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HOUSTON--Leaders of the world's seven leading industrial democracies gathered here in President Bush's hometown yesterday for the 16th annual meeting of the "G-7" summit. The leaders are expected to address issues of agricultural tariffs and aid to the Soviet Union during the three-day summit...
Bush, too, took pride in the Southern heritageof his adopted hometown. Sunday night, Bushtreated five of the summit leaders to aTexas-style shindig that included a barbeque,armadillo racing, a rodeo and a performance of theGrand Ole Opry...
...moved into engineering and an eventual partnership in a consulting firm. He spent several years working in Asia and Africa, where he thinks he can contribute more than at home. Dieter Klussmeyer studied law on his way to the civil service post of district draft-board chief in his hometown. Only Werner Marker, an ophthalmologist, and Klaus Giersiepen, a lawyer, were certain of their career plans...
What does someone do after pitching a record-breaking sixth major-league no- hitter? Well, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers bought a bank, the Danbury % State Bank near his hometown of Alvin, Texas. The small institution, like many others in the state, hit hard times during the oil bust and was briefly closed in 1986. But its eight employees are enthusiastic about their new owner, whose hero status figures to attract depositors. Says the cashier: "It should be good for the town, very good for the town," adding, "He's told us we'll all keep our jobs." Other...
...while, Don Dixon stood tall in Texas. He was big rich, as Texans like to say. A successful real-estate developer, in 1982 he bought a tiny savings and loan in his hometown of Vernon and built it into a giant, at least on paper. By luring deposits from across the U.S. with high interest rates, Vernon S&L grew a spectacular 1,600% in just four years, making it one of the 20 largest thrifts in the state. But the S&L was lending money faster than it was coming in, often to projects on shaky financial footing. Meanwhile...