Word: marrakesh
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...welcome in Marrakesh, winter capital of King Hassan II, was noticeably less effusive. Hassan, fearful of provoking dissidents at home and angering radical Arab neighbors by consorting with a pariah, had reluctantly invited the Shah to visit him for a day or two of "conferences." The press was barred from covering the royal arrival, and the Shah was whisked off to a palatial but isolated guest house called Jinan al-Kabir (the big garden), hidden by orange, olive and date trees in the immense palm grove that surrounds Marrakesh. Moroccan officials were dismayed when the Shah arranged for his four...
...Marrakesh, as in Aswan, the deposed monarch appeared to be slowly adjusting to events. He still seemed to suffer periods of uncertainty and depression, but insisted that he was "relaxed and well" and in no need of a major medical checkup. Between scheduled activities, he read newspapers, listened to radio reports and took long walks...
...reported that they had entered Zaïre from Angola, accompanied by 45 Cubans, who quickly departed once the Moroccans arrived on the scene. The Zaïre government claimed to have discovered a cache of 6,000 boxes of arms and ammunition-most of it Soviet-made. In Marrakesh, Morocco's King Hassan II insisted that his troops had found evidence of Cuban and white Angolan presence in Shaba. Despite the Carter Administration's cautious approach to events in Zaïre, a U.S. official in Washington admitted last week that "at the very least, the Russians...
...slim down by 20 Ibs. than she was replaced. It seems the scriptwriters had trouble working a Caucasian into the Asian epic. Instead, the role went to Shakira Baksh, 27, the Indian wife of Michael Caine, 41, who is co-starring in the movie now on location in Marrakesh. Said Caine, "It was a very strange experience working with my wife. Because I was pulling for her all the time, I forgot completely about my own personality and found myself doing her thinking for her." Chauvinist Caine prefers his wife to be at home. "She's not going...
...breakfast tray arrives: Princess Ira von Furstenburg prefers dinners alone (a man is sure to order "pasta or curry with rice, and how can one resist?"). Mrs. J. Paul Getty Jr. imports vegetarian pté from Holland to London, uses no eyeliner but the pure kohl she collects in Marrakesh. Emilio Pucci is high on massage ("I have two Filipino girls who come to the house: I would find it distasteful to be massaged by a man"). Luciana also quotes her mother's beauty plan: "I don't smoke, I don't drink...