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...Mass., pediatrician who owns about 800 signed covers: "I pursue autographs the way reporters go after stories." When Columnist Drew Pearson (1948) turned him down, Grady reminded him that journalists themselves depend on perseverance. Pearson signed. Arthur Kaminsky, a New York City attorney with 750 covers, addressed one unsuccessful request to "Ayatullah Khomeini, Tehran, Iran...
Sometimes there are unexpected dividends. The Lawrences began exchanging Christmas cards with Duke Ellington (1956) and Egypt's President Nasser (six-time cover subject). Dan Austin, an academic administrator from Plantation, Fla., with almost 400 covers, found that his initial request to Hubert Humphrey (twelve-time cover subject) resulted in a warm, ongoing correspondence. And Kaminsky received a signed cover from William Holden (1956) two months after the actor died. Presumably, it had been cached among Holden's papers, then dutifully dispatched by his executors...
...Congress, a loosely knit "reform caucus" of 50 members, ranging from conservative Republicans to liberal Democrats, has tried to steer a course between the hawks, who would give the generals whatever they request, and the doves, who are dedicated to beating all new weapons into food stamps. "Our emphasis is not on where we can cut, but where we can replace with something more cost effective," says Democratic Senator Gary Hart of Colorado, one of the group's founders. Among the leading members are Democratic Senators Carl Levin of Michigan...
Padan Aram received $400 from the Undergraduate Council in the fall, but was denied any further grants from the Council in the spring. The review's board is still awaiting a decision on a grant request from the Harvard Lampoon, and it intends to sell advertisements locally to fund the next issue...
...cast performs deliberately offcue. Each time a dancer stumbles or misses a step, he winces with disappointment, and glances at the competition. When Zach later asks them to introduce themselves-- "I just want to hear you talk and be yourselves"--they freeze: this is an unexpected, personal request, and as the lights fade the artists cover their faces with promotional photos, hiding behind the confidence of a typed resume...