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When the elder Tsutsumi died in 1964, the two brothers inherited dramatically different amounts and parts of their father's empire, parts that fit their sharply divergent personalities and amounts that apparently reflected the feelings between father and sons. The cultured and mild-mannered Seiji, the son of Yasujiro's wife Misao, has established himself as a novelist and an award-winning poet whose early literary work sometimes suggested filial embarrassment and even enmity...
COME on. Admit it. Your Great Distaste for the Great Communicator has evolved, after eight years, into a mild appreciation, even a fondness. On his way out the door, Ronald Reagan knows he has charmed nearly everyone at the party...
...that pace keeps up, the Fed may boost interest rates to restrain growth. Says Sinai: "The Fed has already tried to introduce a mild dose of tightening to slow the economy. But it just isn't working so far." Interest rates have been steadily climbing since March. The federal funds rate, which is the interest that banks charge one another on overnight loans, has increased from 6.5% to nearly 9.5% during the past nine months. Economists polled by TIME estimate that the prime lending rate will climb from its current 10.5% to 11% by June but will end the year...
Even American Jews were surprisingly mild in their response to a move many of them deeply mistrust. Most of them trust George Shultz as the best friend Israel ever had, and that seemed to help them see beyond natural fear to the glimmer of hope these events refract. In a rare divergence from the Israeli government line, the major umbrella organization of American Jews said it would not fight the Administration's decision. "Knowing this man," said Morris Abram, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, "I believe he would like to produce peace...
Early next year the Maidenform men will be joined by a mild-mannered guy whose experience with X-ray vision well qualifies him to discuss unmentionables: Christopher Reeve (Superman). Many women surveyed during extensive market research found Reeve "handsome beyond words" and "down to earth." At least, when he was not wearing his cape...