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...penalties. Hogan had no excuse; so he pleaded no contest and threw himself on the mercy of the court. Despite Government lawyers' vehement objections, Hogan got more mercy than he could have expected. Judge Sam Perry saw fit to fine him only $10,000, offered to reduce the bite to $1,000 if Hogan paid $20,000 of his tax bill within 30 days...
Today popular taste is fast catching up to the harsh bite and passion of Germany's most mystical modern painter. A month-long show of 244 Nolde works in Brussels this spring drew 4,600 viewers, despite one critical comment that his colors are too "grating and jazzy for Flemish eyes." Last week a seven-week exhibition of Nolde's work opened in Hannover to critical acclaim. Long neglected, Nolde's restless watercolors and agitated oils are now bringing record prices, reflecting his new popular ascendancy as one of the best of the German expressionists...
...forced it to carry the interminably serialized memoirs of the great and near great that are a staple of British weekend reading, Berry insisted on brevity elsewhere. Last week's issue packed 19 stones on Page One, more than any of its competitors. Editorials are equally spare-ten bite-sized specimens-in refreshing contrast to the uncorseted "leaders" of some other Sunday papers...
...will be overwhelmingly re-elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at the union's Miami convention next month. But Jimmy is not the sort to take any chances: his headquarters admitted last week that an "independent" committee (headed by Hoffa lieutenants) had sent letters putting the bite on the union's 3,000 fulltime staff members for $25 each "to defray the election campaign expenses" of Jimmy and Secretary-Treasurer John English...
There is also a class of teen-aged girls. "I tell them that no girl gets seduced if she doesn't want to. 'God gave you two hands,' I say. 'Slap the boy's face, then step on his foot and bite his nose. If after all that you still get into trouble, then you're just as guilty...