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Profit on the Seas. Even then, the Skouras armada will not exactly threaten that of the more golden Greeks, Aristotle Onassis (more than 100 ships) or Stavros Niarchos (65). Still, it will do what few of its American rivals have done in recent years: turn a sizable profit. Last year...
Just the Man. His links to Washington impressed some American industrialists and Greek politicians. Pappas decided that he was just the man to bring the two groups together and attract U.S. capital to his native land. He even compiled a list of Greek politicians and other leaders and for years...
"Ola spasta, ola kapsta [Smash all, burn all]." The notion obviously strikes a chord in the Greek soul. As viewers of the film Never on Sunday will recall, tipplers in the portside dives of Piraeus punctuate their drinking contests by breaking glassware, plates and occasionally furniture. In Athens' best...
Diamonds are a girl's best friend, and the egg-sized ruby bestowed on his new wife by Aristotle Onassis has put those blood-red stones, the rarest of all gems, very much back in vogue. But the newest item in the gem world is a precious stone that...
At 47, "Gianni" Agnelli (pronounced Johnny An-yell-ie) lives in the style of an ancient Florentine prince. He is probably Italy's richest man and heaviest taxpayer-and he is, as well, an articulate social critic with a healthy appetite for life. His wife, a Neapolitan princess, is...