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Died. Clint Murchison Sr., 74, epitome of the Texas wheeler-dealer and one of the world's wealthiest men; of a heart attack; in Athens, Texas. Murchison went into wildcat drilling in his 20s, borrowing and trading for new wells ("financing by finaglin'," he called it), and soon was bringing in wells at a rate of 40 a year. By 1925, at age 30, he was worth $5,000,000, and he had hardly started. Leaping from venture to venture, merging and consolidating, he expanded into railroads, buslines and publishing until at one point he was said...
Chrysler, Barreiros claimed, did not live up to its obligations, used highhanded methods and cared little about "human values." His accusations reverberated across Spain, whose leaders are increasingly worried about U.S. economic penetration. At 49, Barreiros is more than one of the country's wealthiest men; he is a legend, having parlayed a shabby mechanic's shop on the road to Andalusia outside Madrid into one of the largest private corporations in Spain. Editorialized Madrid's daily ABC: "The most prestigious firm of the Spanish motor industry has ended up as one more factory of an international...
...apply the principle of "moral certitude," or the absence of any doubt. And the churchmen announced that they are considering an almost revolutionary new policy on the most sensitive of issues: money. Many bishops, reported Cardinal-designate Terence Cooke of New York City, head of the nation's wealthiest diocese, approve in principle the idea of making an annual public report to their people on church finances...
...people help themselves? When I read your article on Newark [March 21], I realized only too well what Mayor Addonizio meant by his statement, "America is not prepared to save its cities." He, as well as I, and many others, is aware that some of the nation's wealthiest white bedroom communities come very close to touching Newark-physically. I grew up in Short Hills, N.J., one of the most elite. And I found that after the rioting those who "have" reacted by retreating even further-obtaining double locks and guns. They might have directed their energies towards constructive...
...Saudi flag, was flown in a special aircraft to Riyadh, and after brief ceremonies was buried somewhere in the capital. In keeping with tradition, there is no gravestone. Only a small group of holy men know the last resting place of one of the world's wealthiest...