Word: monaco
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Marin City, nestled in a wooded hollow the size of Monaco, sounds like a developer's dream. Only 20 minutes from San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge, the community (pop. 1,600) is bestirred by cool coastal breezes and blessed with one of America's most entrancing views-the shimmering, misty Bay. Yet despite its setting, Marin City is as profoundly troubled a community as Watts or Harlem...
When U.S. cities thought about parks in the past, they thought big, tended to put all their greenery in one huge garden. New York, for instance, takes tremendous pride in the fact that Central Park is larger than Monaco. But many city planners, led by Landscape Architect Robert Zion, have argued for years that what cities really need are small parks in midtown where pedestrians can escape from the madding crowd...
...bursts into tears at the end of the trip almost a floating "I Lover Luey." thing. They can be profound, can't they? This one contrasts two kinds of people, the committed and the uncommitted. The narrator represents the alienated side, naturally. He was born in Monaco, and thus has no real nationality. His mother ran away when he was young and he never knew his father. He is a man without a home and clings to his hotel, inherited by a lucky chance, as his only bit of security. No wonder he keeps coming back to the cruel island...
...people can generally feel assured of gaining entry to Charles de Gaulle's closely guarded Elyéee Palace: heads of state and SOS men. SOS operatives also receive the open-door treatment at the home of Premier Georges Pompidou, the American embassy and Princess Grace of Monaco's Parisian apartment. Reason: SOS is the company to which knowledgeable French householders turn when their plumbing goes bad, which is frequently...
...taken for a sucker!" stormed Rainier to a reporter in June. So was Onassis, in one sense, for the Prince enjoys a royal veto over S.B.M. decisions, and the tycoon's only recourse was to protest bitterly to Monaco's 18-man Parliament. He accused Rainier of cutting casino betting by 60% when he outlawed pigeon shooting several years ago (because Princess Grace vowed she couldn't bear the sight of dying birds littering the promenades). Onassis is willing to sell out, but his price is the current one of $17 a share, up from...