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DIED. Justin Whitlock Dart, 76, cantankerous California industrialist and longtime member of Ronald Reagan's "kitchen cabinet"; of heart disease; in Los Angeles. Dart joined Walgreen drugstores as a stock clerk in 1929 after marrying the boss's daughter and eventually became the chain's general manager. In 1941 he moved to the Rexall Drug Co. and turned it into Dart Industries, a conglomerate he merged with Kraft Foods in 1980. Dart recognized Reagan's political potential and worked to advance his career, but refused to accept any high-level post as a reward. Said Dart...
ENGAGED. Caroline, 26, Princess of Monaco, elder daughter of the reigning Prince Rainier III; and Stefano Casiraghi, 23, playboy son of a wealthy Italian industrialist; in Monaco. The Dec. 29 wedding date was announced 15 months after Caroline's mother, Princess Grace, died following an auto accident on the Côte d'Azur, France. Caroline will be married for the second time, Casiraghi for the first...
...Tersk farm held its first auction in 1971, after the Soviets realized they could make hard currency selling Arabian purebreds. The best of the Arabians raised on the bluegrass and rich mineral water at the Tersk farm are acknowledged to be among the world's finest. U.S. Industrialist Armand Hammer and two partners in 1981 paid the Soviets $1 million for Pesniar, now an eight-year-old Arabian stallion that is standing at stud in the U.S. Said an American rancher's wife: "They're the most beautiful horses in the world...
...those holding part-time jobs were counted, it might top 44%. The U.S. has promised Honduras $98.6 million in economic aid this fiscal year. Even so, the amount is not enough to bail out the country and finance its ever increasing military expenditures. Says Honduran Industrialist Miguel Facussé: "Our economy is a complete mess...
Watson's visit itself did not do much to help the industrialist distinguish himself from his dusty-haired namesake: Just moments after he began, a powerful downpour sent most of the audience fleeing for cover...