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Word: boeotian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...modern city to the ruined perfection of the floodlit Parthenon. This year former Democratic Senator William Benton was holding court on a huge sofa, playing the part he loves: the crusty old American millionaire. Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, now a consultant on conservation, silently contemplated a Boeotian vase. Buckminster Fuller, a chunky little figure in black tie and white jacket, bald head shining, talked to Dr. Thomas Lambo, a towering blue-black Nigerian psychiatrist in flowing tribal robes. The guests ranged from British Economist Austin Robinson and French Geographer Jean Gottmann to American urbanists like Robert Wood of M.I.T...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Planners: Oracles at Delos | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

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