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...protective company of Dude Ranch Owner Harry Drackert and his wife, Mrs. Rockefeller turned up at Harrah's Club on Lake Tahoe's South Shore, at Squaw Valley and in Eugene's, one of Reno's top restaurants. She is rarely recognized; at Harrah's she spent 30 minutes with the one-armed bandits before anyone took notice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nevada: Call Me Mary | 3/16/1962 | See Source »

Down Home. When she arrived in Nevada, Drackert pronounced her "tired and upset," and slammed shut the doors to his ranch, even to new paying guests. Mrs. Rockefeller left the grounds only for horseback rides, long, solitary hikes, and daily walks to the Verdi post office a mile away. The few Nevadans who did meet her were impressed by her easy manner. "Call me Mary," she said, hinting that she dislikes being called "Mrs. Rockefeller" or, worse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nevada: Call Me Mary | 3/16/1962 | See Source »

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