Word: classed
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Crowds overwhelmed Brasilia's meager facilities. "Nobody below the rank of ambassador, Cabinet minister or full general can be housed in the Brasilia Palace Hotel," ruled the chief of the inaugural committee, as 5,000 invited dignitaries fought for its 180 first-class rooms. Conrad Hilton, arriving to lay the cornerstone of his Brasilia Hilton, was offered a cot in the Palace Hotel barbershop. Said Deputy Neira Moreira: "I regret to report that Deputies are even drawing arms to assert their rights to dwellings...
...biggest single pledge in Wellesley's campaign so far,* Nelson's husbandly gesture swelled the take to $5,082,851. Even at that, Nelson was less generous to Wellesley than his grandfather, John D. Elected an honorary member of the class of 1901, John D. was so pleased with being a Wellesley "girl" himself that he shelled...
...subsidy for all time. Yet the line could not make the long-haul run pay off. Its year-round traffic estimates were too optimistic: its stations in four Florida cities cost more than they were worth, and it failed to push coach service, stuck to an 80%-20% first-class-tourist ratio while its competitors reaped the benefits of mass travel. The company's one small nod to economy last week: a 10% cut in salary for 18 top officers, for a saving of $40,000 a year, or about 1 10 of 1% of Capital's debts...
...oldest and richest suburban area is the five-community section east of the city collectively called Grosse Pointe (pop. 50,000). Set back from the winding, tree-shaded streets are fine, solid colonial or brick mansions, occupied by some of Detroit's oldest (pre-automobile age) upper class, and by others who made the grade in business and professional life. Grosse Pointe is representative of dozens of wealthy residential areas in the U.S. where privacy, unhurried tranquillity, and unsullied property values are respected. But last week, Grosse Pointe was in the throes of a rude, untranquil expos...
...Class Dismissed. In San Francisco, Rookie Patrolman Keith Scott was fired after he overslept for an 8 a.m. police class, jumped into his Jaguar, took off at such speed that he lost control and crashed into another...