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After 20 months of off-again, on-again turmoil, Boston still had precious few ideas from its leaders about settling a dispute that could turn into an urban war. Two state legislators, one white, one black, showed how far apart the antagonists remain. Declared the black: "The violence has strengthened the resolve of the black community. But I think whites are slowly becoming more realistic, in private. There is a recognition that busing is here to stay." Said the white: "There is no less resistance now than there was in 1973-if anything, there is more. If forced busing...
...many of the agency's regulations still are paradigms of impenetrable prose that lawyers waste precious time interpreting. In one safety-shoe case, lawyers wrangled over the word extremity; did it mean toes, the entire foot or the foot and ankle? Such procedures consume vast quantities of time and money, even when OSHA has no case at all. One airline was cited for noise violations, only to prove after days of investigation that OSHA'S inspector had read his decibel meter incorrectly...
...Blanche and Lumley pursue the loot they discover that the Rainbird heir is a prosperous young jeweler named Adamson (William Devane), who combines his passion for gems with a taste for kidnaping. Ransom for his victims is demanded-and delivered-in the form of precious stones. The profit margin is high, and Adamson's personal life flourishes too: criminality sharpens his carnal appetites, which are centered mostly around Fran (Karen Black), his partner in bed and crime...
...strangled fury of his pride, Matt learns a new commandment: "Get power. Without it there can be no decency." There is precious little decency in Matt's struggle for power. He steals a mistress away from the mayor, then grabs for his job. But old Mayor Quinn (Ken Costigan) turns out to be as wily as he is corrupt, and he finally kills Matt's political chances...
...names glitter so dazzlingly in the jewelry business as Cartier, but for decades relations among independent Cartier houses in Paris, London and New York City have been as flawed as a bargain-basement diamond. Around the turn of the century, rather like a cutter splitting a precious stone, three grandsons of Founder Louis Cartier decided to go their separate ways in the three great capitals of chic, and what they got was an exceedingly lopsided split. Cartier Ltd. in London maintained close ties with Paris' Cartier S.A., which clung to classic haute joaillerie with designs rooted in the 19th...