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...with the blare of Chuck Mangione jazz over the loudspeakers. When each of the 45 foreign delegations was introduced, the velodrome in downtown San Salvador reverberated with the applause of 6,000 spectators. U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, his placid expression breaking into a grin, received the second longest ovation. But the loudest and wildest cheers went to the onetime civil engineer whose appearance on the stage elicited thunders of "Duarte! Duarte! Duarte!" After taking the oath of office from Julia Castillo Rodas, head of the Legislative Assembly, he waved his arms above his head, then kissed his country...
Others came to pay tribute to their alma mater. "It's a great feeling to be a part of an institution that continues to strive in all fields. It's Harvard's greatness," said Carl A. "Peski" Pescoscolido, the holder of the Harvard record for the longest kickoff return (98 yards against Dartmouth...
...pooling their forces, though, Hart and Jackson could win the 25% committee vote necessary to produce a minority report, which could open the way to a floor fight on delegate credentials. The idea that enough Mondale delegates could actually be unseated to produce a wide-open convention seems the longest of long shots, but this has been a good year for the unexpected. -By George J. Church. Reported by Benjamin W. Cate/Los Angeles and Barry Kalb/Newark, with other bureaus
...image of the fair that lingers longest in the mind is half a mile of intricate shapes called the Wonderwall, which connects the two main gates. Though it was designed for a practical purpose, to divert the eye from overhead power lines, fantasy has overtaken function. The fair's master architects, Perez Associates, claim that the Wonderwall was inspired by Piranesi's etching of the Circus Maximus in Rome, but the multicolored Styrofoam and Fiberglas-mesh structure looks more as if it had been dreamed up in a Bourbon Street bar by the design team of Dali...
...difficult to understand how marking up library books helps these people study. Reserve books, after all, circulate overnight at the longest. I guess they mark up a book and then reread the sentences that glow in the dark. Or perhaps it is common practice to ask for the copy they have marked up next time they check the book out. I saw someone do this once, the person behind the desk handed it to him without blinking...