Word: carlos
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...whaleskin chairs at a glass-topped bar enclosing a tiny fleet of ancient and modern ship models. Said Onassis, after a look around: "I am very pleased with the job done." Not content with his new ship, Tycoon Onassis also announced some big plans for Monte Carlo, which he bought both as headquarters and playground last year. With a three-story office building (remodeled at a cost of $100,000) to house his 100-man staff, Onassis plans to spend $1,000,000 a year to air-condition and modernize the famed old Casino itself, and build a new dance...
...according to McNair Ilgenfritz' will, the offer will go, successively, to London's Covent Garden, Sadler's Wells, the Paris Opéra, the Paris Opéra-Comique, and the opera houses of Monte Carlo, Nice and Brussels. If, after 21 years, none accepts the bequest, the money will go to a memorial foundation to build a concert hall in Newport, R.I., where Ilgenfritz used to spend his summers...
...freshman race features the Crimson Yardlings, with one victory to their credit, against weaker Penn and Navy crews. Stroked by Carlo Zezz, the big eight is experienced and has pushed the varsity in time trials...
...careful balance: something old, something new. First he flooded the hall with the singing airs of Mozart's Adagio in E. Then, tucking his fiddle under his chin again and staring intently at his stubby fingers, he launched into the amiable and sometimes pyrotechnic moods of Gian-Carlo Menotti's two-year-old Violin Concerto. As always, his tone was luxuriant, his pitch impeccable, and he brought the music to full-blooded life. From Manhattan's experienced audience, the modern work drew down an extra round of applause...
Freshman Heavies: Carlo Zezza, Stroke; John Lapsley, 7; Ed McCagg (captain), 6; Stafford Morss, 5; Carter Harrison, 4; Art Hodges, 3; Fritz Schwarz, 2; Sam Wolcott, Bow; Bob McLaughlin...