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Spanish Gold. Should would-be George and Georgina Plimptons so desire, they can guest-coach the Houston Rockets pro basketball team for $2,000 per couple per day. For the more active twosome, Sakowitz will serve up a weekend of treasure hunting for Spanish gold at the bottom of Scotland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Yule Log: Happy His & Hers | 12/20/1976 | See Source »

We were served by an efficient crew that had gained experience on Concorde demonstration flights. But with TV crews and interviewers blocking the narrow aisle, even they had difficulty coping with the limited space. The tiny galleys produced two hot-food choices: duck and steak. I chose steak, and it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Supersonic Debut: Two Views | 2/2/1976 | See Source »

Oil began flowing to Britain in June, arriving by tanker from the Argyll field. Energy Secretary Anthony Wedgwood Benn, raising a flask of crude on high, called the event cause for "a day of national celebration." Next month oil should begin moving from Britain's promising Forties field through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: High Costs, High Stakes on the North Sea | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

In one way, Benn's analogy was not altogether farfetched. The technology of North Sea production is indeed impressive. But the prospective financial benefits are hardly enough to send Britons into orbit. The nation last year suffered a $9 billion payments deficit; production from the small Argyll field off...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Priming the Pump | 6/30/1975 | See Source »

Died. Ian Douglas Campbell, 69, eleventh Duke of Argyll and hereditary chief of Scotland's clan Campbell; following a stroke; in Edinburgh. After succeeding to the dukedom in 1949, Campbell shocked his fellow peers by opening the family estate at Inveraray Castle to paying visitors, then appearing in a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 16, 1973 | 4/16/1973 | See Source »

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