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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...suffered ruinously. In February, Chou En-lai warned that China's vital coal production had fallen off alarmingly. Transportation has been totally disrupted, and sabotage of trains is common as the Maoists and anti-Maoists fight. Trucks are often idle for lack of fuel. China's biggest oil refinery at Taching was partly destroyed by sabotage and is still operating well below capacity-and below China's needs. Shortage of oil cut power to three hours a day in Canton in January, left Peking without heat for much of the winter. Steel and textile production are also...
...distress of Rome's dolce vita set, the King and Queen have failed to live up to their advance billing as swingers. After they turned down an invitation to the Colonna ball, one of the year's biggest social flings, party-givers shied away from sending invitations for fear of being rejected. While the royal ladies recently ordered 15 gowns from the famed salon of Princess Irene Galitzine, the King has yet to appear in Rome in formal dress. Most of the royal family's social activity has been limited to the King's first love...
Boys Surf, Girls Ride. Biggest boost for riding has been the discovery that you don't have to be a millionaire to own a horse. Not only are fashionable hunts riding with bigger fields, but even polo is making a comeback. There are now 94 polo clubs, 31 of them less than ten years old and many composed of one-or two-pony players. "It's no more expensive than golf," points out Player Bob Crawford of Hamilton, Mass. "All you need is a couple of mallets and a hard hat." And even secretaries making $85 a week...
...winner of both the U.S. Open and Masters golf tournaments in 1941; of a heart attack; in Palm Beach, Fla. Called "the Blond Bomber" for his tremendous drives, Wood, who turned pro in the mid-'20s,' finished second, time after time, in the game's biggest tournaments. In 1941, he finally made it, defeating Byron Nelson for the Masters title; two months later, he beat Denny Shute to win the Open, a feat that earned him a place in golf's Hall of Fame...
...Chicago, the 38-year-old Merchandise Mart, the world's largest commercial building, occupies air rights over the former site of the Chicago and North Western terminal. As a national rail hub, Chicago now figures to get a major face lifting because of newer airspace projects. The biggest beneficiary is likely to be the Illinois Central Railroad, which owns air rights above its tracks and right-of-way along Lake Michigan worth at least $185 million. Two of the most imposing structures on the Chicago skyline, the 41-story Prudential Building and the 40-story Outer Drive East apartment...