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...remnants of an ancient copper-smelting operation of pre-Roman origin. Now, after excavating at the site with a team of West German mining experts, Israeli Archaeologist Beno Rothenberg reports that the slag is only the tip of an archaeological treasure. A short distance away, he says, is the oldest underground mining system ever found...
...oldest stones...
Once again the wolf had come to the Lambs' door. Facing imminent foreclosure on the remaining $360,000 of a $750,000 mortgage, the Lambs, oldest theatrical society in the U.S., last week staged a fund-raising centennial celebration in its creaky, comfortable clubhouse just off Times Square. Actors Peter Ustinov and Tony Randall, Actress Monique Van Vooren and former Mayor John Lindsay joined some 300 guests who dished out up to $375 each for a 17-course Chinese dinner and a stage show...
...find it just as difficult to lay off sex as the men do, and it can hardly be said that Aristophanes takes a position on the battle of the sexes. But sexism isn't the issue here--the only question is how long you can keep laughing at the oldest joke in the world...
Chile had the oldest Communist Party in Latin America. It started in 1924. In the 1964 presidential elections Allende received more of the vote than he did in the 1970 elections. However, he still did not receive a plurality while his opponent, Eduardo Frei, did. A group of U.S. businesses, ITT among them, gave Frei financial support...