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...banking street, Riad el Solh, all 73 prewar banks have resumed operation, including such multinational giants as Chase Manhattan, Barclays Ltd and Mitsubishi. The street corners outside are given over to smaller entrepreneurs with just as much Phoenician zest for commerce. They hawk everything from quarts of Johnnie Walker scotch to Barbie dolls; a good part of the merchandise comes from inventories assembled by looting. Says Citibank Manager John Bernson: "We're beginning to see unmistakable signs of that old Beiruti personality coming to the surface again...
...Drink Scotch whiskey all night long...
...declared Jimmy Carter in his election campaign, during which time he swore off demon rum and all other strong drink. Now, as President, he takes an occasional light Scotch, and he is about to serve up at least a miniprohibition on what he calls "the three-martini lunch." What Carter intends to recommend to Congress in mid-October, as part of his tax "reform" program, is bound to set up howls from even teetotaling business people, as well as restaurateurs and hoteliers...
...Voice of Ariadne burnishes Thea Musgrave's reputation for excellence and innovation. She is today's leading woman composer, but is just as happy to keep sex out of it: "The battle's been won. hasn't it?" she demands in a gentle Scotch burr. "Look, I started out to be a doctor, and could have done it well. But I've come to feel that these days it's more important to re-establish that side of humanity which is imaginative, and lyrical, and all those other things. The fight...
...Club, 9:30-2:00 Dewey Redman Quartet--Jazz Workshop at 8:30, 10:30, and 12:30 Shelly Isaacs Band--Michael's Pub Steve Veikley Jazz Quartet--Ryles Tree of Life--Pooh's Pub Joe Venuti--Sandy's Chris Hogan--Sunflower Cafe B. Winlker--Last Hurrah Maggie Scott--Scotch and Sirloin Sue O'Claire and Essence--Airport Hilton...