Word: du
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...could muster into a biography of Spain's national hero, El Cid Campeador. He hired Charlton Ben-Heston and Sophia Loren. He acquired thousands of extras from the Spanish army. He erected cities, opened rivers, and reproduced 11th century Spain. Money meant nothing. By now, he had Pierre du Pont and a titanic Manhattan bank standing behind him like attentive janizaries...
...Cherokee called them jew-wedge-du-gish (literally, "the egg eaters") because, to avoid breaking kosher rules, they lived almost exclusively on hard-boiled eggs while on the road. Unlike town merchants in the South, the Jewish peddlers cultivated Negro customers, entered their names respectfully in ledgers as "Mr." or "Mrs.," extended them credit, and let them try on clothing before a sale. The Jews were rarely greeted with hostility. Bible Belt fundamentalists believed they were the living witnesses to the Old Testament. Often one was asked, "Are you a Methodist Jew or a Baptist...
...that although De Gaulle has absolute power, he does not abuse it. That may help to explain the loyalty of his followers, bound together only by their participation in at least two of Gaullism's three great adventures: the Free French Resistance; De Gaulle's postwar Rassemblement du Peuple Franfais (R.P.F.) and its abortive bid for political power; and the formation of the Fifth Republic...
...Doren, 30. On payroll suspension from the Los Angeles Angels for refusing to report to their Hawaii farm team, Bo suddenly called the whole thing off. "Maybe he was jealous of my curves," sniffed Mamie. Maybe, but Belinsky was tossing strikes with Delaware's nifty Ricky D. E. du Pont, fortyish, widow of Millionaire Francis V. du Pont. Her new beau, she allows, is "a thorough gentleman." Bo says they are just friends, and adds that he is ready to play ball in Hawaii after all-unless he and Ricky decide to buy a nightclub together...
...roughest takeover battle in British history, the ancient and slightly moribund textile-making firm of Courtaulds, Ltd. barely held off giant Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. last year by promising to mend its ways. The world's second biggest synthetic fiber manufacturer (after Du Pont), Courtaulds pledged an end to the secretive, damn-the-investor attitude prevailing since the firm was founded 147 years ago by Huguenot refugees named Courtauld. It also predicted that fiscal 1963 would bring a 30% rise in pre-tax earnings to $65 million...