Word: restaurante
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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In the back room of a New York restaurant in 1930, Joseph Valachi swore his dark oath of allegiance to organized crime. Blood ran from a ceremonial wound in his finger, and the young ex-convict vowed unquestioning obedience to his Mafia overlords. He muttered a final pledge: "If I...
Then began the rumors about a "contessa," said to have a chic New York apartment; Ford reportedly flew in to see her now and then. On one occasion, the story went, the two appeared at a top Manhattan restaurant only to be told by the headwaiter that no tables were...
As Johannesburg grew from a brawling mining camp to a vital metropolis, I. W.'s enterprises grew with it. I. W. put up $560 million worth of real estate subdivisions, introduced the chain store, cafeteria and American-style drugstore to South Africa. He gradually bought up most of South...
To Whites: "I would hope that, along with a cessation of the kinds of demonstrations that would lead to rioting, the people would also do something about the grievances. You just can't tell people, 'Don't protest'-but on the other hand, 'We'...
The Frommer ground rules are spartan. Though $5 a day covers a room and three meals, exclusive of transportation costs, a frugal tourist is reminded: 1) "Never ask for a private bath with your hotel room. Few Europeans regard a bath or shower as a daily necessity." 2) "Try filling...