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Drums for Tables. John Mills plans to base himself permanently in Manhattan, leaving his even bigger son Robert, 6 ft. 8 in., to run the London end of things. His changes in El Morocco will not disturb old Moroccans' sense of security-the white rubber palms with plastic banana leaves still loom against the royal blue star-strewn sky, the zebra-striped banquettes still make the locale of every photographed celebrity instantly recognizable...
...from their lunches to shake his hand. (When gubernatorial candidate Francis X. Bellotti put in a similar appearance in the cafeteria, the John Hancock officials observed, this did not happen.) In a typical interchange there, he approached a table of women and said, "I'm Ed Brooke. Sorry to disturb your lunch, but I just wanted to say hello." As he left the table, one woman turned to another and signed, "Such a nice smile. I think I'll voter for him." Later, when a woman reprimanded that he had already shaken her hand (this is uncommon for his astute...
...curious one. It seemed all the more curious in the light of an episode that took place the very day President Johnson ordered the investigation. To the George Washington University Hospital, where Walter Jenkins is confined in a room guarded by private attendants and with a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door, came a bouquet of mixed fall flowers. With it came a card signed "J. Edgar Hoover and Associates." There was some doubt about just who those "associates" might be. But there was no doubt about Hoover, who with a waiver from Johnson will continue as FBI chief...
...matter seems to be that while Sartre may be flattered deer down in his heart, he fears that praise may alter his ego and corrode his style After all, he has been playing the part of the Voice in the wilderness for so long that it may disturb him to realize that people have been listening all along...
...Jews now in high positions in Germany, and studded with the names of other labor leaders. The bank is actually run by easygoing President Walter Hesselbach, a professional banker who has never worn a blue collar, usually arrives at work an hour late "so that I don't disturb my colleagues in their morning chat and coffee hour." Such considerate treatment by Hesselbach extends only to his employees. B.F.G.'s hard-pressed competitors have learned that they cannot bank...