Impressionists Degas Set Record At Sotheby Auction
A record $37 million sale of 15 Impressionist works from the Havemeyer collection topped at Sotheby Parke Bennet. Degas works led bidding including L Attente at $3.7 million, the highest price for an Impressionist piece. The Degas and other major works were split between Norton Simon Inc and the Getty Museum.
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Associated Press
New York
Degas
Corot
Cezanne
Manet
Monet
Edgar Degas
L’attente
Sotheby Parke Bennet
Havemeyer
Havemeyers
Norton Simon Inc
Pasadena
Calif
Getty Museum
Malibu
Sotheby
Debbie Nadler
Getty buys British art sparking fears of loss to foreigners
LONDON AP. The Getty Museum in Malibu buys major works from British aristocrats paying taxes, fueling worries that Britain’s art gems may vanish to foreign museums or collectors. Critics call the spree the largest museum spending binge, while Getty officials promise no market disruption.
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London
Getty Museum
Britain
Malibu
Calif
Europe
Getty
John Paul Getty
England
Geraldine Norman
Times of London
Hugh Leggatt
France
Harold Williams
Mount Vesuvius
Senate panel trims income limit on tuition tax credit
The Senate Finance Committee moved to reduce the income level where the proposed tuition tax credit for parents sending children to private schools phases out. The action is part of President Reagan's plan to aid private school attendance.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Reagan
Tuition tax credits debated as phaseouts and refunds split
Reagan plan would phase out credits for families by 60 000 and end at 50 000 under a committee amendment. Credit would cover 50 percent of private school tuition up to 100 in 1983 200 in 1984 and 300 in 1985. Debate centers on refunds for poorer parents with backers favoring refunds while Reagan administration opposes. Sen Chafee sought a refund. Sen Dole blocked in committee but favored a Senate floor refund amendment. No action occurred in the House last session.
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Reagan Administration
John Chafee
R-R.i
Bob
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House
Court backs literacy test in Florida
A federal appeals court upheld Florida's functional literacy test allowing the state to withhold diplomas from about 1,300 high school seniors who failed. The 11th Circuit denied a stay 2-1 with Judge Kravitch dissenting. The first graduation is Thursday as officials defend the policy and potential Supreme Court review is debated.
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Atlanta
Florida
11Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Phyllis Kravitch
James C. Hill
A.J. Henderson
Steve Hanlon
U.S. Supreme Court
Kravitch
Hanlon
Tallahassee
Ralph Turlington
U.S
George C. Carr
Tampa
Fla
Carr
Turlington
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Marquesa de Santiago
Francisco Goya
J. Paul Getty Museum
Dole
R-Kan
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Hillsborough County
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Sherwood Vacuum Cleaner
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