Word: heir
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...favorite quote was from the Bible," Democratic Senatorial Candidate Mark Dayton, 35, told voters at a Minnesota pig roast. "To whomsoever much has been given, of him shall much be required." There is no doubt that to Dayton much has been given. Married to a Rockefeller and heir to a department-store fortune, he is dispensing large chunks of his assets (estimated as high as $30 million) to unseat Republican David Durenberger, 48, in November...
...Grimaldi clan dates its ascendancy in Monaco from 1297, when his ancestor François the Cunning sneaked into the palace disguised as a monk. By a quirk of French law, Monaco's citizens would lose their tax and military exemptions if Rainier failed to produce an heir to the throne. What Grace got, in addition to a title (Her Serene Highness), the run of a 200-room pink palace and perks to suit, was what her mother had: a marriage to be seen through steadfastly, come what might...
...York called her "a lesson in Catholic motherhood," and Brigitte Bardot called her "l'Altesse Frigidaire"-Her Majesty the Frigidaire. She is widely credited with giving Monaco the dignity and luster, and of course the splendid tax loophole, in the person now of Prince Albert, the heir apparent, that have helped to bring the once dilapidated old clip joint its present considerable prosperity. She conferred honor on Graustark by allying it with Hollywood...
...became chief executive of Bendix in 1976, the firm's annual operating profits have more than doubled, to $205 million last year. If United Technologies acquires Bendix, some company insiders speculate that Gray, who is expected to retire in three years, might ask Agee to stay on as heir apparent. One of his competitors for that spot could be Alexander Haig, who left his post as president of United Technologies to become Secretary of State but returned last week as a consultant...
DIED. Alfred Bloomingdale, 66, credit card tycoon and confidant to President Reagan; of cancer; in Santa Monica, Calif. In the '40s Bloomingdale was a producer on Broadway (Ziegfeld Follies) and an executive at Columbia Pictures. Heir to the Bloomingdale department-store fortune, he made his millions and started the credit card boom with the launching of Diners' Club in 1950. In July Vicki Morgan. 30, filed a $10 million palimony suit against Bloomingdale and his wife Betsy, claiming that Bloomingdale had promised her lifetime support during the twelve years she says she was his companion. He left...