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...toastmaster began the evening with a typical toastmaster's gag: "Before I cut my throat . . ." Not one of the 200 special guests interrupted him with a laugh. Not one of them could. Actor William Gargan was playing toastmaster in Memphis for the International Association of Laryngectomees-people who have lost their larynges to cancer. Their laughter was muted to a barely audible chuckle...
...must do this for me.' The sole objection advanced only serves to emphasize what a 'good Catholic' Kennedy is, for the merits of the Catholic school claims for public assistance are not recognized by a large segment of the Catholic public." Historian Edward Gargan, of Chicago's Loyola University, dismissed school aid as "an ephemeral issue." Said he: "To many Catholics, the question of federal aid is a minor issue com pared to the great questions of medical aid for the aged or atomic warfare. Most Catholics, like people of conscience generally, want the President...
After the President's leavetaking, Joe Kennedy returned to his home with Caroline, romped for half an hour with all his visiting grandchildren, then set off to the Palm Beach Golf Club with Ann Gargan, his favorite niece. But on the fairway to the sixth hole, he sat down on the grass, and said that he did not feel well. Ann Gargan took him to the clubhouse in a golf cart, then drove him home. In the front hall, Kennedy spoke briefly to Jackie Kennedy and to Caroline before retiring to his bedroom. He left behind him a stern...
...came by military jet from Boston, bringing with him Dr. William T. Foley, a Manhattan vascular specialist. From Washington came Eunice Kennedy Shriver, on the same plane that brought Secretary of State Dean Rusk to Palm Beach en route to the Bermuda conference. Ted Kennedy. Jean Smith and Ann Gargan spelled one another in a round-the-clock vigil near Room 355. where Joe Kennedy lay. Across the hall, doctors kept their own vigil. On the door to the doctors' room was a bronze plaque: "In Memory of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.* Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph...
...INTENT OF TOYNBEE'S HISTORY (224 pp.)-Edifed by Edward T. Gargan -Loyola...