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Strauss's jovial persona is the kind of tonic the Democrats need in an otherwise cheerless time. Strauss, 54, is the striving son of a Texas dry-goods merchant. He has been an adept moneymaker both for himself and the Democrats; he is also a man who can-and often does-call someone a "sonabitch" without having to smile. It is the other person, in fact, who smiles or even laughs...
...good sophomore reserve center, 6 ft. 7 in. Derek Reveron, and an adequate utility frontliner in 6 ft. 6 in. Bruce Brock. It also boasts a talented junior transfer student from the Merchant Marine Academy in New York City, Larry Goodier. But this depth is inexperienced when compared to Harvard's ranks...
...prosperous Connecticut merchant-his ancestors had immigrated to America in the early 17th century-Olmsted was a capable writer, and his thoughtful, closely researched books on conditions in the South were acclaimed as the best record of the slave society that had been written before the Civil War. He farmed too, and dabbled (with disastrous results to his purse) in publishing. His career as a planner and designer spanned more than a generation, from his appointment in 1857, at age 35, as the superintendent of an as yet undesigned Central Park to his retirement in 1895. Throughout, Olmsted was known...
...Houston Department Store Merchant Robert Sakowitz and his wife Pamela, life is as colorful and regulated as the seasons. Each winter they ski at St. Moritz; every spring they go to the Paris fashion shows; and in the summer they are house guests of the Aga Khan at his Riviera pad. They often jet to Manhattan, check into their Park Avenue apartment, visit Pamela's sister and brother-in-law Peter Duchin, and dine with such friends as Designer Bill Blass, Metropolitan Museum Director Thomas Moving and Revlon Chairman Charles Revson. At home Bob Sakowitz lives high...
...looking forward to gaining a general approach to the interstices of Congressional action," said Cohen last night. The 30-year-old Maine representative is hoping to join House committees on Merchant Marine and Flaheries, Agriculture, and the Judiciary...