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...will never be in Indochina a glass case of the eyeglasses of those who have been butchered. We are incinerating them without taking the booty." Wicker's plea for the redemption of the nation's soul drew loud applause; his request for patience and steady hard work received less acclaim...
...complicated character than legend implies. Possibly the most effective ruler France ever had, Louis was tough-minded and subtle, and so much of a political pragmatist and innovator that nobody knew quite what to make of him. Especially his feckless father. Lapped in beautiful women and dreams of martial acclaim, Charles snubbed and ignored the boy until, at the age of 16. Louis responded with a plot to seize the throne. It failed, but Louis had found his métier...
...Etienne Balsan, a millionaire cavalry officer who brought her to Paris at 16, Coco acquired the habits and tastes of the wealthy. She liked them-all but the ladies' predilection for ostrich-boa-draped hats. To provide an alternative, she opened a millinery boutique in Deauville, won enough acclaim to set up shop in Paris...
...Acclaim for Harvard's new President-designate, Derek C. Bok, continues to pour off the presses...
Died. Mimi Benzell, 47, Metropolitan Opera soprano turned successful Broadway, TV and nightclub singer; of cancer; in Manhasset, N.Y. Making her Met debut at age 21 as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute, she won acclaim for such roles as Gilda in Rigoletto and Musetta in La Boheme before moving to Broadway, where she starred in the long-running musical Milk and Honey...