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...Georgia banker met the high ethical standards Carter has set for his top officials. The press began probing into Lance's shaky personal finances in May and discovered that he had borrowed heavily to acquire control of Atlanta's National Bank of Georgia and to maintain a lavish lifestyle. Those disclosures sparked several official investigations...
...everybody, but nothing happened. Then AFTRA [American Federation of Television and Radio Artists] came in, and after that the business built very rapidly." Heimann became known as one of Wall Street's brightest young comers and began earning enough to support his wife and two children in lavish style on Manhattan's East Side...
...Secretary, who suffers from a chronically bad back arrived fatigued from his 13-hour flight. Although he was limping slightly because of a calf muscle he had pulled the previous day in a tennis game with World Bank President Robert McNamara, he headed directly for Sadat's lavish four-story seaside villa. As Vance approached, Sadat began opening his arms for the traditional Arab embrace with which he used to greet Henry Kissinger; he quickly checked himself when the very reserved American thrust forward his arm for a handshake...
...Wilshire district, was once inhabited by Actor John Barrymore. The Getty Oil Co. took it over in 1967 and later donated it to the city, making Los Angeles the third major U.S. city (after New York and Detroit) with a private mayoral residence. As for maintaining the Bradleys' lavish new quarters, apparently taxpayers needn't worry. Regular city workers will staff occasional parties without straining the municipal budget. In fact, because the mayor used to rent expensive hotel ballrooms to entertain dignitaries, the city may even save some money. All in all, the price was right. Says Bradley...
Glazunov is no Soviet Velasquez, but he has certainly prospered. He moved from the garret he had long occupied into a lavish downtown Moscow apartment, and was given an immense studio. So why did he cause such a fuss? Many suspect that Glazunov's legendary ego may have been involved. Not so, says Glazunov. The affair was a matter of principle. Says he: "This is my artistic declaration, and I can't open the exhibition without...