People: Jul. 10, 1964

When le Chef greeted Princess Bopha Devi, 21, star of the visiting Royal Cambodian Ballet at the Paris Opera, with "You have a very beautiful costume, Mademoiselle," the daughter of Prince Norodom Sihanouk tittered prettily. Proud Papa, however, smiled, "My daughter has two children!" "Mademoiselle" was not le mot juste, but De Gaulle was right about the costume, which weighed 35 Ibs., mostly in gold and precious jewels, with a 6th century headdress valued at $200,000.

The London Times ran it as an obit that black July 4, 1914, when the Harvard junior varsity...

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