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...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). In the 1800s, LDS founder Joseph Smith blamed traditional medicine for his brother's death and his own traumatic leg surgery. Early Mormon writings praised the "plants and roots, which God had prepared to remove the cause of diseases." In the 1940s, Mormon herbalist John Christopher preached about natural healing. A few decades later, three Utah companies--Nature's Herbs, Nature's Way and Nature's Sunshine--began selling his formulas...
...whacked over the head with some totally random new fashion idea. Last season her message was aggressive to the point of barbaric. This season was much subtler. Her short satin mini-tunics and matching Kelty-style backpacks worn with jewel-toned satin turbans evoked a kind of 1940s eclectic exotic glamour. But Prada is a true fashionista and she made a very strong statement by focusing on the real foundations of fashion: shape and fabric...
DIED. Mickey Hargitay, 80, hunky Budapest-born athlete who immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1940s and rose to fame as a champion bodybuilder and actor whose films included Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, co-starring his then wife, screen siren Jayne Mansfield (together, at left); in Los Angeles. In the mid-'50s the newly anointed Mr. Universe--whose daughter Mariska tearily thanked her dad onstage last month when accepting an Emmy for her role on NBC's Law & Order: SVU--caught the eye of an aging Mae West, who hired him as one of eight loincloth-clad musclemen...
...just candy. With the power of the Internet, other purveyors of childhood memories are resurrecting '50s-era toys and games, including wooden alphabet blocks with old-fashioned lettering and Fisher-Price Snoopy pull toys. They're also experiencing a surge in demand for best sellers from the 1940s like Slinkys, Nok Hockey and Uncle Wiggily. "The pendulum has swung back to these classic playthings," says Ken Moe, managing director of Back to Basics Toys, a company based in Herndon, Va., that specializes in old-time fun and games...
...frenzy of free events and entertainment has crowds clambering until 3 a.m. FOTIS A. KARAYANNOPOULOS, attorney Begin with a martini at the Hilton's panoramic Galaxy Bar, where you can watch a glorious Greek sunset. Move on to the Panathinaia open-air cinema to catch a vintage 1940s film and smell the jasmine flowers that adorn the cement wall. Then, take to the balcony of the Attikos restaurant for a great view and a scrumptious sofrito veal meal. Head for the trendy Gazi clubbing district for a final round of drinks and some late-night flirting and dancing. Should Tyche...