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Richard J. Appel

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Reagan Looms Large

S IX YEARS AGO, when Illinois Senator Charles Percy last ran for reelection, he and his Democratic opponent, Alex Seith,


Opening Doors

FOUR YEARS ago, ineligible to vote in the Presidential election, I spent a week in November working in a hospital.


The ABC's of Ted Koppel's 'Nightline'

Delivering an address in person will be something of a new experience for today's Class Day Speaker. Ted Koppel, anchor


25th Reunion Group Recalls Harvard Variety

John Spooner '59, a writer and investment banker, recalls a deal he made with his six freshman roommates a quarter


Capturing the Man Who Captivated

"T hey lived the greatest adventure of our time...and the greatest love story." So reads a three-page ad in TV


Citizen Murdoch

C HICAGO IS Rupert Munloch's kind of town. Ten days ago, the Australian tycoon paid $90 million to buy the


High Flying Heros

THE JOHN GLENN in Philip Kaufman's production of Tom Wolfe's. The Right Stuff says "by golly" a lot, as in,


Thou Shalt Not Cheat

P RINCETON UNIVERSITY has received more than its fair share of publicity ever since model Brooke Shields' arrival on the


Experimenting With Care

L ISA HILL of Aurora, Ill, is a suburban housewife who spends much of her time thinking of creative ways