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...turned out that Hart was bankrupt. The chronic spendthrift had entrusted much of his income to William Kron, a money manager recommended by Rodgers. Oddly, the money could not be found. Further, according to a new will that magically materialized, 30% of the money Hart's estate might earn from royalties was earmarked for Kron and his heirs. Another 20% would go to Hart's actor brother Teddy; but upon Teddy's death this portion would devolve to the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, a favorite charity of Kron's. Teddy's son Larry, Hart's namesake...
...Europeans went into this Cup as dark horse candidates for actually winning the entire tournament. But their sluggish strikers and porous defense against an admittedly sloppy American side quickly made mincemeat of such ambitious predictions. Afterward, Portugal's celebrated forward Luis Figo, looking visibly exhausted and nursing a chronic injury, said in subdued tones: "All I want to say is that I would like to play without feeling any pain." For his part, Portuguese coach Antonio Oliveira blamed the paltry amount of time his team had to prepare for the Cup: "Everybody knows the Americans have been training...
...easy to find. THE BOURSE No tears in this beer It's Miller time for South African Breweries, which will buy the U.S. beer giant for $5.6 billion. The deal creates the world's second-largest brewer. On the road again Italian banks agreed to help refinance Fiat's chronic 16.6 billion debt to keep it from junk status. But Fiat's problems continue, and the controlling Agnelli family admitted it may need to sell the auto division. The Norse force Norway's largest bank, Den Norske Banke, agreed to buy the country's top insurer, Storebrand, for $1.96 billion...
...Commission has proposed cuts in fish quotas before. But any serious reform has been thwarted by vested national interests such as those of Spain, where 133,000 people are employed directly - and many more indirectly - in the fishing industry. Most of these people work in regions suffering from chronic unemployment. Predictably, Spain has objected to the new Commission plans. "This is a death sentence for our fishing industry," says Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, a Spanish conservative and member of the European Parliament. Publication of Fischler's proposals was delayed after Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar reportedly...
Because cancer research is moving quickly, it pays for cancer survivors--and their loved ones--to be vigilant. Think of cancer as a chronic condition, one you will have to stay on top of for the rest of your life. (This is also true for people at high risk for cancer who have been lucky enough to escape it so far.) Ask your doctor regularly if you're doing everything you can to keep the tumors at bay. The latest studies suggest that prevention really is the best medicine...