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...resounding titles, which for sheer euphony tops that of many a noble duke and earl, is held by the Lord of the Manor of Circum cum Wilcocks alias Fransham Parva in the parish of Little Fransham. Last week, along with 26 other manorial lordships, it was knocked down at auction for a paltry $924. At the same auction, London Bookseller William Alfred Foyle bought himself five lordships...
...hwan to $1. Thereafter, the Korean presses went on printing currency, and the value of the hwan dropped (on the black market) to 500 and even 750 to $1. Rhee himself showed what he. thought of the sanctity of the official rate by allowing the Bank of Korea to auction off a hoard of accumulated U.S. greenbacks (mostly to Korean importers). The prices paid were around 500 hwan to $1. Still Syngman Rhee would not change the official rate. His decision cost the U.S. military in Korea millions of dollars in unnecessary expense, and gave many South Koreans lush windfalls...
...collection also comprises the complete diaries of John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Charles Francis Adams, covering the years 1755 to 1886. "If these private papers were sold at an auction," Thomas B. Adams said, "They could bring over a million dollars...
...marquise has sold all the historic tapestries, paintings and furniture," complained the contractor's attorney. Last week the château was put up for auction. The townspeople, outbidding everyone else, bid 20 million francs ($57,000) for the sagging but prized tourist attraction. "We shall do everything possible," promised the mayor, "to repair and preserve its marvelous heritage...
Defense Rests. In Covington, Ky., Prosecutor James E. Quill's case against Cafe Owner Joseph Martin for receiving stolen goods collapsed when Quill discovered that the police had accidentally sold at auction the stolen goods that Martin was accused of receiving...