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...support of the aircraft and was caught fudging about previous House votes on the plane by its principal House opponent, Illinois Democrat Sidney Yates. "If you vote for the SST," shouted Republican Leader Gerald Ford, "you are insuring 13,000 jobs today plus 50,000 jobs in the second tier and 150,000 jobs each year over the next ten years...
...quite what to make of him. Especially his feckless father. Lapped in beautiful women and dreams of martial acclaim, Charles snubbed and ignored the boy until, at the age of 16. Louis responded with a plot to seize the throne. It failed, but Louis had found his métier...
...Palm Beach) sped by advertising pheasant and fresh caviar. At Hamburger Haven I was handed hamburgers by a waiter in a cashmere sweater and Gucci shoes (no socks). In front of the Beach Club a wedding party sang college songs and split Jack Daniel's on the tenth tier of the wedding cake...
...Cabinet financial discussions and closely controls the banking system, a job made easier because Italy's four largest banks and two largest investment firms are state-owned. Over the past decade, he has survived twelve governments, and has been a key figure in working out the two-tier market for gold and the Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund...
Died. Nina Ricci, 87, Paris couturière who founded the design house bearing tier name; in Paris. Established in 1932, the house of Ricci quickly developed a reputation for graceful designs; then in the late 1950s, led the way with fashions featuring plunging necklines, fitted waists and belled skirts. By then, Ricci was also known for sensuous perfumes, but the unpretentious Mme. Ricci all the while maintained a low profile that made her the antithesis of her headline-making contemporary, Coco Chanel...