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Word: entertainment (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...some Washington observers, it seemed singularly inappropriate to entertain a friendly Japanese dignitary aboard a ship, even if the ship's name happened to be the Honey Fitz and not the U.S.S. Missouri. To other Washingtonians, any sort of Potomac cruise just seemed like a big bore. Asked one wag: "What's duller than a boat ride down the Potomac?" The answer: "The boat ride back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Up & Down | 6/30/1961 | See Source »

...alarm interrupted a rehearsal for a forthcoming show at the Loeb. Members of the ballet group will present a program of contemporary dance, music and poetry from June 11 to 14, to entertain returning alumni and the general public...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fumes Drive Out Loeb Dancers | 6/2/1961 | See Source »

Amid the French furniture, Greek marbles and African carvings of London's Greek embassy, he and his statuesque blonde wife regularly entertain such philhellenic men of letters and personal friends as Lawrence Durrell, E. M. Forster, John Lehmann and Classicist Maurice Bowra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Greeks Bearing Gifts | 5/26/1961 | See Source »

Either as Acting Dean or as head of the Corporation, Pusey told Watson this morning that the University had no prejudice against the personality involved, but could not entertain a person under indictment or conviction...

Author: By Robert E. Smith, | Title: Administration Prohibits Council From Sponsoring Seeger Concert | 5/2/1961 | See Source »

...Palm Beach (TIME, Jan. 6) for a day of consultation. Result: Rooney promised to give specific help in needy cases, among them Ambassador to Paris James Gavin, who has no personal fortune. But Rooney promised no relief for U.S. junior diplomats, who pick up a large share of the entertainment tabs. In India. 64 U.S. Information Service officers share $4,700 a year for line-of-duty hospitality. In New York, where junior-grade careermen do not get even the quarters allowance that is customary overseas, 23 diplomatic officers at the U.N. delegation must entertain representatives of 98 countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: Penny Ante | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

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