Word: goldings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tente between the Catholic and Communist worlds. Even five years ago, a meeting between a Pope and a Soviet foreign minister would have been unthinkable; now Gromyko and Paul were earnestly discussing peace and the dangers in Southeast Asia. After the audience, the Marxist carried away a gold medal commemorating the Ecumenical Council. But no pictures were taken to commemorate the meeting. The Vatican considers Gromyko too controversial to be seen with His Holiness...
...Walker Tomlin's abstract expressionism (see overleaf) with its mingling of signature brush strokes, does not seem so far removed in its liquid pastel forms from Pop Artist James Rosenquist's more explicit Fruit Salad. Larry Poons's placement of blue spots on a field of gold in Aqua Regia produces a Mexican-jumping-bean effect of afterimage dots; yet he has no more corner on optical effects than Bonnard, whom one young first-nighter enjoyed as "a guy who used phosphorescent, Day-glo paint before the stuff was invented or used...
Married. Christine Goitschel, 21, older of two French sisters currently considered the world's best female skiers, each with a 1964 Olympic gold medal to her credit; and Jean Beranger, 28, her skiing coach; in Val-d'Isère, France...
...Blue. The only other notable awards went to Czechoslovakia's The Shop on Main Street (best foreign-language film) and To Be Alive, the Johnson's Wax film first shown at the New York World's Fair (best short documentary). Bob Hope, rewarded with a gold medal for his long years as an outstanding entertainer, then declared: "This meeting of the Great Society stands adjourned...
...Good. Good players do not necessarily make good coaches-but Russell's credentials are better than good. Intensely competitive and emotional ("He has left his lunch in men's rooms all over the country," says Hein-sohn), Russell played center on the U.S. team that won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics, joined the Celtics during the 1956-57 season, and led them to their first N.B.A. title. With the exception of 1958, when Russell was nursing an injury, the Celtics have won the championship every year since. Last week they were just one victory away from...