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In bygone days in Merry England, no one thought twice about seeing ghosts; they were as common a household item as chairs and tables. Today an estimated one out of every five English men and women still sees ghosts or experiences "psychic phenomena," but in keeping with the times scrutinizes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Current Books | 7/13/1962 | See Source »

Now you have time for about a drink and a half before the bartender informs you gravely that he must clear all the glasses off the bar. Closing time is 1 a.m. every night except Saturday, when midnight rings down the curtain. Local libertarians are currently engaged in a full...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOSTON | 7/2/1962 | See Source »

King Edward VII refused to dine at friends' houses unless Rosa was there to cook the bland, boiled food that, in her words, "would not spill down is shirt front." Edward was an ardent patron of the hotel, which had a private entrance around the corner for merry monarchs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: Requiem for Rosa's | 6/29/1962 | See Source »

Jordan's Dream Girl. King Hussein of Jordan also divorced his first wife, Egyptian Princess Dina, in 1957 after two years of marriage, one daughter, no heir. A lonely, courageous King on a shaky throne, he finally met "the girl of my dreams" three years later at a party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Reigning Beauties | 6/8/1962 | See Source »

Expensive Laurels. Many of Britain's 10,500 Gurkha soldiers belong to the fourth consecutive generation that has fought for the Crown. Even the crack Guards regiments are no more highly rated than the brown, merry-faced Gurkhas, who seldom measure more than a few inches above the minimum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: War Is Heaven | 6/1/1962 | See Source »

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