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Born. To Elizabeth Taylor, 25, beauteous London-born cinemactress (Elephant Walk, Giant), and Mike Todd, 50, sled-jawed promoter-producer (Around the World in 80 Days); a daughter, their first child (her third, his second); in Manhattan. Name: Elizabeth (Liza) Frances. Weight: 4 lbs. 14 oz.
Beyond Mombasa (Columbia). "The natives," observes one sweat-drenched bwana, "are growing uneasy." Then one of them catches it right in the back-a poisoned dart from a blowgun. He's a goner, of course, as soon as the stuff hits his bloodstream. More nervous mumbling from the natives...
When Publisher William Randolph Hearst at 88 shuffled off his editorial coil, his most fabulous legacy was his California barony-on-the-Pacific (375 sq. mi. in its heyday) known as San Simeon. Through the 14 Hearst newspapers last week, W.R.H.'s sundry heirs and the Hearst Corp.-good...
Everywhere there are signs of the prodigious energy of the most dynamic and disturbing artist of his time. Ferocious bronze owls glare from under the palms, a huge stone head of a woman lies in the basin of the fountain, plywood pipe-players are scattered about the lawn. Inside, the...
In Asia, more and more Americans are searching out lightly traveled Shangri-Las, and are willing to trade off some comfort for new romance. After hundreds of years of isolation in the Himalayas, Nepal's Katmandu is opening up to venturesome tourists. Now peaceful, Viet Nam next month will...