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Dates: during 1950-1959
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There are few more backward nations in the world than the 91,400-sq-mi. kingdom of Laos. Population figures in Laos are almost anybody's guess (estimates run from 1,400,000 to 2,500,000), and some Laotians are jungle-dwelling, G-string-clad tribesmen whose chief armaments are bows and arrows. The nation's main export is opium. Laos receives the largest per capita allotment of U.S. aid of all nations in the world (some $43 million for fiscal 1957), but because its economy is so primitive, Laos has practically no trained personnel to administer...
Shadowy & Aloof. What catapulted Niarchos overnight into the front ranks of 20th century collectors was his purchase for more than $2,500,000 of 58 paintings and one Degas sculpture from the Edward G. Robinsons' collection last spring (the Knoedler show will include 40 of the Robinson paintings). But Niarchos did not attain his standing as a collector solely on the strength of the Hollywood actor's selections. He made his first modest purchase when he picked up Winslow Homer's A Voice from the Cliffs (which now hangs in his Manhattan penthouse office) and a Renoir...
...significant conclusion. The Republican majority found Meyner "derelict" in his duty; the Democratic minority exonerated him completely. It might be relevant to point out, however, that Meyner was elected partially as a reform governor, that he conducted a careful investigation of the Hoffman case (former G.O.P. governor Harold G. Hoffman stole some $300,000 from the state), and that under his administration the Joe Adonises and the Frank Ericksons seem to have disappeared...
According to a statement by G. D. Ginsburne, Vice-President of Student Affairs, persons carrying liquor into the stadium next Saturday will be denied admission. Those found intoxicated in the stadium will be evicted...
...long banned Sphinx, now owned by Mrs. Alfred G. Kay of Palm Beach, Fla., was visibly stronger in flesh tones than mystery (see cut). Recalled Sir Gerald: "I put a devil of a lot of hard work into that picture. It took me four years, on and off, to paint. The model who posed for it would not have been everyone's cup of tea. She had a stocky figure, long-limbed and healthy looking, but no grace or elegance. It was an arduous pose, and she behaved like an archangel though she ached like the devil afterwards...