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Other like-minded visionaries followed -- indomitable spirits like Barron Hilton, Gene Autry, Al Davis, Carroll Rosenbloom and Jerry Buss. And for decades Los Angeles prospered. There were many, many sports championships, which fueled economic growth, which in turn was responsible for tremendous increases in the price of real estate. L.A. was a world player, poised on the Pacific Rim and ready to rule in every direction -- its franchises among the most powerful in the universe. In time, there was even an all-sports radio station...
...editorial in Barron's, the financial weekly, Joe Queenan ridiculed Jett's insidious appreciation of European culture: "Accused Kidder trader was a fan of Nietzsche, for goodness sake." Queenan's amusing editorial argued that the only difference between Jett and all other Wall Street traders was Jett's keen interest in Nietzschean philosophy...
Middlesex Superior Court Judge Robert Barron sentenced Hogue to serve one year of the sentence, the balance of which will be suspended for three years...
...Barron said the community has been generous in contributing to the fundraising efforts...
...Nobody asked about race or religion," Barron said. "Even more important than the money was the willingness of people to pitch in to help when others needed...