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...noncandidate, crisscrossing the country giving speeches, wooing deep pockets in Hollywood and devising a catchy slogan -- "the New Mainstream." He's even survived what might have been a fatal blunder after flying on a state-owned aircraft to visit former model Patricia Kluge, recently divorced from one of the wealthiest men in the U.S. For good measure, Wilder appointed Kluge, star of the soft-porn movie Nine Ages of Nakedness, to the board of visitors of the University of Virginia. But running in a race without challengers means never ^ having to say you're sorry. When the episode became public...
Bentonville could be an option; after all, the wealthiest person in the United States lives there and really does drive an old pick-up truck. And from the size of Fort Wal-Mart, the gargantuan office complex of the nation's largest discount retailer, I would guess that Sam Walton owns more office space in Arkansas than the state does. But chances are that Walton will not talk to tourists. Those who want to see a large office building can go to the Pentagon. It's closer to Harvard, and Colin Powell works there...
...estimated $250 million in Wells Fargo & Co. and $300 million in Champion International, a paper-products company. Laurence Tisch and his family-controlled Loews Corp. have sunk hundreds of millions of dollars into Bank of Boston and Continental Bank. Concludes security analyst Bruce Benteman, who tracks the nation's wealthiest stock pickers: "Everyone thinks our problems in banking and real estate are worse than they've ever been, but the smartest investors are saying these aren't anything that can't be dealt with...
Back to the Beach--As president of America's wealthiest university, Derek C. Bok hasn't had a whole lot of free time over the last 20 years. So when Bok heads to a Stanford-affiliated research institution next year, he hopes to devote time to a few of the things he's neglected as president. Of course, the labor law professor says he wants to write a book about wage differentials. But Bok he also looks forward to making use of the university's athletic facilities. And although he's let his exercise program slip a bit in recent...
Elected from a staunchly conservative district, which includes some of the wealthiest communities in the nation, Franks knocked out Democrat Toby Moffett, an ex-TV anchorman and former Congressman who was backed by various civil rights groups. Says University of Connecticut political science professor Howard Reiter: "Expect him to be displayed prominently at the 1992 convention. He's very articulate and could quickly become a national voice...