Word: suppers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Valencia, Montserrat and Genoa also claim to possess the Holy Grail, but Genoa claims that the cup there was not only used at the Last Supper but was originally given by the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon...
...possession of the vast, decaying, 18th century mansion called Nanteos in Cardigan, Wales, and the most precious part of the Nanteos estate is a crumbled, blackened wooden cup held together by wire, which, according to one legend, is the Holy Grail itself, from which Christ drank at the Last Supper and in which Joseph of Arimathea caught some of His blood.* Other tradition has it that the Holy Cup of Nanteos is not the Grail but a vessel later made from the wood of the Cross. During Henry VIII's reign, when monasteries were abolished in England, the relic...
...tools, a chemist's swabs, and a burning curiosity about what lies under the next layer of paint, has moved into most of the world's great museums. At best, their efforts have resulted in such spectacular triumphs as the restoration of Leonardo's Last Supper (TIME, Oct. 4, 1954). But all too often their scientific zeal has destroyed what it was meant to preserve. Last week the simmering battle of science v. art came to a boil in the letters columns of London's Times...
...attraction this time is Martha Lipton, soprano, together with a small orchestra. The cost is $5 per person for bus transportation, concert tickets, and picnic supper on the beach; $5.75 if you want to eat lobster. All interested should sign up in Grays 1 by Friday...
Tuckered Out. In the evening, refreshed by a rest and supper, Eisenhower set out again for the Presidencia and the big reception thrown by Panama's Arias. Milling through the brilliantly lit yellow chamber were hundreds of guests, the men in uniforms or white dinner jackets, the women resplendent in luxurious gowns and sparkling jewels. With his fellow Presidents, Ike received from his host a magnificent gold-and-white enamel necklace decorated with Indian designs, two stars and a miniature medal...