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...Royal Alexandra Theater in Toronto -- build a subscription audience that trusts us. We see the first year as an investment." Whatever its eventual fate -- and however long the notoriously mercurial Miller stays with it -- the new Old Vic seems likely, on the basis of its inaugural season, to enrich the scene in London and perhaps beyond...
Philip Schaefer had come cross-country from San Francisco to enrich Michael Dukakis' campaign treasury. It was a fine evening, Schaefer recalled, but he was surprised that his $1,000 ticket bought snacks instead of filet mignon. "Governor," joked the Democratic fund raiser, "never have so many paid so much to eat so little." "What do you mean?" shot back Dukakis, reveling in his reputation for parsimony. "We had an open...
Having been directly involved in research on the posteruptive soils of Mount St. Helens ((ENVIRONMENT, June 15)), I was interested in your observation that the burrowing of pocket gophers has helped mix and enrich the soil. The "bulldozer" effect of the pocket gophers and other small mammals should not be emphasized as or assumed to be the primary reason for the rapid soil development in the area. After the soils were buried by thick layers of pyroclastic flows and debris, complex physical and chemical processes began, aided mainly by the naturally produced acid rain resulting from gases emitted...
Still, the feeling is strong among many U.S. workers that their lost wages are serving mainly to enrich managers, shareholders and investment bankers. One statistic that buttresses the notion is the increase in top executive compensation, which, according to one survey, climbed about 18% last year, even as rank-and-file wages stagnated...
...presidential confidants. As President, Reagan has fused this faith in the economic invisible hand with the rugged individualism of the "Sagebrush Rebellion." Government is always seen as a rapacious tax collector standing between businessmen and the creation of wealth. The result is an Administration whose clarion call is "Enrich thyself." For Reagan, money is the measure of achievement, and he has left no doubt that he prefers the company of the wealthy. McFarlane, shortly after his suicide attempt in February, told the New York Times of the frustrations he felt as National Security Adviser: "Shultz and Cap Weinberger...