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Died. Gregory Peter Cardinal Agagianian, 75, scholarly Armenian-born prelate and twice (1958 and 1963) a leading non-Italian candidate for Pope; of cancer; in Rome. After studying for the priesthood in Rome, Agagianian returned to Soviet Georgia as a parish priest and in 1937 became Beirut-based patriarch of 100,000 Armenian Catholics. Nine years later he was made the second Armenian cardinal in the history of the church. The Vatican's resident expert on Soviet affairs and master of eleven languages, he also headed Roman Catholic missions throughout the world from...
Stephanian said the quality of the food at Tommy's Lunch will not change. "Our cheese-steak specials will be as good as ever." he explained, although there are "a lot of surprises" in store, such as Armenian nights with stuffed grape leaves and other specially prepared dishes...
...passion for cooking, Field started a culinary school and in 1964 turned his full attention to classic cuisine. He produced a series of literate cookbooks and debunked such myths as the need to wash mushrooms, devein shrimp and press garlic. He preached imaginative uses for leftovers, such as Armenian lamb pie made from roast leg of lamb. His books include Michael Field's Cooking School, Michael Field's Culinary Classics and Improvisations and All Manner of Food. With his wife, Frances, he wrote the TIME-LIFE book A Quintet of Cuisines...
Political Persecution. Mardian's attitudes are deeply rooted. His father, Samuel, because of his ardent Armenian nationalism, spent four years in a Turkish dungeon. Once he was granted political asylum in the U.S., Samuel started a construction business in Pasadena. Three sons, Aaron, Dan and Samuel, eventually moved to Phoenix, where the construction firm prospered, and they became close friends and supporters of Barry Goldwater...
...four captives played pool and backgammon with two Soviet majors and a female Armenian interpreter who were their constant companions. Often they were joined in the evening by two Soviet generals, who displayed a healthy curiosity about U.S. military affairs. On the last night of their captivity, after being driven to the Soviet border village of Akyaka, the two U.S. generals were held up for nine more hours while the Russians tried to get them to sign a protocol admitting that they crossed the border near Ani, implying that they had been snooping along the border. Finally Scherrer wrote...