Monarch and Revolutionary Face Off in Leningrad
In Leningrad the ghosts of Peter the Great and Lenin loom large as the city blends czarist and Soviet heritage. The Cela of Peter’s founding in 1703 contrasts with Lenin’s enduring public veneration, with landmarks like the Peter and Paul Fortress, Hermitage and Decembrist Square highlighting a city deeply tied to both rulers.
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Leningrad
Neva River
Lenin
Peter the Great
Neva
Lake Ladoga
Gulf of Finland
Moscow
Russia
Peter
Boris Feld
Pravda
Peter and Paul
Central Naval Museum
Hermitage
Decembrist Square
Petrodvorets
Finland Gulf
24 Hour Shower Feat Roils College Campuses
A spoof rounds of extended showers sweep U.S. colleges led by Steven Sher of American International College and followed by Bob Pemberton of Kentucky. Reports claim 33 hour marathon at Berkeley ends the run as students chase longer stints and odd water feats.
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Paul Danish
Enterprise Service
Philadelphia
NEA
Steven Sher
American International College
Springfield
Mass
Bob Pemberton
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Yale Univerisity
Larry Kenham
Kenham
Garry Boggs
Kentucky
Univesity
Colorado
Berkeley
University of California
VA Accused In Hospital Plan Faces House Hearing
Commander William G. Dwyer of the Disabled American Veterans told the House Veterans Affairs Committee that the Veterans Administration plan to shut VA hospitals harms thousands of veterans and defies Congressional intent and public will.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
William G. Dwyer
Disabled American Veterans
House Veterans, Affairs Committee
Congress
Illini student earns fame with longest shower record
Carried from the shower by cheering teammates, Mark Goldman of Illinois claims two titles the world’s longest shower and the best-scrubbed student on campus. His 50 hour shower earned him a humorous degree of immortality among the Fighting Illini.
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Mark Goldman
University of Illinois
Goldman
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del Monte
Campbell’s Tomato Juice
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Kellogg's
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Mueller
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Purina
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Johnson
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