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That was a month ago. The Queen had come to christen the new aircraft carrier Ark Royal, and all Bebington was astir to greet her. Streets were hung with naval pennants, shopfronts blossomed in bunting. As bobbies took up stations along the main street to the shipyards, Bebingtonians by the thousands pressed close to cheer the royal Daimler as it sped past. Dustman Cooper was spending the day as usual, driving his garbage truck through the streets, and taking what satisfaction he could from the fact that his truck was a spanking brand-new one, red and shiny...
...University's official greeters, who usually hasten to welcome important guests to the Yard, were not on hand to greet this one. In fact, authorities at Fogg Art Museum refused to have anything to do with the white marble bust of Charles Tallman, 15th century Syracuse, New York, utilities magnate, even though it is valued...
...make everybody happy, the good Coca-Cola driver-salesman must be part Boy Scout and part diplomat, with a dash of the movie hero thrown in. His supreme duty: to make friends with the dealers. His list of "do's" commands: "Look your best. Greet the Dealer. Smile . . . Show interest ... Be courteous ... Be honest . . . Keep promises. Make change . . . Thank Dealer." Of course, there are refinements of these simple tenets: "If, for example, the dealer's wife has just presented him with a new baby, the friendly salesman congratulates...
...enthusiastic President went back into the gloomy old palace, where politicians and friends crowded around to greet him. In two hours, he talked to nearly a thousand people, embracing each one and calling each by his first name. Then, still fresh and lively, he spent an hour and three-quarters with the press. "The average U.S. citizen believes war is unavoidable," he said. "But come what may, we stand always loyal to the democracies." The U.S., he thought, was a great place, and he told in detail of what he had seen of TVA, Louisiana oilfields and Texas ranches...
...Cinemactress Ava Gardner stepped from a plane at a Madrid airport, she played a supporting role to a fellow passenger: a timid-looking young man in a brown suit, yellow tie and outsized sun glasses. Ignoring the movie queen, a score of waiting dignitaries and cameramen rushed forward to greet ex-King Peter of Yugoslavia, who had arrived to pay his respects to Francisco Franco...