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...appurtenances of wealth are well known--the Range Rovers and Rolexes, the little Chanel purses and the personal chefs trained in the Pritikin diet. But in the horse country around Warrenton, Va., a lustrous green pocket one hour from Washington where the Mellons and Kennedys have homes, the wealthy have a little-known luxury. It's the imported Argentine polo player, a man who can do a lot for your game--and if you happen to be one of the available local horsewomen, escort you home afterward...
...private arms dealers. The girls were born in Switzerland, but they moved in 1983 to the rolling farm their father bought for them. Friends say both sisters are reclusive but that Susan was the more introverted. "Fragile" and "gentle" are typical words for her. Clerks at the shops in Warrenton say she rarely smiled and usually let Villegas do the talking...
...North Carolina Central U., M.S., 1962; U. of North Carolina, 1967 FAMILY: Husband, Theaoseus; four children RELIGION: Presbyterian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Consulting-firm owner POLITICAL CAREER: Sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 1968; North Carolina Assistant Secretary of Natural Resources, 1977-81; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 479, Warrenton...
...there in person and spend the bucks for those fabulous fake pearls. There are those who call the event a Camelot "feeding frenzy," but I bet a good many of us, given half a chance, would have loved to purchase a piece of the legend. CHRIS FINKLEIN Warrenton, Oregon...
...fervor, many N.R.A. members seem to shrug off the group's excesses as tactics that are excusable given the importance of the mission. "The N.R.A., whatever its faults, is still the best thing gun owners have," says Scott Carter, a 20-year member who manages a gun shop in Warrenton, Virginia. "Their past efforts and their future efforts to keep firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens will do more to save this country than anything else." As for those members who feel that the N.R.A. has abandoned the interests of target shooters and hunters, says Hefner Appling...