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...wire, he was two lengths ahead of Roman Brother, six ahead of Northern Dancer. Jockey Ycaza plucked two white carnations from the wreath around Quadrangle's neck. "One for my wife," he explained, "and one for little Manuelito." For himself, Ycaza plucked something even sweeter: a 10% slice of the $110,850 winner's purse...
...sweeter deal could scarcely be imagined. The Devine partners got access to the power of Merrill Lynch, whose assets top $1 billion; in addition, all 13 of the men became vice presidents of the brokerage giant (raising its total to 114). As for Merrill Lynch, it acquired the savvy, contacts and good will of a major company without putting up so much as a penny...
Wicked Wise. It did, that is, until last fall, when Martha Schlamme recorded a full album of Weill's best compositions. The album includes songs from Weill's days with Brecht, as well as his later and sweeter French and American music (J'attends un navire, My Ship). Last week Interloper Schlamme extended her welcome trespass by turning up in a Bowery theater-café called The Howff with a show devoted entirely to Weill. The show and its setting would have been just right for Lenya, but Schlamme could hardly be better...
...steel raises its prices, the big question is how much of the rise will be absorbed by higher labor costs. David McDonald's Steelworkers can reopen their labor contract on May 1 or later, and are almost sure to ask for a sweeter contract in the face of any price rise-seeking either higher wages or three-month paid leaves for veteran workers every five years in order to create more jobs...
...resurgence was even sweeter because it was so long overdue. When Daddy drove a flivver and raccoon coats were all the rage, West Coast football took a rumble seat to none. But after World War II, the once proud West suffered painful indignities. Only three times in 15 years did a Western team win in the Rose Bowl; of 114 games with the Big Ten, the West won only 38, But last week all that was changed, and the best in the West were a match for any in the U.S. The best...