Richard J. Appel
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Spoiling the Show
W OULD NANCY REAGAN wobble or not? That, for the most part, remained the only unanswered question during network election
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