Word: jeweller
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Vitali Hakim, a student in his early 20s from a wealthy family in Istanbul, was on vacation in Bangkok. He bought some diamonds from a dealer who said his name was Alain Gauthier. Gauthier invited Hakim to visit the famous jewel mines at Chanthaburi. On Nov. 28 Hakim's body was found on the beach at Pattaya. It had been drenched in gasoline and set afire...
...great domed city in the year 2274, a hedonistic paradise of the young is in full swing. Anyone who reaches age 30 is in trouble: the little red jewel planted in the palm of the senior citizen's hand starts flashing, signaling that it is time to be "reborn in the fiery ritual of carrousel." This ceremony requires one to rig oneself out in long robes and a perforated plastic mask, then stand peaceably in the middle of what appears to be a centrifugal-force machine. Soon the participant starts soaring toward the top of the dome, where...
...managed to slip through security and strike out for a secret place known as "sanctuary." Logan is accompanied on his run by a comely young thing (Jenny Agutter) and sped on his way by the knowledge that computer central has mysteriously shortened his life span and has set the jewel in his palm blinking like a beacon...
...Commoner Silvia Sommerlath, the vivacious daughter of a West German businessman. Then they began the long walk to the ebony and gold altar. Their vows were identical to those exchanged by all Swedes marrying in the state Lutheran Church. Flanking the altar upon cushioned taborets were two gold, jewel-encrusted crowns, which they will never put upon their royal heads. Reason: Carl Gustaf's countrymen would deem that unsuitably undemocratic...
...Mall. In late 1974 the Hirshhorn Museum of Sculpture opened to great fanfare; on July 1 the huge new National Air and Space Museum will open, encompassing the history and artifacts of flight within its walls; next comes the new annex of the National Gallery of Art, an architectural jewel that will open in stages over the next two years beginning July...