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...very, very old." After examining the china, Allen observed diplomatically that "it says 'Made in Germany,' and it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that such a marking appeared." Another Parke Bernet diplomat, after examining a ring that its owner believed to be antique amber, said, "I'm sorry, madam, but it's plastic." He gently added: "Early plastic...
...Executive" throne. And he does not mind demanding considerable reading time. Under a cartoon showing Uncle Sam and a small boy strolling through a smudged wasteland, Wright placed the caption: "Well, our spacious skies got dirty when we cut back on clean air standards and we sold the amber waves of grain to other countries. The purple mountain majesties were gutted for strip mining and the fruited plain was leased to Exxon, not to mention the oil derricks offshore from sea to shining...
Engraved in gold and amber, it seemed like a typical Beverly Hills party invitation, except for one thing: the bash was to be held in a dental office. Even so, some 400 curious neighbors turned out last fall to drink and mingle under wooden beams, amid ankle-deep carpets and expensive French prints. Soft rock music wafted round a small jungle of indoor plants as guests explored color-coordinated treatment rooms and dental equipment discreetly hidden away in wooden cabinets. The idea, explained mod-garbed Dentists Gerard Frankel and Richard Winograde, was to create a soothing atmosphere for fearful patients...
...AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN
Among the latter, the best-known group was the Hollywood Ten, an oddly assorted collection of men who went to jail for refusing to testify about their political beliefs. They included Dalton Trumbo (Kitty Foyle), one of the highest-paid screenwriters in town, and Ring Lardner Jr. (Forever Amber), one of the most talented. The rest were largely fringe figures, creators of Charlie Chan and Boston Blackie epics, who as writers and directors probably could never have earned anything like the fame they won collectively in political martyrdom...