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...decided to pose as Art Dealer "John Blake," with an interest in 17th century Italian painting, pretending to have many rich clients and no moral scruples. Once word of his corruptibility got around the art world, Watson reckoned, he would be offered stolen pictures, including, some day, the Caravaggio...
...Banfi's new wines are promising. The company will introduce its Chardonnay next spring, a cabernet sauvignon in the fall and a Brunello di Montalcino in 1985. The most interesting product from the company will be a Moscadello di Montalcino, a frizzante white wine, first made in the 17th century, that has been out of production for 50 years...
...light district. As horrified guests watched at gunpoint, the man, a former employee, doused the floor and stairs with gasoline. He then shot his pistol into a fuel can, instantly setting the place ablaze. Patrons mobbed exits and jumped from upper-story windows as the fire consumed four 17th century row houses in the brothel and casino complex. The toll at week's end: 13 dead, 25 injured...
Cleveland, however, who was eighth in the first survey, was down to 17th in the Murray-Blessing rankings. Of contemporary interest was the fact that Ford was graded higher than Carter, and out of the nine Presidents since 1929, all except Nixon rated average or above. Nixon got some credit but not enough to keep him out of the lowest-rated group...
...opening line was "Do you know who I am?" Well, of course, everyone did. At Cambridge University, Prince Edward was making his British stage debut in an undergraduate production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, a political screed based on the 17th century witch trials in Salem, Mass. Though Edward, 19, was playing sexagenarian Deputy Governor Danforth, Director Nicholas Walmsley found that the supporting role fitted the princely thespian "like a glove." Edward was more sanguine when asked about his performance. "That's not for me to judge," he said. "Life...