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Foreign moneymen have hope that the dollar may be nearing the end of its decline-especially if prospects for an upturn in the U.S. economy continue to improve. But nobody expects a strong rebound, much less a return to the robust exchange rates of the 1960s. Too many dollars spilled out by years of U.S. international deficits are still sloshing around the world, and as long as that continues, the once mighty greenback is likely to remain an invalid abroad...
...worries in judging the pace of the recovery are badly stalling auto sales and the continuing doldrums in housing. Both industries played major roles in lifting the economy out of past recessions, but few board members expect that they will lend the same robust support this time. Housing starts are running at an annual rate of less than 1 million and are generally not expected to climb much above 1.4 million this year, v. 2.5 million in early 1973. The main reason, as Nathan points out, is that builders still have a full year's supply of finished...
...sang Nearer, My God, to Thee, and she carried the flag in her school when it paid tribute to the fallen William McKinley. The robust Teddy Roosevelt was part of her wedding, so to speak. At least he was in the White House. Ross did Wilson's bidding. One day in 1917 he harnessed up his team and climbed in the wagon and drove through the flooded Nodaway River to sign up for World War I conscription. They needed him more on the farm, it turned...
...Rudolf Nureyev. "It's a little typecasting," observed Graham. "I think Nureyev is a God of Light." His longtime partner, Margot Fonteyn, is also scheduled to make her first appearance with a modern dance company in a smaller role. With tickets starting at $50 and climbing to a robust $10,000 a seat, Graham has persuaded a former student, First Lady Betty Ford, to act as honorary chairperson of the event. "I hope it will succeed," said Graham. "But if it is a failure, I hope it is a big one, a scandal. I don't believe...
Last week Die Tote Stadt was finally revived by the New York City Opera, with Jeritza, now a remarkably robust and handsome 87, sitting in the fourth row center. Even in the 1920s, Die Tote Stadt was an anachronism. Korngold was to Richard Strauss what Engelbert Humperdinck (Hansel und Gretel) was to Wagner-a brilliant but minor follower. The style of Die Tote Stadt is a lush, clamorous, occasionally schmaltzy orchestral sonorama that lies somewhere between Der Rosenkavalier and Elektra, with special added effects from Puccini, Debussy, Mahler and Rimsky-Korsakov. The best of its vocal moments, like the taunting...