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Word: leitersdorf (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that by 1980 will transform a 10,000-acre jungled seaside strip south of Abidjan into "the African Riviera" (TIME, March 15). Mayer says he has invitations from 20 other African nations, including Kenya and Madagascar, to build similar tourist centers or hotels. Architect and City Planner Thomas Leitersdorf has planned new housing and roads for the Riviera project in such a fashion as to provide a gentle transition to urban life for the 7,000 Ebrie tribesmen who now live in overcrowded farming villages nearby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Israel's Stake in Black Africa | 5/31/1971 | See Source »

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