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...diminutive white-haired man bowed humbly before the towering figure of the Spanish King. "Mi amigo, Don Juan Carlos," he called the monarch familiarly. The King, who stands 6 ft. 3 in., could not object. For within the domain of painting, Joan Miró is himself a reigning giant. Miró, 5 ft. and 87 years old, was honored last week in a day of ceremonies crowned by the presentation by Juan Carlos of Spain's gold medal of fine arts. Among the other events: the opening of an exhibition of Miró's works in Madrid...
...change in demeanor was caused by another change--in the appraised value of a parcel of land on Sacramento St. that Cambridge took by eminent domain from the University last March...
...believe only Congress can deal with it properly. U.C.L.A. Law Professor Melville Nimmer suggests patterning the right to share in the proceeds of posthumous exploitation after copyright law, with heirs entitled to royalties for 50 years, after which, for example, a bust of Beethoven would be in the public domain. But so far no one has been sufficiently exercised to propose any legislation on the issue. The constituency is, while notable, notably small...
...suspected of running an empire whose illegal gambling operations alone reportedly grossed more than $500 million annually in the 1960s. Except for a six-month prison term in 1970 for slugging an FBI agent, Marcello has successfully dodged federal prosecution and deportation for decades. Today the Marcello domain includes hotels and motels, oil holdings, a produce company, and a 6,000-acre tract of land in suburban New Orleans worth an esti mated $60 million...
...industry that has gone mostly downhill since World War II. Amtrak's business from October through March was up 11% on longdistance train routes and 17% on shorter runs. Biggest gainers are trips out of Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit and New York, which were traditionally the domain of auto travel. Riding on the rails between Los Angeles and San Diego is up a sharp 35%. For more and more drivers the slogan "See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet" is becoming as antique as penny postcards, high button shoes and buggy whips...