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...roly-poly ruler of Renaissance Bavaria, diamonds were a duke's best friend. Albrecht V nearly emptied the privy purse in 1565 to buy the 27 jewel-studded pieces-primarily cups and goblets-that formed the original Schatzkammer (treasure chamber) of the Wittelsbach family, which ruled Bavaria from 1180 to 1918. But to Albrecht, competing for glory with monarchs from Madrid to Moscow, it was worth every pfennig. Over the centuries, the treasure grew in splendor and size; its 1,224 pieces rank it with the four largest royal treasure chambers that survived the decline of Europe...
...chubby little man in a dark blue suit strode into the sports stadium of the steamy Cambodian capital of Pnompenh (pronounced Nom-pen) last week, mounted the platform, and began haranguing the assembled crowd in a whiny, high-pitched voice. The speaker was Prince Norodom Sihanouk, neutralist, mercurial ruler of Cambodia, and he had called the rally to announce in effect that the U.S. was working to undermine his regime. Turning theatrically to the throng, Sihanouk asked whether the national honor did not demand that Cambodia reject any future help from the Americans. When his subjects roared obedient approval...
Already the General has proved himself an extraordinary ruler. Unlike his predecessors, he is more than just a politician. Among other things he is an historian with a rich sense of the French past and some pronounced ideas about the French future. When de Gaulle reflects on the international situation, his thoughts are inevitably those of a French historian. The idea of European union recalls Bonepart's continental system; it is an appealing memory. The more pressing problems of the Atlantic alliance and international Communism evoke less attractive images. The General remembers the four untidy years he spent in London...
EXPLORING (NBC, 1-2 p.m.). The story of Montezuma, ruler of the Aztecs. Eli Wallach narrates. Color...
...Ruler of the World. But discounting Indira as a real political contender, the choice of most party members at present is former Home Minister Lai Bahadur Shastri, 59, an honest if colorless politician who has been one of Nehru's most loyal lieutenants and who, like his leader, comes from Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state and the traditional breeding ground of Congress Party leaders. If Shastri is disqualified -he had a heart attack in 1959-a leading contender for the prime-ministership would probably be S. K. Patil, 63, a right-winger who runs Bombay with...