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...hardships that included the loss of his toes, Peary became the first man to stand at the North Pole. It is a nearly perfect schoolboy legend of endurance and courage rewarded with honor and wealth. There is even a touch of Melville in Peary's faithful black polar companion, Matthew Henson, who wound up with a $900-a-year job as a messenger at the U.S. Customs House...
...When he first comes to Kingston, Ivan goes with a friend to see a Western film. The hero steps in front of a band of enemies, clothed in red cape and handy Gatling gun, outnumbered 25-1. "They're going to kill him," Ivan screams. But his worldly-wise companion schools him. "Don't worry mon--the hero never dies until the last reel...
...opera was written for Tenor Peter Pears, Britten's lifelong companion musically as well as personally. It is the latest in an imperiled series of major artistic collaborations. Britten, 59, recovering from open-heart surgery, was unable to attend rehearsals or take his customary place at the podium for the opera's premiere a fortnight ago. Steuart Bedford, an Aldeburgh regular, conducted in Britten's stead...
Married. Moshe Dayan, 58, Israeli Defense Minister; and his longtime companion, Rahel Korem, 47; both for the second time; in a Tel Aviv suburb...
...along the lines of Camp David? Kissinger, who has stayed at Zavidova, thought the quarters were just fine. But at the White House dinner, Brezhnev sent his interpreter over to whisper in Kissinger's ear, asking if he thought the Soviet leader could tell Mrs. Nixon, his dinner companion, about the cottage...