Word: irelands
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dozens of nations, from Austria and Italy to Sweden and Ireland, ordinary citizens rushed out to buy gold coins to stuff socks and mattresses, cleaning out numismatic stocks virtually overnight. In London, a $20 U.S. gold piece sold for $56, a ? 1 British sovereign for $10.20. In Geneva, the Swiss lined up at tellers' windows to convert their savings to gold bars. There was even a run in Hong Kong on gold jewelry. All told, between $1 billion and $2.5 billion in gold may have changed hands within ten days in London-as much as 10% of the total...
Married. Maureen O'Hara, 47, Dublin's durable gift to Hollywood (50 films so far); and Charles Blair, 58, Pan American pilot who met Maureen in Ireland 21 years ago and earned his own fame in 1951 as the first man to solo over the North Pole in a single-engined plane; both for the third time; in St. Thomas...
...treat 'em rough" school of film romance, Gable was the ultimate hero, to whom defeat was unacceptable. Yet one of the most incongruous moments in Dear Mr. Gable was a clip from the one big flop of his career, the 1937 Parnell. "Carry on my fight for Ireland. I charge you. See that Ireland is never defeated," said Gable on Parnell's deathbed. His acting was not equal to the role, and audiences chuckled when they saw the tough-guy trying to play the patriot. He picked later roles more carefully, and fans never laughed again...
MODERN Irishmen have been driven to assume that you love God by hating women. A curious attitude, but then Ireland has produced some curious women. Grania, a legendary noblewoman of pre-medieval times, was certainly one of those primarily responsible for the bewildered attitude of the Irish. Her countrywomen have been imitating her for centuries...
These functions could be planned and assigned by a special International Commission, perhaps under the aegis of the United Nations, utilizing contributions from nations like Ireland, Sweden, and Ethiopia with experience in peace-keeping functions as well as the International Control Commission--beefed up and with greater authority, equipment, and without a paralyzing veto system...