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...cents. Second, the maximum rate on long-term capital gains taxes has dropped. That means that when the value of a person's stock increases, for example, he will be able to keep more of the gain. And all that means that people will probably be less inclined to skirt taxes by forking their money over to Harvard...
...Saks in Beverly Hills, Dolce muses: "The whole thing reminds me of Palm Springs à la 1950." But the current gilt trip, according to Mirabella, began in the spring of 1980 with French Designer Yves Saint Laurent's ready-to-wear collection. His show included a gold leather skirt and a gold-threaded scarf. The look quickly followed the path of least resistance to Saint Tropez, where gold-brocaded jogging shorts, silver bikinis and gold jackets over denim skirts became as common last summer, says one Saint Tropez shopkeeper, "as button-down shirts on Wall Street...
...husband was formally selected by the Corporation and the Board of Overseers as President of the University--whe was not asked about her academic career. Instead, the "women of the press" who had been invited to 33 Elmwood Ave. wanted to know what Sissela Bok thought about the mini-skirt...
Little wonder, then that when a Crimson reporter requested an interview four years later, it took three weeks before she could be persuaded to give in. In the earlier mini-skirt conference the press had also been interested in Mrs. Bok's feelings about house plants and hobbies, and so in 1975 she agreed to meet with a reporter only on the condition that there would be no discussion of "the family" or other personal matters. Questions would be directed to her work, and to make sure nothing slipped out. Deane Lord, director of the Harvard News Office, would...
Driving north along construction-filled Putnam at about 8:45 a.m. Holt had attempted to skirt around a barrel with...