Word: manhattanization
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...given his first assignment: the Soviet mission to the United Nations in New York City. There he directed Soviet spies who worked without benefit of diplomatic cover. It was during a second tour at the U.N., in 1961, that Polyakov sought contact with FBI counterintelligence agents in Manhattan, who dubbed him Top Hat and marveled at their good fortune. "He was a big catch, and went on for a very long time," says James Nolan, formerly the FBI's top Soviet counterintelligence specialist. "There aren't many who start out as medium-grade officers and rise to the rank...
...celebrate the 10th anniversary of Paper, the magazine of culture formation among the seriously hip. A good many of the names that show up in clubland gossip columns -- Veronica Webb, the model! Joey Arias, the drag queen! -- had shown up at the Supper Club, a party space in Manhattan's theater district. They were mixing with some of the high-concept personalities who have edged into more publicized realms. Like Lady Kier of Deee-Lite! (The recording group, something like the B-52s of house music.) Ricki Lake, the rising talk-show host -- look out, Oprah -- was chatting with John...
...train, renting Yankee Stadium for the neighborhood kids to spend an afternoon playing real baseball instead of stickball in the street. They know that generosity is the best way for them to enjoy their winnings. Muriel, on the other hand, visits the trendiest and most expensive shops in Manhattan, wardrobing herself with tacky clothing to her heart's content...
...York City from Los Angeles with CBS entertainment president Howard Stringer and others, father and son hastily arranged to meet the plane at an airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. Diller alighted and read their letter. Then he canceled plans for a dinner with CBS executives and rode back to Manhattan with the Robertses...
...answers were less than reassuring. NASA Director James Webb was not certain we could beat the Soviets to the moon. Chief NASA scientist Hugh Dryden thought it might take a program like the atom bomb's Manhattan Project and cost $40 billion. (The entire federal budget was then $98 billion.) Budget Director David Elliott Bell asked where the money would come from. Staff aide Ted Sorensen brought up the financial needs of earthly social programs. Science adviser Jerome Wiesner, sucking on a cold pipe, wasn't sure a manned lunar landing made good scientific sense...