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Died. Maria Luisa de Arana Duke. 39, Madrid-bred descendant of Spanish nobility, third wife of State Department Protocol Chief (and tobacco heir) Angier Biddle Duke, graceful giver of benefit parties in Washington and New York, star campaigner for John Kennedy in Spanish-speaking East Harlem; in the crash of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jul. 28, 1961 | 7/28/1961 | See Source »

But Condon's latest morality, a Western, is written with calculation, not exasperation. It is not hard to imagine the author fretfully asking himself, on a dry day, what would be a good, juicy Condon touch. He offers several: a skirt-chasing captain in Cortes' army, for instance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Shortage of Cats | 7/21/1961 | See Source »

Because of the number of showers, the task of picking a wedding present is increasingly difficult. Used more widely and efficiently than ever before is the custom of the bride's giving a department store a list of acceptable gifts; wedding guests may then call the store, buy their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Society: The Marriage-Go-Round | 6/16/1961 | See Source »

The descendant of a Pilgrim last week turned out to be-unwillingly enough-an Indian giver.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Whose $3,800,000? | 6/9/1961 | See Source »

A descendant of John Alden, and a man who dotes on his purebred lines, Banker Davis was so furious that he ordered his public relations firm to deluge New York newspapers with a five-page release denouncing his daughter and mourning the loss to Princeton. Diana already has "an assured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Whose $3,800,000? | 6/9/1961 | See Source »

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