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...Berlin's biographer and a confidant for many years, attributes the slur to jealousy "at a time when Warren's own Hollywood career was in decline." This is way off: Warren had five #1 songs in the 40s (including "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe"); Berlin had only one (all right, it was "White Christmas," but still...) Besides, Berlin doesn't seem to have let Warren's feelings get in the way of another song quote. His 1947 "The Freedom Train" includes the lines: "It's a song about a train/ Not the Atchison, Topeka...
...special forces in Afghanistan scared? Sure they are. But as that icon of World War II, General George S. Patton, once said, "Courage is fear holding on a minute longer." JOHN WELLINGTON Santa Fe...
...treatment of women is like something from the Bronze Age. But they are not personally responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks. We must refocus our efforts on fighting the al-Qaeda terrorist network and help the people of Afghanistan come together and rebuild their devastated country. CAROLYN ROBERTS Santa Fe...
...Doneger Group, a market-research firm in New York City. Automakers are trying to kick start customers; in the past week, with sales slipping, Ford and GM rolled out interest-free financing for new cars bought before the end of October. At an art gallery in Santa Fe, N.M., a show that opened only three days after the tragedy quickly sold out. "I think people wanted something beautiful to look at amid all this death and destruction," says owner Charlotte Jackson...
...Serpico. He also chronicled the careers of Sammy ("The Bull") Gravano, the Mafia informant, and Aldrich Ames, the CIA turncoat. DIED. KIM STANLEY, 76, stage and screen actress best remembered for her portrayal of Cherie, the saucy nightclub singer in the original Broadway production of Bus Stop; in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her performances in the films Seance on a Wet Afternoon and Frances gained Oscar nominations, but despite critical success, the pressures of balancing family and fame led her to work infrequently. DIED. EDWARD HALL, 77, archaeologist who developed instruments and carbon-dating technology that were used to determine...