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Died. Canon Felix Kir, 92, French Roman Catholic priest famed as a war hero and politician, and remembered as the namesake of a smooth potion concocted of white wine and currant or blackberry liqueur; of injuries suffered in a fall; in Dijon. Tough-minded and sharp-tongued, Kir (rhymes with hear) took over the mayoralty of Dijon (pop. 96,000) in 1940, when city officials fled the Germans, and led the local resistance throughout the war. Dijon's citizens voted him in as mayor in every election from 1945 to the present, and though he often proved a thorn...
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Medicine Writer Gilbert Cant may serve game birds in sour cream and black currant sauce, Religion Writer John Elson plans to experiment with braised lamb Bordeaux, and Researcher Madeleine Richards with a prized veal Orloff. Whatever you are cooking up for the holidays, we wish...
...converts at Manhattan's new Fountain Cafe in Central Park. And, though it really caught on in Paris only this summer, a surprising number of U.S. bartenders have already learned to whip up "un Kir": a mixture of dry white wine and crème de cassis (black-currant liqueur), named for Canon Felix Kir, who also doubles as the Mayor of Dijon. So far, mercifully, returning American tourists have resisted importing one new drink that has already swept Italy and has become the standard order at Sibylla's, London's swingingest discotheque. The mix: Scotch...
...results cast gloom over a session of the Socialist Party executive committee, which met last week in West Berlin to name a successor to the late Party Chairman Erich Ollenhauer. After two hours of desultory discussion over coffee and Johannisbeersaft (currant juice), they picked the only candidate for the job, West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt. He faces a tough job. As one Socialist leader candidly put it: "The boom goes on. People are more prosperous than ever, and they identify prosperity with Erhard...
...ranks of the fashion greats, the Big Two (Balenciaga and Givenchy) became Three. The fall fashion trends: more fur (on cuffs, collars, scarves and hoods); jewel shades of color (garnet, topaze and turquoise) along with the not-so-new fruit and flower tones (fuchsia, heather, plum and black currant); opulent fabrics (heavily worked brocade, beaded silk and lace). "The little-boy look," cried Women's Wear Daily, "is out . . . The Big Three have rediscovered...