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...Social Governor." Though the state has a heavily Roman Catholic electorate (50%), the Republican ticket was artfully assembled to appeal to just about every religious and ethnic group. Gen gras, like Dempsey, is a Catholic, and so are the Republican candidates for lieutenant governor and comptroller, John Gerardo and Tom Mayers. The nominee for attorney general is a Negro, William Graham, and the secretary of state's slot is filled by Mrs. Phyllis Shulman, a Jew. J. Tyler Patterson Jr., running for treasurer, is the only old-line Yankee. Though he contributed $5,000 to Dempsey...
...Towser, who picked up some pretty fancy habits from his master. He pads around the mansions wearing a brandy and a créme de menthe keg (in case anyone wants to stir up a stinger), and, explained Clegg, "he does love pâté de foie gras and caviar. He drools terribly if you serve either...
...tlich prosperity. Unemployment shrank last year to a negligible 2%, and wages rose faster (10%) than the cost of living (6%). Last week pre-Easter shoppers crowded Vienna's Kärntnerstrasse, splurging on everything from spring ski sweaters to imported delicacies like pâte de foie gras and French Beaujolais. Swarms of Volkswagens, Fords and Austrian-built Puchs choked the streets of downtown Vienna, where private autos were a rarity only ten years ago. Travel reservations for the Easter holiday were virtually unobtainable...
They've danced in Acapulco, exchanged smiles at the Sugar Bowl, held hands at the New Orleans Mardi Gras and churned up a lot of heartwarming rumors. The dates with Lynda Bird Johnson, 21, have also churned up oceans of free publicity for Actor George Hamilton, 26. Were the girl's parents put out about that? Beams Lady Bird: "Lynda is going through a sparkling time and I couldn't be happier...
...Credit Bank of Alsace and Lorraine: "We are all true Europeans here." Amid all the bustle and renewal, one ancient Alsatian industry has survived almost unchanged: sturdy farm hands still hand stuff the gullets of Strasbourg's shiny geese, which produce Europe's best pate de foie gras...