Word: dentists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Third Round. In Accadia, Italy, 90-year-old Antonio Pirro went to the dentist with a pain in his jaw, found he was cutting a new set of teeth...
After a year of airwave conversation, Prince Talal, 22, son of Saudi Arabia's King Ibn Saud, flew to Sardinia to meet a ham-radio pal, pretty Maria Marras, 23, daughter of a Cagliari dentist. The visit over, the Prince gave Maria a present: a new $1,500 antenna for her set calculated to bring his voice in loud and clear...
...noticed a 14-inch bronze bust of Lincoln sitting on the family trash heap. Orsini took a fancy to it, bought it for $2 and took it home to decorate his television set. But when he noticed the name stamped on the back, he showed it to a local dentist who had bought some old oil paintings from him before...
...dentist took one look and offered Orsini $100 for his find. The name on the bust was Franklin Simmons, a New England sculptor who had done statues from life of such contemporary heroes as Generals Grant and Sherman and Admiral Farragut. Orsini declined the offer and started checking with museums and with Simmons' niece. He soon discovered that if the Lincoln bust had been done from life, it might be worth $15,000 or more. Orsini dug into his savings for a ticket to Chicago, where he deposited the bust in a bank, hired a lawyer and began hunting...
...believe his admirers. He was astounded when a French writer once asked for some material for a book. "As to writing my life story," he replied, "God bless you, sir, I've none to tell. The most stirring incidents in my life are a visit to the dentist (date forgotten) and certain experiences of the last few days...