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...George Bush was the real Texan he claims to be whenever he passes through the Lone Star State, he would know what's a serious mistake he made last week in denouncing House Speaker Jim Wright...
...Texas. Said an Administration official: "It's his personal business. It's nothing we condone, but we can't stop him." Hance contended that he has no interest in any formal alliance with OPEC, but he added, "What they do here in Vienna has more effect on the Texan economy than what the ! state government does in Austin. For us not to be here and have some dialogue and communication is ridiculous...
Thirty years have passed since Van Cliburn, that apple pie-fed Texan, conquered Moscow in the first Tchaikovsky competition, which required performance of the concerto. Since then, with the rise in competitions' importance, the work has become one of the most overplayed of all repertoire staples. The passion and fervor of the work, which seemed so wild and new in 1875, can strike the jaded modern ear as overworn and even vacuous...
...keep a Texan down. Only last week John Connally, the bankrupt former Governor, auctioned off personal belongings ranging from saddles to paintings for $2.75 million. That is only a fraction of the $48.75 million that Connally's failed real estate empire still owes. But Connally may have a ! promising new job lined up. An old friend, Edward Bennett Williams, the high- powered Washington lawyer, is said to be thinking of inviting him to join his law firm...
...stellar rise was too good to be true. Only eight years ago Texan J.R. McConnell drove a beat-up Camaro, hawked cameras on street corners and dabbled in real estate. But after a string of deals worthy of Dallas' J.R. Ewing, McConnell's jalopy gave way to private jets and limousines, and he became a top Galveston developer...