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...breakfast time, the President was ready with the only gesture he could think of in the face of world disaster: a plea to Germany, Poland, Britain, France, Italy to refrain from bombing "open" cities and noncombatants. Within a few hours the heads of all these nations replied, in a chorus that sounded sickeningly cynical, however truly meant: they would each do as Mr. Roosevelt suggested so long as their antagonists did likewise. Mussolini took the occasion to reiterate Italy's neutrality...
...traditional Irish and Scottish instruments as part of the decor reflects one of the main attractions of Mr. Dooleys: live Irish music by well-regarded local musicians. One of the few pauses in the din of conversations comes when the entire bar sings the chorus to a cover of a Pogues song. Numerous booths allow for privacy if desired, while the bar itself is crowded with minglers. For the rare students who manage to leave the Square, Mr. Dooley's is a top choice...
...Marine, is supposed to be an interim CEO, but he has dug in deep, and has reportedly told staffers not to call him "interim" anymore. A spokeswoman states that the company hopes a new CEO will be in place by July. That won't be soon enough for the chorus of critics down the river...
Tierney is part of a Greek chorus of money managers who assert, as loudly as they can, that the company's corporate-governance system is totally compromised by the cross directorships with the foundations. "We as class-A [nonvoting] shareholders are impotent to effect any kind of change," complains Jonathan Lewis, an analyst at Franklin Mutual Advisors, which is headed by the feared raider Michael Price. The outfit, which has made runs at Dow Jones & Co., Chase Manhattan Corp. and Sunbeam Corp., wants Grune gone. Says Lewis: "Grune is an ineffective manager, and I think the board of directors should...
...Games also unveiled a new kind of East-is-West spin to things. The 516-lb. wrestler who sanctified the earth, after all, was a Hawaiian (called in when the only wrestler stronger than he is contracted bronchitis), and the rousing chorus of Beethoven's Ninth (a perennial Japanese Christmas favorite) was conducted by Seiji Ozawa, just returned from Boston. Andrew Lloyd Webber was responsible for the ad-worthy chorus, When Children Rule the World (and the producer of the whole extravaganza was the man responsible for a Japanese West Side Story...