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...Catholic University of America in Washington have taken a vote and come up with the "ten most villainous people in history," a collection of rotters guilty of sins even more grievous than wearing brown shoes with a blue suit. The envelope, please. In chronological order: Caligula, despotic Emperor of Rome from A.D. 37 to 41; Nero, full-time Emperor and sometime violinist who struck sour notes in Rome from 54 to 68; Attila the Hun, who led his barbaric tribe from 433 to 453; Ivan the Terrible, nogoodnik Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584; Catherine de Medicis, Machiavelli-mentored...
...Noble House, Clavell (1 last week) 2. Goodbye, Janette, Robbins (5) 3. The Glitter Dome, Wambaugh (4) 4. Gorky Park, Smith (3) 5. God Emperor of Dune, Herbert (2) 6. Clowns of God, West 7. The Cardinal Sins, Greeley (7) 8. Free Fall in Crimson, MacDonald (6) 9. The Covenant, Michener (8) 10. License Renewed, Gardner...
What kind of prodigal squanders $1.63 million a year on 63 doorkeepers-to man three doors? A particularly extravagant Roman emperor? Louis XIV? No, this is democratic America, where an individual is not permitted such profligacy. But 200 people are: the state legislators of Massachusetts. The lawmakers' blue-uniformed doorkeepers are called "court officers," but their duties are nebulous. They do, however, have salaries, more than $18,000 annually-nearly as much as the legislators themselves. A few are former representatives, and many more are friends and relatives of lawmakers. Claims Representative Richard Voke of Chelsea...
...Emperor of Dune, Herbert...
...Noble House, Clavell (2 last week) 2.Gorky Park, Smith (4) 3. God Emperor of Dune, Herbert (1) 4. Goodbye, Janette. Robbins (5) 5. Free Fall in Crimson, MacDonald (3) 6. The Covenant, Michener (6) 1. Masquerade, Williams (9) 8. The Cardinal Sins, Greeley 9. Tar Baby, Morrison 10. The Glitter Dome, Wambaugh