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...head-thwapping tradition of Larry, Moe and Curly apparently extends to the Three Stooges' squabbling heirs, whose fortune the Los Angeles courts have been forced to divvy up. Today, a jury awarded more than $2 million to descendants of two of the famed troika (Larry Fine and "Curly Joe'" DeRita). The reason: the grandson and daughter of the Stooge-in-chief, Moe Howard, had stiffed the others on revenues from Stooge-related products. Jean DeRita, Curly Joe's widow, now gets almost $1.6 million, and Fine's grandchildren receive about $500,000. BTW: The next stage of the trial, punitive...
...week after winning seats on the Undergraduate Council. More than 200 students ran for 89 Plouse-based seats on the new body, which is Harvard's first funded and recognized student government ever. They vied on tickets including the "Mellowcrat" party in Lowell House and the one-man "Joe Derita" slate in the Yard...
While the campaign made a big publicity splash yesterday, its substance remained nebulous. When asked about Derita's platform. Friend only said, "Joe wants the University to be a happy place...
Reaction to the Derita candidacy has been somewhat less than favorable. "They should expunge him and break the legacy line," said George S. Canellos '86. "Either he's making fun of himself or he's proud of being the third clone in his generation," added Nicholas P. Poolos...
Others interviewed yesterday said they are anxious to meet the candidate himself. "All we've seen is his face," said Kim Sanchez '86, referring to an apparent caricature of Derita which appears on some posters. "We want to see if there's a person behind that," she added...