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Gotti, who seemed to personify a vigorous new generation of mobster, may never have a chance to inherit his criminal kingdom. Prosecutor Diane Giacalone, 36, says tapes of conversations between Gotti and his lieutenants, recorded by a trusted Gambino "soldier" turned informant, will provide "direct evidence of John Gotti's role as manager of a gambling enterprise." If convicted, the new crime chief and six lieutenants could be imprisoned for up to 40 years...
...this peaceable presidential kingdom, dogs and cats all but lie down with the ducks and the bunnies. "The amazing thing is how well they get along with each other," the President remarked recently to an aide. Unflattering comparisons with less cooperative members of the White House assemblage were left unmade...
...when it comes to economic productivity, Scott said. Japan, West Germany, and even the United Kingdom, he said, are ahead of the U.S. in improving productivity and competitiveness...
University deans during the summer selected students who shared at least one of six broad interests with the Prince: music, student government, polo-type athletics, third-world countries, architecture and design, and British nationality or time spent studying in the United Kingdom...
Indeed, Charles is admired throughout the United Kingdom for his ability as a statesman. "He's an ambassador of Britain in a very real sense. In effect, he's a salesman of Great Britain," says Wallace T. MacCaffrey, Higginson Professor of History. A recent British poll asked citizens whom they would most want to see become president of Great Britain if the country were to become a democracy. Prince Charles was one of the most popular choices, along with his father Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. "He's a very important political symbol," says Peter A. Hall, assistant professor...