Word: debonaire
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Frank ("Thompy") Thompson, witty, irreverent, profane, debonair, has been sent to Congress by his New Jersey constituents since 1954. On Capitol Hill, he soon became an intimate of the Kennedys and a hero to organized labor. He co-founded the liberal Democratic Study Group and, as chairman of the House Subcommitee on Labor-Management Relations, has pushed for federal financing of jobs for urban youths. He also helped create the National Endowment for the Arts. Though he took campaign contributions from the South Korean lobbyist Tongsun Park, Thompson has been regarded by his fellow Congressmen as an honest politician...
...luminescence in the Vienna Hilton, which housed most of the media contingent, sometimes was blinding. Cronkite and his wife Betsy strolled by. Heads craned, eyes brightened. That was just after John Chancellor had gone through and clustered spectators had nodded in recognition. Then Tom Brokaw was spied in a debonair pose on the winding staircase. And there were even some famous writers, like the legendary James B. ("Scotty") Reston, who trailed the aura of authority as they trod the byways of old Vienna in pursuit of drama...
...better gift yet for this prof debonair...
DIED. Charles Boyer, 78, debonair, French-born Hollywood star of the '30s and '40s; of an apparent heart attack suffered two days after his wife of 36 years had died; in Phoenix. Endowed with a voice that women found deeply sensual, Boyer was probably best known for the invitation credited to him (but never uttered) in Algiers: "Come weez me to ze Casbah...
...which is cleverly choreographed (by Douglas Fitch and Nancy Tulowiecki) for Dick and Susie to move like the puppets on a Swiss cuckoo clock. Because Barton is nearly always cuckoo, the dance doesn't come off as much of a contrast--a real shame, because Barton is relaxed and debonair in later routines...