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Hearnes's problems are compounded by the formidable qualities of his Republican opponent, John C. Danforth. Danforth built the modern Republican party in Missouri, nurturing its growth during his tenure as attorney general, when he was the only Republican official elected statewide. Heir to the Ralston-Purina fortune, Danforth projects a more youthful, personable image than his opponent. And in a race where the candidates differ only slightly on the issues, image could be the deciding factor...
...surprisingly, Bellow himself is the literal heir to two cultures. He was born in a suburb of Montreal in 1915, the fourth and last child of Russian Jews who had just emigrated from St. Petersburg. His father, an educated man, became a small-time trader and, in Bellow's phrase, "a sharpie circa 1905 in Russia." In 1924 the family settled on Division Street in Chicago; Bellow thus grew up speaking English, Hebrew, Yiddish and French. Twice-removed from the land of his parents-and a Jew in the predominantly Protestant Midwest -Bellow had good reason to wonder where...
...hand unshaken, delivering a rip-roaring speech-and getting down on his knees to play with the kids. Sasser frequently twits his dignified opponent by referring to him grandly as "William E. Brock the Third" and "the candy man from Lookout Mountain" to underscore Brock's wealth as heir to a candy fortune and his place of residence: the posh blueblood area of Chattanooga. Bill Brock may wince at such mischief, but the ploy is hardly sufficient in itself to frustrate the conservative's bid for a second term. However, a looming Carter landslide in the state...
When Greek Shipping Heiress Christina Onassis married Banking Heir Alexander Andreadis 14 months ago, everyone was surprised at the couple's one-month courtship. The lightning-fast merger has now fallen apart, and last week relatives of both Christina, 25, and Alexander, 31, revealed that the pair had agreed to a divorce. Not all Christina watchers were surprised. After a motorcycle spill had hospitalized Andreadis with a broken leg last August, his wife came by to autograph the cast. Her inscription: "Bon voyage, Alexandras, better luck next time...
...Virginia Congressman M. Caldwell Butler, a moderate Republican who was one of several Southern stars on the House Judiciary Committee that voted for impeachment of President Nixon, ascribes to the G.O.P. of his own state a flaw that applies elsewhere as well. Says he: "Republicans in Virginia have fallen heir to the extremist conservative elements of the Democratic Party...