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...thus. In the turn-of-the-century fling known as la belle epoque, the courtesan was queen and her clients were often kings. In The Courtesans: The Demi-Monde in 19th Century France, Author Joanna Richardson selects an all-Second Empire team of les grandes horizontals. Her standards are stringent by definition: "A courtesan is less than a mistress and more than a prostitute. She is less than a mistress because she sells her love for material benefits; she is more than a prostitute because she chooses her lovers...
...circles. An articulate man with an outgoing personality, Cole should be the favorite for the big job if G.M. is anxious to polish its public relations image, which became somewhat tarnished under austere Fred Donner. But Cole has a black mark on his record: he was less than stringent in enforcing Donner's policy against participation in auto racing...
Last week the FAA announced some stringent new regulations aimed at improving passenger safety. In all, the agency spelled out 39 changes in equipment and flight procedures to take effect over the next two years.* They involve not only planes already in service but the supersized air buses and supersonic jets that will soon be hauling more passengers than ever. Some minor changes will be mandatory as soon as next month: seat backs, for instance, must be straight up and not tilted back during approaches and takeoffs, and stewardesses must be stationed near exits at those times to provide faster...
Negro Needs. Manhattan Gynecologist Sophia J. Kleegman decried discrimination between private patients and the poor. "The number of therapeutic abortions in municipal hospitals is only about one-fifth that in private hospitals," she said. "This is because the rules are more stringent and the law is followed more closely in the municipal hospital...
...worst death toll yet in a disaster-prone sport that badly needs more stringent supervision. So far this year, 36 chutists have died; last year the figure was 23, the year before 25. The U.S. Parachute Association argues that there is only one fatality for every 55.000 jumps, points to its long list of dos and don'ts for members. In the Ohio tragedy, there was an obvious FAA radar foul-up. Yet the chutists had broken every rule in their own book, rules that in any event are largely voluntary. Aside from the cloud regulation, no federal...