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...towns are to serve as coun-termagnets to London, to draw businesses from the capital, as well as white-collar workers tired of ever-lengthening commuter travel between London and its "dormer" suburbs. The new communities are to be self-contained, with living, working and playing space close together and hence little need for commuting...
House representatives on the senior committee are Jean A. Burg of Jordan J and Painesville. Oklo, Mary-Elisabeth Melbach of Wolbach Hall and North Haven, Coun., and Susan J. First of Moors Hall and New York...
...They Live? As his experience increased, Glueck developed an almost infallible knack for finding sites of ancient communities. First he looked for springs or waterholes. In that dusty land, every source of water is sure to attract settlers. He also followed the trails of modern Bedouins. "The coun try has not changed," he says, "so they still use the same paths that were followed in ancient times." He kept asking himself how they lived. "Were there caravan routes going through? You have to have a good reason for each settlement...
Gracious and unpretentious under his formidably brusque exterior, Kirby lives on 64 acres in Morristown, N.J., owns three other homes around the U.S. and a fishing lodge on the Gaspe Peninsula. His art collection is one of the coun try's best, includes Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Reynolds and Gilbert Stuart. But Kirby's greatest interest is in watching over his huge fortune, a job he has done so well that it has more than quintupled since he received his legacy from his wealthy father...
...brought him down were two old hands at conspiracy: General Antonio Imbert Barreras, 42, and General Luis Amiama Tio, 49, sole survivors of the plotters who killed Dictator Trujillo. Under Bosch, Imbert controlled the police. He made no secret that he put more faith in bullets than ballots. "This coun try doesn't need elections," he once said. "One party wins. The others won't respect it. There'll be hell...