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Marietta would be an addition to most any party, certainly not excluding those that she throws herself. She uses her opulent New York town house and her impeccable British butler, Collins, to entertain Democratic intellectuals and rank-and-file alike...
...could only be applauded by Europe's businessmen, though they are more interested in economics than ecumenism. They are totting up the results of a season that, while sunny for some of them, shows the need for some new approaches by others. In the 20 European nations that entertain two-thirds of the world's 80 million foreign vacationers, tourism generally increased this year, but growth rates slowed and spending declined in some of the brightest showplaces...
...problems. What was once a cozy private affair, supervised to the last detail by supercautious parents, became en masse a complicated business. Where, for instance, should au pairs eat their meals? With the family, as a half daughter, or in the kitchen, as a half maid? May they entertain friends at home once their work is finished, or see them only on days off? Since municipal and government agencies had no jurisdiction over such volunteer workers, perplexed housewives fell back on their own instincts, often with disastrous results...
Litton's defense claims that Steele was just a minor executive "who helped entertain visiting firemen," wryly concedes only that Steele, a onetime manager of the Beverly Hills Tennis Club, "was and perhaps is a very proficient tennis player." The jury will hear evidence over the next few months from 59 witnesses, including Charles Litton and contentious Noah Dietrich, Hughes's longtime right-hand man (they broke up); the onetime boss of the four men in the case, Dietrich will testify for Steele. The trial is sure to produce a lot of heat, and has already confirmed...
...past, extended parietals have been granted only for entry parties. These required that girls remain in designated rooms. Under the new system, on nights when parietals are extended a freshman may entertain in his own suite until midnight...