Word: harrimans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Halloween night in Washington, D.C., in the 1970s, children out for trick- or-treat stopped by the elegant N Street townhouse of Averell and Pamela Harriman. They were greeted by a maid in a white apron holding a silver tray full of dimes. How novel! The wealthy Harrimans -- Pamela was the daughter of a British baron, Averell a financier and former Governor of New York -- were handing out money instead of candy. But not a lot. The maid cautioned: "Just one dime each...
Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, Democratic Party power hostess, widow of multimillionaire Averell, and currently U.S. Ambassador to France, has always been fiercely protective of her wealth -- every last dollar, every last dime. Now, money is at the heart of a legal battle between Harriman and Averell's descendants by his first marriage -- two daughters, six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The scions of the late Governor charge that his second wife, who inherited most of his estimated $65 million legacy, has wasted the $30 million of their trust funds on ill-advised investments, leaving them with a relatively paltry...
Defensively the Tigers will be even worse off. Only three starters return from last year: junior linebacker Dave Patterson, senior strong safety Mark Berkowitz and senior cornerback Jonathan Reid. Princeton also lost its defensive coordinator, Mark Harriman, who has joined Murphy's Harvard staff...
...payrolls nearly one-quarter since 1987, which helped lower costs and reduce freight charges. The resulting surge in business has boosted their profits. "These mergers are the railroads' way of saying that the enemy is not really one another," says James Higgins, who watches the industry for Brown Brothers Harriman. "The enemy is the highway and the truckers...
Books: Pamela Harriman, that ultimate Cosmopolitan girl...