Word: riche
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Your issue of June 18, like so many of its predecessors, was a precious contribution to our education. The article on Gemini 4 was thorough and scientific as well as rich in humor and sentiment; and, at opposite poles, the article on prehistoric Cycladic statuary was an expert and illuminating review of the evolution of Greek sculpture. Please continue to engage men and women of high competence in their fields to keep us informed on the many aspects of our complex and fascinating age. Sincerest congratulations...
...rich Los Angeles families and new-rich Hollywood stars have studded the beach along the Pacific with private enclaves carefully fenced off from the hamburger stands, volleyball games and muscular exhibitions of the public beaches. Angelenos who want to get further away from it all may escape to two resorts...
...played at the Pinehurst Country Club, the only private club in the world with five 18-hole golf courses. A picturesque little village that suggests New England more than North Carolina, it has for 70 years attracted a quiet, middle-aged-to-elderly clientele, which though often enormously rich is not particularly interested in capitalized society or bright lights. Next to golf, horses are the primary interest of most visitors. The riding facilities are of top quality, and gymkhanas in horsemanship are held regularly...
...best of Wolfe's reporting in Kandy-Kolored might well be required reading in courses with names like American Studies: his examination of Stock-Car Racer Junior Johnson as the American Hero, for example; his portrait of a beautiful, rich, frustrated Manhattan divorcee; his hilarious put-down of New York and New Yorkers called The Big League Complex...
...copper-rich central African nation of Zambia is the focus of Japan's most intense trading drive. Last month a twelve-man Zambian trade delegation was swept through Tokyo with a platoon of geishas, even treated to a reception with the Emperor. The Zambians took away their first trade pact with Japan and promises of investments in a fertilizer plant, textile mill, transistor radio assembly plant, steel mill and luxury hotel. For its part, Zambia lifted all restrictions on Japanese imports...