professor of Fine Arts, John K. Finley, Eliot Professor of Greek Literature, Emeritus, and Wallace T. MacCaffrey, professor of History, will participate in a panel discussion on "Lecturing in the Humanities," Monday at 4:15 p.m. in Science Center...