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Moynihan and Ferris were nearly hit by a one-man shell and Moynihan had some trouble with a buoyant collar that became waterlogged...
Paul's one-man show is refined Vegas, trim but not brassy. When he is not donating his time, he performs for no less than $150,000 a night. Since 1956 he has written 400 songs, 18 of which have sold more than 1 million discs apiece. He has leased his old hits for five years to a golden-oldie outfit called American International. The deal is likely to bring him half a million in royalties. Residuals from the Tonight Show theme, which he wrote in 1962, yield $30,000 a year. For $50,000 against royalties, Anka...
When martial law was established in the Philippines three years ago, it seemed that President Ferdinand Marcos' one-man rule was safe from any challenge. Now, though, it seems that a formidable contender for power and popularity has emerged on the Philippine political scene: his wife. Imelda Marcos, 46, who was elected Miss Manila in 1953, was appointed last week general manager of Manila, which was enlarged by the incorporation of its suburban towns. As ruler of the nation's wealthiest and most populous (5.5 million) area, Mrs. Marcos is now the second most influential politician...
Asked recently to pick the most important decisions in which he had participated, he cited the 1964 one-man, one-vote reapportionment ruling and the 1954 Brown school desegregation case. Then, surprisingly, he added a 1944 opinion that had established a clear formula under which "a utility was entitled to make a return sufficient to at tract capital and keep going." Douglas understood "the matters of corporate finance better than any lawyer I've ever known," says Harvard Law Professor Vern Countryman...
...long-range financial planning and finally, in 1972, to the international area. Away from work, Flavin is a devout Catholic who enjoys golf and skiing with his wife and two children. He is extremely popular with colleagues for his direct manner and insistence on "teamwork rather than the one-man approach"; most of all, though, they admire his ability to reduce hard business problems to their essentials...