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...grudging approval the House gave the rat-control bill is any indication, however, both model cities and rent supplements are still in serious trouble; the House may simply refuse to split the difference with the more generous Senate, as is the usual custom. Deeply embarrassed by editorial reaction to the loutish ribaldry that accompanied the vote against the rat bill in July, some Republicans realized that they had bought themselves a huge political liability-who wants to be for rats and against children?-and welcomed a recount. But there is little indication that the House has, in fact, changed...
...seater Excalibur, custom-made in Milwaukee, is a fiber-glass replica of the 1927-29 Mercedes-Benz SSK, fitted onto a Studebaker Cruiser chas sis and propelled by a 350-h.p. Corvette engine. Sonny's model set him back about $10,000, which is cheap considering that the Excalibur is the car-of-the-month in Hollywood, and that, furthermore, owning the car-of-the-month wins nearly as many prestige points these days as punching Frank Sinatra in the gush...
Cynthia, a former art student, and their four-year-old son Julian, live in a Tudor mansion with a swimming pool. Like the other Beatles, John has a taste for outlandishly gaudy outfits custom-tailored in brocades, silks and the like, for gadgets (five TV sets, uncounted tape recorders and cameras), and eccentric collections (a huge altar cross, a suit of armor called Sidney...
...least one quaint custom of British education has not changed since Tom Brown's Schooldays: the tradition of "six of the best" for misbehaving pupils. Although the cane and the strap are still essential equipment for every self-respecting headmaster, public indignation against corporal punishment is on the rise, and the Labor government would like to abolish it for good...
...International Talent Management Inc. puts new Motown performers through a show-biz finishing course for up to six months, teaching them how to dress, carry themselves, perk up their acts with a little choreography, and handle finances or even forks. Motown performers have many of their numbers custom-tooled by Gordy's own staff of songwriters and producers, led by the gifted team of Brian and Eddie Holland and Lament Dozier (Stop in the Name of Love, Baby Love). Where many recording companies market disks put together by outside producers, Motown carefully directs every session, with Gordy listening...