Word: nicely
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Riviera resort city of Nice last week, the poulets were being nasty to the poules and the maquereaux were being nasty to everybody...
...argot of the French underworld, a poulet (chicken) is a cop, a poule (hen) a prostitute, and a maquereau (mackerel) a pimp. What caused the commotion this summer was the invasion of Nice by a band of poules and maquereaux who had left their native Algeria in the exodus of French settlers when the country became independent. The invaders found a friend in Nice-Gangster Ange Bianchini, 48, who dabbles in the manufacture of pastis, the licorice-flavored apéritif, as well as in crime...
They found enemies in the other gang leaders of Nice, who ordered Bianchini to appear for disciplining. He haughtily refused, declaring "I am the viceroy!", and threatened to bust up his ex-cronies if they caused trouble. A few days later, as he was leaving a bar, Bianchini walked into a nonfatal blast of buckshot. Soon afterward, two of the Algerian maquereaux were driving through the heart of Nice when another car pulled alongside and riddled them with tommy guns. Then two more of Bianchini's henchmen were disposed of: one was found dead at the bottom...
...Light Shine." Jackie attended only one affair - a 4½-hour reception for some 5,600 invited Democrats held by Averell Harriman. Dressed in a striking white silk brocade, she shunned jewelry, greeted guests with a white glove and a soft "Nice to see you." In the hotel's auditorium, Actor Fredric March and his actress wife Florence Eldridge read poetry favored by President Kennedy and excerpts from some of his most memorable speeches. March said beforehand that Kennedy "would have deplored sadness in any of us"; yet few could check tears as he recited Alan Seeger...
...Munich next spring. General Electric bought into France's Machines Bull (49%) and a German electrical appliance maker, is now negotiating for a share of Italy's Olivetti. IBM, whose investments throughout Western Europe are extensive, has built a striking new research laboratory at La Gaude, outside Nice. Willys has just announced plans to build a new Jeep assembly plant in Brazil, and General Mills is negotiating a joint venture to make cornflakes in Japan. The Indian government, which has often been suspicious of private investment, last week gave approval for a plan to study the building...