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...within the peninsula that is South Boston,appearances speak to a Bulger victory. In an urbanenclave still dominated by Irish-Americans, Bulgeris regarded as a powerful protector of rights toooften forgotten by other politicians. Forinstance, Boston Mayor Raymond L. Flynn, a SouthBoston resident and Bulger backer is often seen asa traitor by the community...
That leaves the "international magnate" solution. Pravda employees speculate that Frolov was referring to British publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell, who has visited Gorbachev twice this year, as a potential backer. A day after Frolov's announcement, the youth daily Komsomolskaya Pravda charged that Maxwell had recently pulled out of a joint venture with the independent Moscow News and closed the paper's London edition without warning. Even if a white knight comes to Frolov's rescue, it is hard to see how the beleaguered editor can effectively implement all the much needed changes...
...many of the students he meets, offering them pointers over the phone, inviting them to sit in on his gigs and sometimes even giving them instruments. "Lord knows how much effect he's had on kids around the country. He's to be praised for that alone," says Steve Backer, executive producer of RCA's Novus jazz label and an active recruiter of young talent...
...will develop new voices again," muses guitarist Howard Alden. "But with the knowledge of the traditional background, it will have more depth." Saxophonist David Sanborn, 45, a top-selling fusion artist, thinks that many of the current acoustic players may start experimenting with more high-tech sounds. RCA's Backer foresees an eclectic middle ground. Says he: "The significant artists of Wynton's tradition will continue to be important in the '90s, but they will coexist alongside more probing, experimental artists...
Even as he proclaimed his innocence, Bush grudgingly conceded that he had stood to benefit from a $900,000 line of credit that Silverado granted in 1986 to another Denver developer, Kenneth Good, the main backer of JNB Exploration, Bush's unprofitable oil and gas company. While Bush abstained from a vote on the credit, he failed to disclose the full extent of his ties with Good, who sought the credit for an oil-drilling venture that the two men planned in Argentina. Bush testified that the line of credit was never tapped...