Word: thrones
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...enforcement." In 1978 the company turned a new Cadillac into a James Bond car for the Shah of Iran, adding a bomb sniffer, ducts that sprayed tear gas, machine-gun mounts and enough armor plate to withstand a grenade or a land mine. After he lost the Peacock Throne, the Shah refused title to the car, forfeiting a $50,000 deposit...
...nation. Their common goal is to get a glimpse of the Pope, something that is far easier to do than it used to be. Papal general audiences were formerly held indoors, in St. Peter's Basilica, and the Pontiff was carried into the vast church on a portable throne called the sedia gestatoria, an aloof figure out of reach of the crowds...
BORN. To Princess Anne, 30, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, and her husband Mark Phillips, 32, a former army captain: a daughter, their second child, who ranks sixth in line to the British throne; in London. Weight: 8 Ibs. 1 oz. No name has yet been chosen...
...busy curating, will have other things to worry about--he'll be serving in the Peace Corps in Gabon, Africa. "There are no comic books there," he says, "which is kind of a bummer." No formal plans have been made for succession of the Czar's throne, but Quincy House observers are keeping their eyes on Paul Isaacs, a sophomore whom many say is being groomed for the job. "I'd really like take over the collection," says Isaacs. "There's a couple of comics that aren't there now that I'd really like to see. Like Zippy...
...plotters and almost singlehandedly prevented a takeover. Juan Carlos has denied the charge, but most political analysts agree that the leaked testimony will put additional pressure on Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo to avoid a full-dress court martial of Tejero. Such an exercise would almost certainly embarrass the throne, infuriate the army and possibly precipitate another coup...