Word: egyptians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...glittering objects found in the tomb of the boy pharaoh who lived in the 14th century B.C. (TIME, May 2). Now it is New Orleans' turn, and though the exhibit has effectively been presented, some of that old Mardi Gras madness has rubbed off on the Egyptian god-king...
...city's Museum of Art, was painted a kind of Nile blue. The Fairmont Hotel opened a tent restaurant outside the museum with such specialties as Sphinxburger, Queen Nefertiti's Salad and Ramses' Gumbo. Bourbon Street Exotic Dancer Chris Owens, in a new Egyptian costume complete with vulture collar and emblems of the god Ra, is gyrating through a routine entitled "Pharaoh's Favorite Toy." The New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra has released an Old King Tut album, and Tut T shirts are also catching on. For those who must wait outside the museum...
...everyone is Tutillated by the city's lighthearted approach. Especially not Jake DiMaggio. His acquaintance with Egyptian authorities (through his construction company's work there) helped land the exhibit for New Orleans. Now he is red-faced over the blue street and the sideshows. "The civic and cultural leaders are ridiculing the Egyptian deity," he complains. "Why can't we do something with a little class...
...Foreign Minister left open the possibility that Israel would accept a Pan-Arab delegation at Geneva, if the composition of its membership could be agreed upon. "Geneva is closer, every day we get closer," he said. Dayan also had kindly words for Jordan's King Hussein and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat; both, he said, "do want to conclude peace talks with...
Explained an Egyptian delegate: "We could not go to Washington and the U.N. leaving Carter no room to negotiate. We had to go to him and be able to say, 'You see, we are not trying to sabotage you. We are helping you in every way that we can.' What better proof can he have than that the Syrian move for a tough, no-compromise line was overruled by the Arab Foreign Ministers themselves?" Although they do not accept all its provisions, Administration officials described the working paper as "very helpful...