Word: du
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Died. La Verne Andrews, 51, eldest of the singing Andrews Sisters, who quit school in 1932 at age 17 with sisters Maxine, then 14, and Patti, 12, to play the Midwest vaudeville circuit, finally rocketed to fame in 1937 with Bei Mir Bist du Schoen, went on to blend adhesive harmony and speedy tempo into such hits as Chattanooga Choo Choo, Rum and Coca Cola, Beer Barrel Polka and Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree, altogether selling 60 million copies of almost 900 recordings; of cancer; in Los Angeles...
...think," says Rey, "that we did pretty well." There was still the question of how big Europe's contribution to food aid would be and whether the Common Market could be induced to cut its du ties further on such farm produce as meats, canned fruits and vegetables...
...height of the controversy, someone noticed that the Union Jack was missing from the array of national flags flying above the Palais du Festival. Had the British decided to boycott the festival? No. A photographer had hauled down the flag and wrapped a naked starlet in it for a beach picture...
Ever since Mozart's Cosi Fan tutte was produced at Leverett House two years ago, musical theatre at Harvard has suffered from a bad case of escalation. L'Histoire du Soldat, Don Giovanni; and The Marriage of Figaro followed-in quick succession, and one shuddered to think where Harvard musicians would go from there...
...expectation of a strong year. General Motors gained $5.25 a share despite a 34.5% plunge in profits (see following story). Chrysler, which rose $2.63 two weeks ago in the face of a 71% profit dip, added another $1.75 last week to reach a 1967 peak of $44.25. When Du Pont reported a 24% profit decline two weeks ago, its shares jumped from $147 to $158.25; last week Du Pont traded as high as $167.50 before easing back to close...