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...book. Decorated with works by Hogarth, Toulouse-Lautrec, Velazquez and other masters, this anthology bristles with canine tales, poems and anecdotes. With more than 100 selections from the likes of Shakespeare, Chekhov, Twain and Thurber, the result is more than mere doggerel. There are, for instance, Odysseus' faithful Argus, who waits 20 years for his master's return, Goldsmith's poor mongrel who dies of biting a man, and Lewis Carroll's Monarch of Dogland, who discourses in Doggee. A must for all those seeking a new leash on life...
...Argus University began conferring degrees recently...
...Argus Research Corp., the Wall Street investment analysts, predicts that such cutbacks will deepen-indeed, that the industry will reduce its production capacity by as much as 20% over the next five years, as it closes more and more marginal mills. In Argus' view, that would be good for steel: costs would be reduced and profits would eventually rise...
...leveling off in the rocketing rise in demand are now beginning to appear, but many experts expect the buying pace to remain brisk and salutary in the months ahead. A temporary easing of the sales upturn sometime soon would scarcely be unexpected. Says Paul J. Markowski, chief economist of Argus Research Corp.: "Consumers are merely pausing to reassess the situation. We had a big rush of spending in March, so a slowdown is not surprising...
...nothing seems to be left. All his Italian companies either are being liquidated or have been sold to pay debts. Sindona says that he has also disposed of his holdings in three U.S. firms that constituted the last remnants of his domain: Talcott National Corp., a financial concern, and Argus Inc. and Inter-photo Corp., makers of photographic equipment. Late last year Sindona fled from Milan and after intermediate stops settled in New York, where he moved into the St. Regis-Sheraton Hotel -then, complaining that he found holes in his bedsheets, switched to the Pierre. From his suite there...