Word: manhattans
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...beauty and purity of the ocean." During his recent attempt to sail from Africa to Central America in a boat made of papyrus reeds, which he was forced to abandon last month 600 miles from his goal, Heyerdahl's old thrill was replaced by shock. In Manhattan last week, he reported to the Norwegian Mission at the United Nations: "Large surface areas in mid-ocean as well as nearer the continental shores on both sides were visibly polluted by human activity...
Lacking warehouses and trucks, Ulla went down to the Manhattan piers, personally supervised the unloading of the clogs and sold them (from $9.50 to $14 a pair) at her tiny shop, Olof-daughters, in Greenwich Village. She wrote orders for only 5,000 pairs the first year; today, she has contracts with eight Swedish factories and sells some 23,000 pairs of clogs a month...
...between unattractive and downright ugly. But mere ugliness has not stopped fashion trends in the past, and anyway, clogs are unbeatable for the beach or for wearing in and around water. They also solve one of the livelier problems of urban living. Says Mrs. Elliott Erwitt, wife of a Manhattan photographer: "Cockroaches haven't got a chance. And you barely hear the crunch...
...Little Richard, 34, who powed them in '55 with his "Wop bop a loo bop ba lop bop bop-Tutti Frutti," is doing it all over again-notably last week in Manhattan's Central Park, where he ended up sharing most of his clothes with his admirers...
...year-old cousin-fully five months before divorcing his second wife. After that, and some other calamities, he plugged along until about a year and a half ago, when his records caught on big in the Country & Western field. At an appearance last spring at The Scene in Manhattan, where he received a standing ovation, tears were seen welling in his eyes. "I think it was sweat," says Jerry Lee. "But it was a great feeling. They really went wild. Maybe it was tears...