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...leaving Winnie with an income of $300,000 a year and a desire to crash European society. But World War II intervened, and it was not until 1948 that Winnie left the U.S. to live in Europe, where she divided her time between a five-room suite at the Crillon in Paris and smaller digs at Lausanne's Hôtel Beau Rivage...
...Paris during a tour of Europe last month, the King ordered his military aide to find Nasser's personal spokesman and friend, Mohammed Hassanein Heikal, who was also expected in town on a visit. One hour later Heikal was in Hussein's thirdfloor suite at the Hotel Crillon, sipping tea and enjoying a friendly cigarette. Passing casually over their past struggles, Hussein asked: "Is there any way to close ranks against our enemies?" Then he answered the question himself by suggesting an alliance between Egypt and Jordan to oppose the Baath. Heikal agreed, suggested for a starter that...
...advisers: Conine Huff, a former Miss U.S.A. contestant (36-24-36) and a $5,014 receptionist in his office, and Mrs. Tamara J. Wall, a divorcee, who is a $9,000 staffer on his House Education and Labor Committee. In Paris, Powell established his research headquarters at the fashionable Crillon hotel. In Greece, the Powell party enjoyed swimming and nightclubbing at a luxury seaside resort near Athens. As U.S. criticism of his jaunty junket mounted...
...tourist spots-the fact is that the once-favored European gathering places for Americans are getting fewer dollars. In Paris' Lido cabaret, which last year turned away people by the hundreds every night, any customer can get a table now. Luxury hotels such as the Ritz, George V, Crillon and Plaza Athenée have dropped 15% in American bookings, and some of the lesser hotels are off 50% to 60%. The big travel agencies, American Express and Cooks, report car rentals down 10% and conducted tours...
Where to Stay. All European first-class hotels in major cities will be jammed, have few rooms and small hellos for travelers without reservations. Paris' top triumvirate (Ritz, George V and the Crillon) are already booked well into August. Cost: upwards of $20 per day for double rooms. Second-class hotels and pensions will be easier to get into. Biggest crush will be in Rome, where the 17-day Olympics start on Aug. 25. Olympics officials are planning to set up beds in monasteries and schools for the 100,000 foreigners per day expected to attend, promise that "nobody...