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When people talk politics, they often drift into the realm of the absurd as the evening grows old. What if Ted Kennedy ran against Richard Nixon? And later, by bedtime: What if Johnny Carson were a candidate? Now a nationwide poll for Spy magazine answers these pressing questions. Kennedy, for example, would beat Nixon decisively, 52% to 29%. As for following Reagan from Hollywood into politics, the clear favorite is Charlton Heston, followed by Paul Newman and Bill Cosby. (Carson comes in sixth.) Asked which candidates seem the "craziest," voters singled out Jesse Jackson, Pat Robertson and Alexander Haig...
...surgical plan, initiated by Rogers and Pediatric Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, combined several intricate procedures. To avoid major hemorrhaging in the brains, they proposed to drain the boys' blood supply completely and stop the hearts. To prevent the brains and other organs from starving during this period without blood-borne oxygen and nutrients, metabolic demands would be reduced to a minimum by lowering the babies' body temperature to 68 degrees F, putting them into a state of suspended animation. Because their brains are resilient, children below the age of 18 months have a remarkable capacity to recover from induced hypothermia, which...
...Carson agonized over what material to use in constructing separate veins for the boys. Because brain sinuses are structurally different from veins elsewhere in the body, a vessel from the leg or another area would not do. Finally a colleague suggested a novel solution: using part of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart. "That was a fabulous idea," says Carson. "We knew we were going into the chest anyway. It was right there in front of us saying, 'Take...
...operation began as planned at 7:15 a.m. By 9 p.m., the skin and skull had been divided. "We have lift-off," announced Carson as the last of the bone came apart. But the job was more difficult than anticipated. The shared sinus and its surrounding tissue were twisted and corkscrewed, complicating the separation. At 11, circulation was halted, and the critical hour began. By 11:20, the last connection was severed, and the tables were swung apart. "It was a very moving moment," Rogers recalls. "Everyone was silent and astounded." Still, there was much to do before the clock...
When Johnny Carson sought to escape gawkers and paparazzi on his fourth honeymoon, he and his new bride, Alexis Maas, chose to cruise the Mediterranean by chartering the regal Parts V, a $6.5 million, 147-ft. world- class motor yacht. When renowned Manhattan Jeweler Harry Winston wanted to lay some choice diamonds before J. Paul Getty Jr. and Henry Ford II down in Palm Beach, Fla., he decided to rent the Atlantique as a 131-ft. floating showcase. And when Magazine Mogul Malcolm Forbes wants to mix celebrities like Barbara Walters and Henry Kissinger with advertising tycoons, he lures them...