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Born. To Charles Van Doren, 32, Columbia University English instructor, first Croesus (TIME, Feb. 11, 1957) of TV's gilt quiz show Twenty One, and Geraldine Ann Bernstein Van Doren, 24: their first child, a daughter; in Manhattan. Name: Elizabeth. Weight...
...survey of the area and will leave again late in May to begin digging. "Sardis is an extremely rich place," says Professor Hanfmann, his "r's" revealing a slight German accent. "There are several big ruins above ground from the Hellenistic and the Roman period, but the palace of Croesus and the Temple of Zeus are buried. We will probably take on some of these big buildings, although most of our work this summer will be recording and testing to locate the city of Croesus...
...Turks themselves seem excited about the excavation of Croesus' city. "They have received us with a great deal of enthusiasm" says Professor Hanfman. "Our expedition catches their imagination...
...problems of his time. Across the U.S. a tornado was roaring up against the robber barons, concentrating hardest and legitimately against the father, whipping fitfully at the son in cruel, sharp gusts. Day by day the muckrakers mocked J.D.R. Jr.'s 30? lunches, his marriage to Abby Aldrich (CROESUS CAPTURED), his regular talks to the men's Bible class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. "With his hereditary grip on a nation's pocketbook," sneered the Pittsburgh Press, "his talks on spiritual matters are a tax on piety." From the pulpit of St. Bartholomew...
...Dallas, two sons of Croesus-rich Oilman H. L. Hunt bought a half-interest in Wildcatter Samuel L. Shepherd's water-flood-oil property in and around Oklahoma's Nowata County and his process for leaching uranium out of the ground with water (TIME, Jan. 17). Estimated price: $400,000. The two Hunts agreed to pay all future costs of development and exploration. Said 28-year-old N. Bunker Hunt: "It wasn't too long ago that we were still mining sulphur like we mine gold. Then someone thought up the idea of melting it and forcing...