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...differences with his professional colleagues in Greenwich. Dr. Squier was getting near the end of his story. "I have no objection to its being known that my death is voluntary," he wrote, "and I desire cremation as simply and quickly as possible, with no residuum anywhere." With a final flourish of professional courtesy, he added: "For the information of the medical examiner, I have taken Nembutal and Seconal...
...Churchill, vacationing at Lido, stayed home. The Aga Khan (in Venetian domino), Barbara Hutton (dressed as Mozart, at a reputed cost of $15,000), Prince and Princess Chavchavadze (whose noble name is pronounced like a sneeze), and practically everyone else who was anybody was there. Shortly before midnight, a flourish of trumpets sounded, and the guests (1,500 in all) were ushered into the great hall, where Host de Beistegui, in scarlet robes and long curling wig, towered over all, his normal height (5 ft. 6 in.) wondrously magnified by platform soles that raised him 16 inches higher...
...look into the foreign-aid program. They still have to get out a bill on the program. A number of McMahon's colleagues indicated a singular lack of interest. This is unfortunate, since McMahon's dragon will just be left out in the tall grass, there to flourish on fiction, undisturbed by fact...
Cannibalism used to flourish on the Ivory Coast. Paris heard that the Senator was either: 1) devoured by cannibals who, for reasons of their own, were mad at him; or 2 ) murdered in conventional fashion by political enemies. By & large, Paris preferred to believe theory...
When Margaret Truman stepped into the Pump Room of Chicago's Ambassador Hotel, fresh from Hollywood and her radio acting debut, the headwaiter led her to Table No. 1 with a respectful flourish. The last time Margaret had rated only Table No. 11. The reason for the rise in rank, the hotel explained: Miss Truman is no longer just a President's daughter and a singer; she is now a radio and television actress...