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...party hierarchy and presumably a contender, though Kadar slyly enjoys appearances that deceive. Other possible candidates: Ferenc Havasi, 57, a chief economic official, who is said to believe that unemployment should be officially recognized; Karoly Grosz, 57, a Kadar disciple; Propaganda Boss Janos Berecz, 57; and Foreign Affairs Specialist Matyas Szuros...
...foreign policy community was abuzz with reports that Robert Brown, 51, a black businessman from North Carolina, would be named Ambassador to Pretoria. "For the first time in U.S.-South Africa relations, a black is being given serious consideration for the post," said a Washington- based South Africa specialist. The other top candidate is Richard Viets, a career diplomat and former Ambassador to Tanzania and Jordan...
...fishier one wondered how angry Connors was after losing to Minneapolis Doubles Specialist Robert Seguso in the first round. "You don't need to know everything," replied the third seed, still able enough for that perch but old ; enough (33) to have to defend his continuing presence. "What's your problem?" he bristled. "Why do you want me to get out of tennis? You don't know what you have until you lose it." Connors referred, of course, to McEnroe, the tabloids' favorite foil, away on a paternity leave. "He's not here and you miss...
...small new firm based in Washington named UXB International. (UXB, which stands for "unexploded bomb," was in the title of a BBC and PBS television series.) The company was set up by a former Navy lieutenant, Phillip Hough, who served two tours in Viet Nam as an explosive-ordnance specialist...
...described all the ways he could shelter his six-figure income. "I wasn't just a player," he recalls. "I was a depreciable asset." On one road trip, when his teammates went to the movies to unwind, Bradley curled up with heavy tomes by Economist Milton Friedman and Tax Specialist Stanley Surrey and first read that tax rates could be greatly lowered if loopholes were closed...