Word: birthdays
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Hassan was pulled to safety by aides. But the guests, many of whom thought that the shooting was part of the king's birthday fireworks, became ducks in a palatial gallery when loyal troops started firing back. Belgian Ambassador Marcel Dupret fell dead with a bullet in his chest. General Mohammed Nmichi, commander of Morocco's air force, was killed, as were three army generals and two Cabinet Ministers. At least 100 people were wounded including Saudi Arabian Ambassador Fakhri el Adhr and the King's brother, Prince Moulay Abdullah. Hundreds who had expected a pleasant summer...
...other anti-Hassan forces seized radio stations in Rabat, the capital, and Casablanca, announced that the King had been overthrown, and proclaimed a "revolutionary republic." Shouting slogans like "Socialism has arrived-down with the monarchy!" rebel broadcasters brought thousands of dissident Moroccans into the streets. Many gleefully tore down birthday posters bearing Hassan's portrait. But their demonstration proved short-lived as baton-wielding police beat them back...
...have enjoyed raking in the profits. Menotti began to worry that they were missing the cultural meaning of it all, so he held a meeting and urged them to "make the whole city a festival." The fiesta-fond Italians took him at his word, celebrating Menotti's 60th birthday with brass bands, torchlight processions and 2,000 signed testimonials of affection. Awakened by a rendition of his own Triple Concerto, the composer sniffled: "Before this I felt like an ornament. Now I feel like a household utensil, and it's wonderful...
Louis Armstrong's death last week, two days after his 71st birthday, came as a tragic surprise. In March he had been so ill that it seemed unlikely he would recover. But he did, only recently announcing his return to work (TIME, July 12). His sudden death from heart failure ended a career that spanned the life of jazz. He emerged during its early days, became the first big star to shine in front of a combo. He paved the road over which virtually every jazzman of any importance would walk to fame thereafter...
...broadcasts from space became favorite fare on Moscow television. Volkov, the only member of the crew who had previously made a space trip (aboard Soyuz 7, in 1969), was an idol of teen-age Russian girls because of his rugged good looks. Russian TV viewers also watched an impromptu birthday party staged for Patsayev, who turned 38 during the flight. Instead of pouring the customary vodka, his comrades toasted him with tubes of prune paste. Yet as the mission continued uneventfully day after day-first past the American endurance mark of 13 days set by Gemini 7 in 1965, then...