Word: designate
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hand-washable cotton from India. Paul's jacket is made of $98-a-yard pure-gold-threaded fabric originally woven for the ceremonial robes of Tibet's Dalai Lama, who had to flee his throne before he could take delivery. The background rug, Persian but of Indian design, was borrowed from Liberty's of Regent Street, where it was priced...
Indeed, the odds against any foreign boat ever beating a U.S. America's Cup defender looked so heavy that there was some talk of retiring the 116-year-old Cup, or changing the competition -perhaps to one-design racing, which would test the talents of crews and skippers more than the genius of architects. "That would be ridiculous," insisted Intrepid Architect Olin Stephens. "This business of a country designing and building its own boat has captured the world's imagination...
Checks & Balances. Whether by accident or design, the powers of Ky's vice-presidential post under the nation's new constitution are virtually nil. Unlike his counterpart in the U.S., Ky is not even assured of becoming President if something happens to Thieu before his four-year term is up. Only if the President dies in his last year does the Vice President take over. If the President dies before that, the Vice President merely takes over for three months to organize the election of a new President and Vice President...
Chrysler is also de-emphasizing basic design changes and making only minor adjustments in the Dodge Coronet and Plymouth Belvedere. An exception is the Dodge Charger, which has junked its fastback styling and taken on a pair of swept-back wings joining the roof to the rear deck. Plymouth will compete with the Tempest Le Mans and the Mercury Montego by offering a hopped-up Belvedere called the Road Runner. In the big-car field, Cadillac now boasts the largest engine in the industry, though its exterior remains virtually unchanged...
...colorful kilts annually, which ladies eagerly buy off clothing racks throughout most of the world. In the U.S., the cry is for "knee ticklers," but for Chair man Denis Bonchy Cohen, 51, even mini-kilts are possible. "As long as it's pleated and made to our basic design," says Cohen, "they can have...