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...house guest of Luisa Maria, Duchess of Valencia, the often-arrested monarchist gadfly of Franco Spain. After sightseeing in Madrid and a round of motoring, swimming and riding, the Earl presented the Duchess with a small memento of the occasion: a pair of Cartier's diamond cuff links bearing the Warwick coat of arms. The little interlude ended with gallant restraint as the Earl kissed his hostess' hand, boarded a plane and made his farewell: "Thank you, Luisa Maria. This has been a wonderful excursion...
President Harry Truman, a specialist in the short, snappy, off-the-cuff answer to reporters' questions, was as brief as ever when the U.P.'s veteran Correspondent Merriman (Thank you, Mr. President) Smith first opened fire at the presidential press conference last week. Did he plan to take any steps to restore the money which the Senate (see THE CONGRESS) was busily whacking out of the $8.5 billion he wanted for the job of beefing up Europe? Of course he was going to keep working on it, the President said. He thought, however, that things looked hopeless...
...plus $1.32 tax) . . . He walks across the floor of his $8,000 house (annual property tax $240) and switches on the electricity (3½? tax on each dollar of his monthly bill) which lights the bulb (price 20?, plus 2? tax)." Hardly a thing Henry touches is not taxed: cuff links (price $3.50, plus 77? tax), toaster (price $20.50, plus $1.74 tax), refrigerator (price $300, tax $25.52), cigarette (price per pack 10?, plus 7¢ federal tax, plus 4? state tax). Even Henry's wife whom he kisses goodbye cost Henry a $2 marriage license-to say nothing...
Through the glassless windows of the conference house, the allied newsmen could see the delegates huddled over maps on a small round tea table. Several times laughter was heard and the spokesmen were seen to be talking off-the-cuff, two or more sometimes talking at once, which was a refreshing change from the stiff silences and the set speeches of the plenary sessions. When the meeting was over, General Hodes allowed himself to be photographed with his arm around North Korea's complaisant...
Colonel Stalin climbed trees for a better look at take-offs and landings, on at least one occasion punished sloppy flying with a cuff from his leather gauntlets. Red airmen whooping it up in Potsdam's nightclubs posted sentries to warn of Vasily's approach. The colonel, they said, hated to have his boys get tipsy and make spectacles of themselves. Except for a few favored companions, anyone who got caught landed in solitary. There were private and inconsequential attempts at revenges: once the leather seats of Stalin's car were ripped out; another time, someone heaved...