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...1970s, Burri decided to cut back on exhibiting new work; instead, he created La Fondazione Albizzini to house and promote many of his favorites in his beloved hometown. Locally, it has been reason to celebrate. "Burri's artworks represent Umbria in its deepest and most intimate nature," says Maria Rita Lorenzetti, president of the Umbria region. However, Burri's wife did not share her husband's affection for Città di Castello. After the artist's death, she tried to gain control of all of Burri's works. But in 1998, Italian courts ruled in favor of Albizzini...
...dampened enthusiasm for the mayor, a colorful guy who rides around on an Aprilia scooter and once suggested that employers earmark a percentage of their payroll to buy local artwork. "If I make a mistake, I'll apologize," says Hickenlooper. So far, no apologies seem necessary. -- With reporting by Rita Healy/Denver...
...personal appeal from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to President Reagan, the U.S. Army last week chose a U.S.-French consortium to supply it with a sophisticated, $4.3 billion field-radio system. In one of the largest U.S. military contracts ever awarded for a foreign-designed system, the Army picked RITA, a joint venture by France's Thomson-CSF and GTE of Stamford, Conn., and turned down a competitive system offered by the British-American combine of Plessey Co. and Rockwell International...
...sonogram for posterity. Some of his colleagues will do the same with DVDs. "But we do it only when there is a medical indication to do the ultrasound," he emphasizes. And patients eager to have the full sentimental experience will have to add their own music. --With reporting by Rita Healy/Denver
...feel ambushed by their products and for all of us to recognize that making choices is a right for others and a responsibility for ourselves. There's a word for that kind of attitude, right? Oh, yeah: decent. --Reported by Timothy J. Burger, Massimo Calabresi and Eric Roston/Washington; Rita Healy/Denver; Jeanne McDowell/Los Angeles; Siobhan Morrissey/Miami; and Betsy Rubiner/Des Moines