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They would not be easy for him to net, however, since most went for Nixon last time. Chappaquiddick is a grave liability in much of the Old West, where chivalry is still esteemed. Many a Montanan asks: "How could he leave that little gal alone?" That kind of sentiment is heard most often in strong Republican states, where Kennedy could not expect to win even if there had been no drowning. Here as elsewhere round the U.S., one senses that Chappaquiddick is often used as a rationale for those who never did like Kennedy...
Simian Sex. Rare Galápagos tortoises were coaxed to mate at the San Diego Zoo after keepers provided enough sand for them to dig their own "nests," the only place they apparently consider suitable for lovemaking. The zoo's gorillas posed another problem. Like most humans, they do not like to be the objects of spectator sex, so zoo officials constructed private rooms at a cost of $7.000. Here, too, they are still hoping for success. Meanwhile the San Francisco Zoo's gorillas have produced two babies...
...spent so many years of my life resenting her and wanting to live up to her," said Susan, who has apparently exorcised her aunt's troubling spirit by writing the book. "Now I'm very proud of her; I think she was a great old gal...
...cost of $250 million by the Atomic Energy Commission, it sprawls over 6,800 acres of prairie land near Batavia, Ill., 30 miles west of Chicago. Its principal feature is a circular tunnel four miles in circumference. For every minute of operation, it requires around 1,400 gal. of cooling water. Using it for a single experiment will demand the services of dozens of scientists and technicians, countless hours of preparation and expenditures of many thousands of dollars...
...lead in the war film Dive Bomber, but failed to land either Co-Star Errol Flynn or Fred MacMurray; both loved flying more. Late Show buffs can catch her around, but not quite in, movie musicals. She was Mrs. Cole Porter in Night and Day and George Gershwin's gal in Rhapsody in Blue. Customarily, though, she was Warner Brothers' snow queen, a frosty beauty about as seducible as the Statue of Liberty...