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...then there is always the potential customer like Miss Alice Wiesendanger, 64, who regularly pilots her Hughes 300 from her home at Saratoga, near San Francisco, to her topaz and tourmaline mine 450 miles south, near San Diego. A food fancier, Miss Wiesendanger yens for the fresh green peas to be found around Half Moon Bay, 30 miles from her home. But she hops over to her favorite vegetable stand-and returns with the peas in less time than it takes to shell them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Helicopters: For All Purposes | 6/3/1966 | See Source »

...mopped chap named Don Bessant, was dressed, prophetically, like an Oscarette in a gold lame pajama suit. Kim Novak slinked by in something that looked like a sequined American flag, while Julie Andrews wore a red-orange wool broadcloth with a deep-V "wrapped front" and a 30-karat topaz pendant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood: Ticky-Tack | 4/29/1966 | See Source »

...Pope Paul at the dedication of Notre Dame's new $8,000,000 library. Another Curia officer, Paolo Cardinal Marella, 69, presided over the unveiling of the Pieta at the New York World's Fair, and brought Francis Cardinal Spellman a sentimental gift from Pope Paul: a topaz brooch once worn by Pius XII on state occasions. Marella returned home with four honorary doctorates, including one from Catholic University, which last year barred four progressive theologians from giving lectures there; conservative Marella commended the university for its loyalty to the teachings of the Holy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roman Catholics: Flying Red Hats | 5/22/1964 | See Source »

...gypsy getup, with a fake topaz ring and a black velvet hood for her crystal ball, she looks the part, and a wily young Italian named Guido helps her play it. A kind of surrogate son, Guido cases clubs and fairs beforehand, and supplies her with the knowledgeable tidbits that later pass for revelations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mexico & Metaphysics | 5/9/1960 | See Source »

Frightened by the uproar, Fenton had meanwhile buried the jewels beneath a palm tree on a lonely beach. Questioned, he claimed steadfastly that he had hardly known the vacationers, said that as far as he remembered Mrs. Hallock had never displayed any jewelry more flamboyant than a trivial topaz ring. As Mrs. Hoffman tore Fenton's story to shreds, police grilled Waiter Rios, whose share of the loot had been only $200 in cash. Rios admitted that Fenton had hired him to help rob the couple. On the 17th day Fenton lost his nerve; news had arrived that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Guided Tour | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

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