Word: guests
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Podgorny visited the huge industrial complex at Turin, was guest of honor at a gala performance of Rigoletto at La Scala in Milan, presided shortly thereafter at the signing of an official agreement for joint cinema production between the Soviet Union and Italy. He stayed at the Quirinale Palace during his visit to Saragat, but then moved out to take up residence at the Soviet embassy. Reason for the move: this week Podgorny was to become the first Soviet chief of state to visit the Pope, and he wanted to make clear his recognition that the Vatican and Italy...
...ingratiating words, the warmest notes at the gala black-tie party were struck by a guest who had to sing for her supper-Musical Comedy Star Carol Channing. A Johnson favorite, especially after her Hello, Dolly! number was appropriated for his 1964 campaign theme, Channing is currently appearing in one of the show's road productions. But she and other cast members took time out-"Operation Big Daddy," she dubbed it-to put on an abridged version for the President and his guests, who included most leading Washington luminaries, as well as such show-biz notables as Douglas Fairbanks...
Harry was an ever superbly tailored local banker, Edward a forty year old retired New York business man, unmarried also, who was spending the summer in Honey Lou's guest cottage. A "safe" man. And good single man for dinner parties--so many Newport ladies were between 2nd or 3rd or 4th husbands, and extra men were so valuable for dinner parties...
...savages). In any language they are rebellious, superstitious, troublesome and riddled with diseases. Traveling by Land Rover, the big-boned, blue-eyed doctor sat around the fire in 200-odd Montagnard villages, becoming fluent in their principal dialect, sipping their raw rice wine and occasionally, as a good guest should, eating a native delicacy...
...makes it clear that he has gone about as far as he can go, or as far as the Regents will let him. "This situation isn't at all like 1964. Since then, our students have enjoyed the 'free forum.' They are free to assemble on campus, invite controversial guest speakers to talk, distribute literature, collect funds, solicit memberships, and support political candidates...