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...less demanding reviewers in his adopted country to call him a master stylist." To aid that laggard crowd, Nabokov has provided some blatant examples of the wordplays he is famous for. Proofreading R's new book, he puzzles about an incidental character named Adam von Librikov. Lest anyone miss the point, Nabokov adds, "Or was the entire combination a sly scramble...
...said he hoped the questionnaires would facilitate student initiations of courses. At any rate, he said, the questionnaires should provide "a lest of this as a procedure and a test of student interest in initiating courses...
...quarter, Weeden & Co.'s earnings fell 61%, and Hayden Stone barely broke even. Salomon Bros. net for fiscal 1972 (ended Sept. 30) was down 33%. In the past ten months, 33 brokerage firms have failed and another 18 are being watched closely by the New York Stock Exchange lest they fall below minimum capital requirements. So far this year 221 other brokerages have disappeared through mergers or simply closed their doors. Most galling of all, perhaps, stock in such well-known securities firms as Merrill Lynch, Dean Witter, Bache & Co. and Reynolds Securities are all selling at about half...
...Clean for Gene" syndrome-McCarthy's young legions getting themselves barbered and laundered lest too countercultural an appearance frighten off the more conventional citizenry. This year some of George McGovern's youthful volunteers are practicing the same Dale Carnegie tactics. Some of those who are not are getting themselves set straight. In Wisconsin, for example, McGovern headquarters mailed out instructions to some 70 state schools and universities. "Guys who canvass," said the memo, "should try to look halfway decent. Every freak must have at least a pair of slacks and a shirt. Similar for chicks. We have...
...Lest anyone doubt that it is determined to bring worldwide travel within the reach of most Americans, the Civil Aeronautics Board last week relaxed its rules for low-cost charter flights. The CAB waived the requirement that people who want to fly charters must belong to a club, a union or some other "affinity group." All that a traveler now has to do is sign up for a trip with a travel agent at least three months before departure and plunk down a 25% deposit. Agents must recruit a minimum of 40 people for each trip; all members...