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When he wasn't prowling for precious minerals, Copper Millionaire Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, 90, was gleaning more obscure treasures, such as a 1260 manuscript of the Rubdáiyát of Omar Khayyam, and some priceless 3rd century papyri of the New Testament. "In 51 years of collecting I've accumulated quite a few fine Oriental texts," the U.S.-born British magnate mused proudly. Then he announced that he is bequeathing the 3,000-volume accumulation, valued at $8,000,000, to Ireland, where he has had a home for 18 years, because "the Irish...
...London Times was typical: "This great ballet company, so sadly misunderstood when it came in 1950 and 1952, was now appreciated for its true, priceless worth. This is one of the noblest classic ballet companies of all time . . . The range of Balanchine is fantastic." He is the "unending, unflagging Mozart among choreographers." When the reviews appeared, the tickets were snapped up in a box-office crush that has meant S.R.O. audiences ever since...
...carat ruby as collateral on a loan. He then drove out to a phone booth near Palm Beach and found the stone perched like a pebble on a ledge over the door. MacArthur announced that the ruby will quickly rejoin nine other jewels recovered so far-including the priceless 563.35-carat Star of India sapphire. Why did he put up the ransom? "Public service," smiled MacArthur proudly...
...brought her out of the trance when he slipped on her finger a silver ring mounted with a 2,000-year-old iridescent glass piece from the Roman ruins of Caesarea−a gift from Kollek's private collection. An expert later warned her not to wear the priceless ring in the sunlight, which might dull its iridescence, but Kollek smiled: "You go ahead and wear it. It will keep for another 2,000 years...
...untrammeled delights. Among the yachts that recently graced the port of Antalya were the three-masted schooner Sylvia, owned by Fiat Vice Chairman Gianni Agnelli, and the black 245-ton schooner Taitu, owned by Italian Builder Giorgio Varvaro. The Turkish government is slowly becoming aware that it has a priceless tourist asset in the area, has reduced the price on its two weekly flights from Istanbul to a modest $12 in order to lure newcomers. Since the cut rates went into effect eight weeks ago, the flights have been jammed. Turks and a few adventurous Europeans are heading...