Versailles chateau party aims to fund restoration drive
A Franco American gala at Versailles, dubbed the party of the year, aims to raise funds for the 17th century palace. Baroness Rothschild hosts a $250 ticket dinner with 750 guests, fashion shows, and performances by Liza Minnelli and Rudolf Nureyev, but organizers warn the proceeds will fall short of the hundreds of millions needed.
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Versailles
France
Guy de Rothschild
van der Kemp
Louis XVI
America
U.S
United States
Chateau
Europe
Friends of Versailles
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Hall of Mirrors
Douglas Dillon
David Bruce
Marie Antoinette
Barbara Hutton
Grand Prix record sparks fuel supply moves
Denmark and the union movement react after Jackie Stewart sets a Grand Prix record with 27 career wins in 13 years. Amid rising oil demand a 20 percent cut in diesel deliveries to state railways and buses is announced while a four day work week debate lingers. The drop comes as heavy fuel oil stocks are reported at a 20 percent surplus to normal consumption with 1 72 tion's oil reserves under review.
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Pri- Denmark
Denmark
Vate Bus
Lonnon
Gooackie Stewart
Vie-Loil
Onemey
Jimmy Clark
First Stripes for Skills recruit joins Army in New Haven
In Connecticut, Jas Coyne of New Haven, a radio newsman at WNHC, becomes the first to enter the Army under the Stripes for Skills program. He is sworn in by Lt. and will start at paygrade E-3, with eligibility to advance after basic and advanced training.
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New Haven
William E. Rodgers
Army
Necticut
Jas Broadcasting
Coyne
Newsmani
WNHC
Lateral Entry Program Gains Army Training Confidence
Rodgers stated that under the program the Army now demonstrates full confidence that Army training and Army jobs compare favorably with their civilian counterparts, signaling support for the Lateral Entry program’s objectives and outcomes.
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Rodgers
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