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Wicked irony dogged every turn of his career. If his theater magic had been preserved on film, Welles might be known today as a great actor-manager who also dabbled in movies. If the films had not been preserved, Welles' trim exuberance would not have so cuttingly mocked the Falstaffian corpulence of his maturity. One generation knows him as the brilliant light that Hollywood failed and as the guy Rita Hayworth married before Aly Khan. Another generation thinks of him as a wine salesman, ballast at a Dean Martin Roast table and butt of Johnny Carson's "fat" jokes...
...Grays Hall: Built in 1862, Grays Hall was the first college dormitory with running water. It was a noticeable break from the style of other dorms since it was built with granite trim and a mansard roof...
...goods from countries running especially large surpluses in trade with the U.S., has always acknowledged that the bill is likely to be rewritten in ways that he cannot foresee. Gephardt now is voicing hope that if the measure does pass in something like its present form, its targets will trim their trade surpluses enough to escape its provisions. But he admits, "I really do not think it is possible the 25% surcharge will go into effect...
...trim, the taut and the wholly toned: the new blessed trinity of the U.S. Worshipers seem to be everywhere, running along sandy beaches and park paths, cycling on city streets or backwoods roads, swimming, stretching, bending, twisting or--come on, just one more--perhaps lifting weights. By now it would appear that all Americans have experienced sweaty epiphanies and are fast on their way to becoming hardy hunks and blooming beauties. The truth, however, is a good deal flabbier...
...economic reasons, Star Wars has become vulnerable to efforts to trim the federal deficit. Congress has tentatively cut the President's SDI budget for 1986, from $3.7 billion to $2.75 billion. Nonetheless, the Administration is still shooting for $21 billion in Star Wars funds over the next four years...