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Willing to Travel. In El Paso, Mayor Fred Hervey pondered a letter from a London divorcee who, in order to get to the U.S., was offering her services as a "nanny, cook, housekeeper, farm manager, secretary or general factotum," and would even accept a husband "as a last resort...
...were not for outgoing President Aleman, Ruiz Cortines might still be preparing statistical reports. Thirteen years ago, Aleman took Cortines on as an aide and factotum. As Aleman moved up- from the governorship of Veracruz to the Ministry of the Interior and to the presidential palace-his right-hand man moved right behind him. Will Ruiz Cortines be strong enough to go his own honest way now? His friends think so. He will continue Mexico's program of strenuous industrial expansion, they say, but with more orderly planning, "more austerity, more social justice, a more equitable distribution of wealth...
...Symphony (Sun. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Soloist Robert Merrill singing Rossini's aria Largo al Factotum, and Whiffenpoof Song...
...Victor Show (Sun. 2 p.m., NBC). Baritone Robert Merrill, in popular and classical music, including Rossini's Largo Al Factotum from the Barber of Seville...
Jascha Heifetz: Violin Solos (Decca, 8 sides). The top classical artist to stray from Victor or Columbia, during the 14 months when Decca had made its peace with Petrillo and the big two had not. So far, Heifetz has played such banalities as White Christmas and Largo al Factotum for Decca. Now, in his first Decca album, Heifetz puts his cool gloss on bits & pieces from Ravel, Debussy, Godowsky and others. Performance: good...