Word: bathes
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DIED. Sally Stanford, 78, flamboyant San Francisco madam who once served as mayor of Sausalito, Calif; in Greenbrae, Calif. Her opulent Nob Hill bordello, which opened in 1942, featured rare antiques and a 9-ft. Roman bath. Stanford, who admitted to 17 arrests and at least five husbands, relocated to Sausalito, becoming first a restaurateur and then a city council member. The subject of a 1978 TV movie, she defended prostitution to the very end, saying: "If we had more of it, we wouldn't have so much trouble...
Hoover was rather dour by nature-Secretary of State Henry Stimson described a White House meeting as "like sitting in a bath of ink"-and he insisted that reduced spending and a balanced budget would end the slump. "Nobody is actually starving," Hoover said. "The hobos, for example, are better fed than they have ever been." Other U.S. officials were equally astute. Said Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon in 1930: "I see nothing in the present situation that is either menacing or warrants pessimism." (Joke of the day: Hoover asks Mellon, "Can you lend me a nickel to call a friend...
...desert sky while trucks and Land Rovers traversed the rugged terrain. Finally, last week, on the sixth day of the trio's disappearance, they were spotted, stranded between two small Algerian desert towns. Said Thatcher after his rescue: "All I need is a beer and sandwich, a bath and a shave.'' -By E. Gray don Carter
...civilized 9-to-5 schedule and doesn't take off at the drop of a hat to strange places around the world," says Brew. "His aides may have bloodshot eyes, drawn faces and jangled nerves, but Reagan always looks as if he just stepped out of a hot bath...
...clear. Few things can delight shoppers weary of long lines, costly transportation and surly salespeople as much as thumbing through a richly illustrated booklet amid the comforts of home. Carol Lefcourt, a financial planner who heads a company in Palo Alto, Calif., likes to soak in a warm bubble bath while catalogue shopping. She says that she has not stepped inside a department store in 15 years...