Word: marvinism
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...many drawn-out legal battles, the only real winners are the lawyers. The parties get emotionally and financially drained; the lawyers get paid by the hour. But in the much ballyhooed case of Marvin vs. Marvin, the roles were, for once, reversed. Michelle Triola Marvin said she was happy because the judge awarded her $104,000 to "reeducate" herself and gain new skills. Ex-Boyfriend Lee Marvin said he was pleased too; he could have been nicked for $1.3 million if the judge had decided that Michelle Marvin was entitled to half of what he earned while the couple were...
...drama of Singer Michelle Triola Marvin vs. Actor Lee Marvin was closely watched by unwedded couples and ex-couples across the land because of the precedent involved: Michelle's basic argument was that she was entitled to a share of Lee's money, just as a wife would be. Deciding the case in Los Angeles superior court, Judge Arthur K. Marshall last week provided an anticlimactic ending. He denied that Michelle had an explicit or implied contract with Lee that entitled her to a portion of his property. But then the judge gave her a going-away present. Noting that...
...trial has an epilogue befitting a grade-B movie. Thanks to the publicity, Marvin is getting more film offers than ever before. Michelle has a contract to write a book. And Marvin Mitchelson, her lawyer, has received a $25,000 advance for a book of his own, and his law business has tripled. Its legal ramifications may be unclear, but Marvin vs. Marvin has proved once again that grime usually pays in Tinsel Town...
...Marvin Zonis, a specialist on Iran at the University of Chicago, observes that in Iran and elsewhere, "Islam is being used as a vehicle for striking back at the West, in the sense of people trying to reclaim a very greatly damaged sense of selfesteem. They feel that for the past 150 years the West has totally overpowered them culturally, and in the process their own institutions and way of life have become second rate." Says John Duke Anthony, a Middle East expert in Washington: "We are witnessing a reformation. Within the Islamic world, there is a sense that changes...
...Robbie Sims (the half-brother of Marvin Hagler), winner of the outstanding fighter award at the New England AAU championships and a definite Olympic contender, will head the card," Jackson said excitedly, as he peddled tickets in the Lowell dining hall. Hundreds of phone calls and miles of legwork later, George Jackson not only sounds like, but is, the promoting wunderkind of boxing at Harvard. Division Boston New York 106 lb. Joe Roach Louis Hernandez 112 lb. Eddic Reardon George Pimentell 119 lb. Jimmie Lyons Jorge Vasquez 125 lb. Tony Verga Steven Boyd 132 lb. John Curran Mike Dominquez...