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Some of the most trenchant criticism levelled at President Reagan appeared in a New York Times book review two months ago. Assessing a collection of modern humor Roy Blount's review strayed into musings on the political circus...
...second potential contender is Roy Disney, a look-alike nephew of Walt's. Disney controls about 2.7% of the firm's stock and is rumored to be gradually acquiring more. Others mentioned as possible buyers are Coca-Cola, RCA and Press Lord Rupert Murdoch. As a takeover subject, Disney will be no Bambi. Current management bitterly opposes a sellout. Last week Disney officers boosted their credit line from $400 million to $1.3 billion in order to fill the firm's war chest...
Mondale has struck fear in the Hart camp by hiring Media Consultant David Garth. Mondale's regular media man, Roy Spence, came up with the worst slogan of the campaign, declaring before New Hampshire that Mondale "dares to be cautious." Garth is known as a tough New York street fighter. "We expect a vicious, negative series of attacks," says Hart Deputy Campaign Chairman David Landau...
...transition of Italian architecture from fascist monument to utilitarian modern. He became an acclaimed leader of the spare and sensuous new style in the 1960s, creating innovative and clean-lined office furniture and machinery for Olivetti, a task he still performs. But influenced by the Pop painting of Roy Lichtenstein, rock music and Indian mysticism, he surprised colleagues with Olivetti's plastic Valentine portable typewriter. He later did a table and stools called Mickey Mouse, and designed a disco outside Beirut. The restless maestro explains his professional schizophrenia in typically surreal terms: "If you see a girl...
...Tulsa jury chose a different interpretation. It sided with Guinn, and the court awarded her $390,000, more than the Collinsville congregation's entire proceeds for six years. "A wrong was made right," said a pleased Guinn. As for the church, Elder Roy Witten said, "If Marian were to come back tomorrow, we would welcome her with open arms and the angels in heaven would join with...