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Divorced. By Cass Elliott, 25, the voluminous crystal-voiced mama of the Mamas and the Papas, now making it on her own: Singer-Songwriter James R. Hendricks, 29; on ground of cruelty (Mama Cass said, "He became more jealous as I became more famous and used to create scenes, throw tantrums and embarrass me in front of my friends"); after 5½ years of marriage, one child; in Los Angeles...
...showing the latest styles in jewelry, and workshops serving kings and dukes in every country copied one another. In addition, rival princelings lured master craftsmen from each other's shops. It is often easy to see why. The Italian craftsman who intaglio-cut the crucified Christ in rock crystal on one classically simple 16th century pectoral cross incised each rib in the sinewy torso...
...finely detailed 16th century crucifix with figures of Christ and the thieves is similar to another crucifix and house altar made in Bavaria during the reien of its devout Albrecht V for his official Munich residence. On the other hand, an enchanting 17th century heart-shaped crystal pendant with the tiny figures of Eve and the serpent, is believed by Parke-Bernet's expert, John Hayward, to be either Italian or Spanish. One of the loveliest gems in the Gutman collection is a 17th century enameled gold votive crown by an anonymous Peruvian goldsmith. It was probably commissioned...
...Cover: Oil painting by Birney Lettick. The constellation shining in the night sky is Aquarius. Drawn in the sand is the I Ching symbol for "Inner Truth." The crystal ball is a standard prop for clairvoyants; the Tarot cards are those for the devil and the sun. The palmist's hand shows the zodiacal signs...
...that the Harvard Corporation has acted on the ROTC motion presented by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, there is a crying need to make one fact crystal clear: the action which has been taken is emphatically political, not academic...