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Brown never replied. Said Spirou: "He fell victim to his own arrogance and eccentric political behavior." Explained Brown: "The intramural complexities and machinations of the New Hampshire house are beyond my ken, and I'm not going to parse those complexities...
...Ken Auletta, former politico, now columnist for the New York Daily News and commentator for New York public television, wrote The Streets Were Paved With Gold to sort out how the self-proclaimed greatest city in the world self-destructed. His book is the best overview and analysis yet to appear of the four years of near bankruptcy and the circumstances that led to that debacle. Auletta's discussion avoids hackneyed liberal or conservative interpretations and provides convincing explanations of where the fault for New York's troubles lies...
...volunteers Ken Elaine, a retired cannery superintendent and a descendant of 1884 presidential candidate James G. Elaine, once accused of perjury and thereafter known as the "continental liar from the state of Maine." "We have less and less interest in each succeeding election. Things don't get better no matter who's in the White House. I looked for ward to a comfortable retirement. It won't be. I just retired and already I'm dipping into assets...
...Freshman Ken Mendez, together with sophomores Sarah Johnson and Todd Morrison, are the Harvard gymnastics squad. They are not a varsity team, nor a "club." They do not have a coach, and their facilities, buried in the bowels of Hemenway Gym, are limited...
DOWN THE STRETCH: There must be some strength-giving element in the cool mountain air of New Hampshire. Dartmouth's Ed Kania established a new heptagonal record in the 35-lb. weight throw at 70-ft., 5-in. while his teammates, Ken Jansson and Shaun O'Keefe, placed second and third, respectively, in that event