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...Dior, Revillon and Carita, easily equaled his first two wives in comely poise. Soon after their marriage, Farah Diba announced that a child was on the way. On the assumption that the baby will be the long-awaited heir, the Shah reportedly has already decided to name him Cyrus-after ancient Persia's Cyrus the Great. The baby is due in late October, and the Shah plans gala celebrations early next year for the 2,500th anniversary of Cyrus' empire. which once stretched from the Indus to the shores of Greece...
...CYRUS THE GREAT (309 pp.)-Harold Lamb-Doubleday...
Thus, according to Author Harold Lamb in his ninth excursion into what he calls "biographical narrative." did Cyrus the Great of. Persia find a way to conquer Babylon while disguised as a servant. No one can be sure how much of the story is true, for as Lamb himself says, "all the verified historical data about Cyrus could be published in no more than six pages." Lack of evidence has never bothered Lamb before: by combining the sparse clues available with a high sense of drama and a thorough knowledge of the ancient world, he has become master...
...Small King. The great King would have been a fascinating subject for any historian. Xenophon himself, though he had no direct knowledge of the man. fashioned an Education of Cyrus (Cyropaedia], which many students of the art rank as the world's first historical novel. Cyrus' name meant "shepherd." and his father was Cambyses. "the small King of the Persians' who ruled the Three Tribes living around the settlement called Parsagard, about 250 miles west of the Persian Gulf. Under Cambyses, the Persians were a peaceable lot. They kept few slaves, dutifully paid tribute to Astyages...
...through its plan, the C. & O., which is controlled by Cyrus Eaton, Premier Khrushchev's favorite U.S. capitalist, offered to exchange one share of its common stock for each share of B. & O. preferred stock and one share of C. & O. common for each 1½ shares of B. & O. common. The new road would have the prospect of fat profits. Last year, under President Walter J. Tuohy, the C. & O. earned $45.7 million on revenues of $347.6 million, while the B. & O. earned $14.8 million. As a rich dowry, the B. & O. would bring its 42.2% stock interest...