“Background for War” Sirs: CONGRATULATIONS ON “BACKGROUND FOR WAR” IN THE MAY I ISSUE OF TIME. IT IS MAGNIFICENTLY CONCEIVED, MAGNIFICENTLY PRESENTED AND MAGNIFICENTLY WRITTEN. IT MAKES ME ASHAMED OF BELONGING TO THE AGGREGATION OF HUMAN BEINGS NOW ALIVE. I WISH IT WERE POSSIBLE TO CRAM IT DOWN THE THROATS OF EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD DRAWING BREATH TODAY, AND MAKE THEM MEMORIZE IT UNTIL THEY COULD REPEAT IT BACKWARD. CHARLES G. Read More...
Hotels often boast of sea or city views, but this one overlooks a Wonder of the World: the Great Pyramid of Giza. In February, Marriott International unveiled a refreshed version of the storied property, which got its start in 1869 as a hunting lodge before being converted into a hotel whose guests included Frank Sinatra and Charlie Chaplin. It now offers 331 suites set amid 40 acres of gardens, as well as four dining areas, a spa, a pool and an 18-hole golf course. Read More...
As Maureen O’Connor stood in court Thursday somberly admitting over the course of years that she had bet a total of more than $1 billion in casinos due to her compulsive gambling, it was the sad culmination of an addiction that dismantled a vast fortune and left her broke and in failing health.
The former mayor of San Diego — and widow of millionaire Jack-in-the-Box restaurant chain founder Robert Peterson, who died in 1994 — lost a total of $13 million to casinos, and confessed to taking $2. Read More...
