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What touched off the fight was some behind-the-scenes maneuvering by Alleghany's Executive Vice President David Wallace, 35, who also acts as trustee to Bob Young's estate and adviser to his widow. Wallace had advised Mrs. Young to support any future Sonnabend bid for control. When Kirby got wind of this piece of advice, the executive committee fired Wallace. Snapped Sonnabend ominously: "An act of bad faith. A violation of a gentleman's agreement to keep Wallace. I decline to serve on the board as presently constituted...
Divorced. By Joan Cohn Karl, 45, widow of Cinemogul Harry Cohn: Shoe Magnate Harry Karl, 45; separated after 23 days of togetherness (her $110,000 settlement amounts to $4,782.61 a day); in Santa Monica, Calif...
Married. Debbie Montgomery Minardos Power, 27, widow of Cinemactor Tyrone Power; and Movie Scion Arthur Loew Jr., 33 ; she for the third time, he for the first; in Las Vegas...
...Molly Maguire was a fierce-tempered Irish widow and patriot who in the 18403 organized gangs in Ireland to oppose the British overlords, beating and murdering landlords and their agents in protest against oppressive rents...
...banks, a group of utilities that wanted to finance an atomic reactor turned to Morgan; in a few days, the bank set up the plan to do the job. When General Electric asked Morgan Guaranty to buy up the shares of an affiliate abroad, the bank doggedly pursued one widow from city to city all over Europe until she finally sold her shares...