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...Safire, 53, nears his tenth anniversary at the Times in April, his twice-weekly "Essay" on politics, distributed to more than 500 daily newspapers, is considered virtually required reading in the inner circles of Government and journalism. Says one admiring rival, Robert Novak, co-author with Rowland Evans of one of the nation's best-known columns: "Safire is the most readable columnist in Washington and the one I can least afford to miss...
...Anchorage Superior Court judge agreed. The judge ordered Cox, who failed to appear at a November hearing, to repay Matson. But last week Superior Court Judge Mark Rowland overturned that decision, giving Cox ten more days to respond. Matson and his attorney were not commenting on the decision. Cox was. Said she: "I am not in any way liable for the decision of a mature gentleman to party with vast amounts of money...
...hear the group perform his tightly organized, mournful Quartet No. 13. That meeting began a relationship that continued until the composer's death; Shostakovich sent the Fitzwilliam the scores of his 14th and 15th Quartets for their first performances outside the Soviet Union. Says First Violinist Christopher Rowland, 35: "He seemed very touched that a young quartet should be so dedicated to his music...
Meanwhile in London, Sir Freddie was down last week but certainly not yet out. A loyal British public had rallied behind him and donated some ?3 million ($5.5 million) to a Freddie Friendly Fund to help him launch another carrier. Laker and Roland ("Tiny") Rowland, managing director of Lonrho Ltd. and one of Britain's most talked-about businessmen, were considering joining forces in a new flying venture that could be airborne by April. -By John S. DeMott. Reported by Christopher Ogden/Chicago and Bruce van Voorst/New York
...congressional successes have brought a new note of grudging admiration. Liberal Tom Wicker finds Reagan "an able and resourceful political leader whose amiable underplaying reinforces even while it obscures his effectiveness." Right-wing columnists feel much freer in muting their enthusiasm for the President. In the territory where Rowland Evans and Robert Novak roam-and where seldom is heard a discouraging word about Senator Jesse Helms and other rightists-the atmosphere is humid with intrigues, heavy-breathing innuendoes and indirect quotes ("Important conservative Republicans in Congress, while keeping mum publicly, grumble privately that the President has lost control...