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...Thomas) Cullen Davis, 44, one of the richest men in Texas, listened without expression as the tapes of that conversation were played in court last week in Fort Worth, Texas. At his side sat Rich ard ("Racehorse") Haynes, chief of the defense team that has so far cost Davis $4 million in more than two years of legal proceedings arising from his pending divorce and the shooting of his estranged wife, her lover, her daughter and a guest. Testifying against Davis was his former employee, burly, baby-faced David McCrory, the man he had allegedly...
...Sullivan's orchestration is delectable, especially all the elfin woodwind writing appropriate for a fairy world. And nobody has ever demonstrated more variety and skill in setting the English language to music, whether for solo or ensemble singers. The first-act finale of Iolanthe is one of the largest, richest and most ambitious he ever penned...
Just as the Saints once made the desert bloom through honeybee-like enterprise, so have they made their church into the biggest, richest, strongest faith ever born on U.S. soil. It has grown fourfold since World War II to 4 million members, including 1 million outside the U.S. Church income is rumored to exceed $1 billion a year, though Kimball insists it is "much less than that...
...possible that neckties accomplish a certain amount of symbolic good. A suit and tie make a rather democratic outfit; the richest men wear them, and so do the poorer when dressing up, even if they do not spend $600 to cover their nakedness. Class and regional distinctions are usually evident in choices, however. Consider the outfit, prevalent in Ohio, known as the "Full Cleveland": a bright blazer (red or green), plaid trousers, white shoes, white belt and white...
...they are clearly interested in acquiring advanced Western military equipment. This sharp and very recent departure from the Maoist policy of "self-reliance" in arms betrays Peking's deepening concern over the adequacy of its defense forces and the relevance of Mao's dictum that "the richest source of power to wage war lies in the masses of the people." For decades this "people's war" strategy led Chinese generals to maintain religiously that their hordes of soldiers would triumph over any attacker, no matter how sophisticated his weapons. As a result, Peking all but ignored...