Word: framings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Chesapeake has always attracted superlatives. Captain John Smith, who first entered the bay in 1608, was so taken with the "fruitful and delightsome" place that he declared, "Heaven and earth never agreed better to frame a place for man's habitation." H.L. Mencken, Baltimore's celebrated sage, was so impressed by the bay's rich marine life that he labeled it "an immense protein factory...
...travelers, Louis Vuitton has been the last word in luxury luggage. Marlene Dietrich once crammed 23 trunks bearing Vuitton's famous initials into her limousine before a trip. Now Paris-based Vuitton, whose retail prices range from $235 for a duffel bag to $1,225 for a hard-frame suitcase, has decided to unlock itself and let in public owners. In a unique double offering, the 130-year-old company (1983 sales: $100 million) listed its stock on the Paris Bourse last week, and plans to sell 258,000 common shares on the U.S. over-the-counter market later...
...film of both photographers, the frame following the picture of the Arab prisoners shows Arens and Chief of Staff Lieut. General Moshe Levy standing near by. That has led some Israelis to wonder whether these officials, who directed the assault on the bus, knew what went...
...recognition is mildly amazing, considering his enigmatic presence at the time of Franco's death. Opponents called him a puppet, a tin soldier. They chided him for walking well behind the 5 ft.-3 in, general so as not to embarrass him with his courtly 6 ft.-2 in. frame. He was once called "the son Franco never had." Wags named him "Juan the Brief" because his public statements were short and infrequent...
...found time to pursue his own hobbies, which include sailing and tennis. "Also, I'm sort of an amateur carpenter--I love to build things," Putnam says, adding that he has constructed several greenhouses for his wife, a living room and music room addition to his house, an A-frame on some land in Maine and a few boats...