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...Midwest flew New York's Governor Rockefeller, bound for a brisk round of political speechmaking and handshaking in Topeka and Omaha. The famous grin seemed as broad as ever. But behind him in New York, Rocky had left a reeking scandal that could damage his 1964 prospects. The scandal: appalling graft and bribery in the State Liquor Authority, which has power to grant, withhold or revoke the various permits needed by New York's 100,000 bars, restaurants and liquor stores...
With an excited grin he embraced the vista, and started asking questions of his visitor: "What is the name of that hill in the background, I haven't found anyone who can tell me? What are those small boats (the answer was sculls)?" Then he pointed to two small ducks swimming blithely past an onrushing shell. "Look at that pair" he said, "my wife and I have noticed they are always together, and are never bothered by the boats...
...Carvalho emerged after 23 days in Yemen with a vivid story (TIME, March 8), establishing that the battle for Yemen was not going as Cairo said it was. Last week De Carvalho was in Jordan, reporting for our Nasser cover, and at the palace was greeted with a grin by King Hussein: "You scared us with those reports we got of your death in Yemen...
...scene is scarcely credible, but in other episodes the character of the sadistic sergeant fits Douglas like epidermis-the actor has a jaw like a barracuda and a grin full of rusty fishhooks and what have you. Walker, 21-year-old son of Jennifer Jones and the late Robert Walker, is the ideal idealistic dogface-and he has the looks and the charm of his famous father. What's wrong with the picture is its script. Scenarist Henry Denker says some things that cannot be said too often: a life once lost can never be replaced; anyone who kills...
...Erhard sat silent throughout Adenauer's performance, showed no emotion even when der Alte turned to the economic matters which are Erhard's specialty and said: "Chancellor Erhard will . . . I mean Minister Erhard . . ." Both sides of the house dissolved in laughter as Adenauer permitted himself a rare grin. "Malicious critics will think I did that on purpose," he said. "But I assure you I did not. Well, maybe having a laugh in the middle of such a boring government statement is a good thing...