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...Duarte and the U.S. to the death squads, quit as party president under pressure from Washington. But he remains a key figure in ARENA, and he drew large enthusiastic crowds at campaign rallies. D'Aubuisson's successor is Alfredo Cristiani, a graduate of Washington's Georgetown University and scion of a wealthy coffee-growing family. His soft-spoken approach evidently convinced some Salvadorans that the party had moderated its views, and many were further swayed by ARENA's slick advertising campaign, with the slogan "We'll change for the better." Said Cristiani after the vote: "Our goal...
...physical distress arouse concern: "His mother was terrified because his condition did not resemble the turmoil of love so much as the devastation of cholera." But it is love, all right, and Florentino's symptoms grow worse when Fermina abruptly tosses him aside and later weds Dr. Urbino, the scion of an illustrious though fading family...
Along with their self-absorption, many harbor a sense of worthlessness. "It's hard to build self-esteem if you don't deal with the challenge of getting a job," says George Pillsbury of Boston, scion of the flour family. There is also a feeling of guilt for having been born with money. "That was the worst problem I had," admits Chicagoan Abra Prentice Wilkin, great- granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. "I didn't earn it." The knowledge can taint even the pleasure of making expensive purchases. The first time Wilkin spent $100 for a pair of shoes...
Haig's well-kept scion. The money is paid as a consulting fee to a group called Concord Associates, so the recipient's name doesn't pop up on campaign reports. A deposit of $15,000 was made last July. In fact, the money goes to Alexander Haig's son and namesake Alex Haig, who helps manage his father's campaign. Though unusual, there was nothing illegal about the arrangement, and young Haig says it was all quite legitimate. Nevertheless, starting this month, he and his wife Wendy will dissolve Concord Associates and start receiving paychecks in their own names...
...Pakistan from exile in Britain in April 1986, her political fortunes have suffered setbacks. Now Bhutto, 34, has decided to test her luck at marriage. Last week the daughter of the late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was wed under a rose-garlanded canopy to Asif Ali Zardari, 34, scion of a wealthy Pakistani family. The Muslim union, arranged by the families of the bride and groom, took place at the Bhutto family residence in Karachi...