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After his booming victory in 1958, New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller enjoyed a blissful first-session honeymoon with the grateful Republicans in control of the state legislature. But even as popular Newcomer Rockefeller got what he wanted in the way of tax increases and a pay-as-you-go budget, dark thoughts were percolating behind one steadily smiling face in the legislative crowd. Liberal, Manhattan-rooted Rocky had steamrollered upstate Conservative Walter Joseph Mahoney out of the G.O.P. gubernatorial nomination, and Senate Majority Leader Mahoney was not disposed to forgive...
Alaskans dubbed the new privilege "Hellenthal's Honeymoon," and during the debate Hellenthal's colleagues in the lower house solemnly prepared a resolution noting that he had been in the state capital for six weeks, commending him for his "remarkable appreciation for the importance of togetherness," and granting him permission to head home to Anchorage for the weekend...
...Calif., searching for the health department, where he planned to get a blood test, Prospective Bridegroom Emory Mink, 23, opened the wrong door, walked into the sheriff's office, was recognized and arrested on a traffic charge, but was allowed to get married and have a 15-minute honeymoon before starting his six-month jail sentence...
...ever since he was seven, when his golf-pro father taught him the correct grip. By 13, he had entered his first tournament. At Wake Forest College he was No. 1 on the golf team. In 1954, he got married, and won the National Amateur, but passed up a honeymoon in Europe in order to turn pro and start making money...
...physical plant is impressive. Living quarters and the classroom are striking and comfortable, and the setting is rarely equaled anywhere. Horses for riding and a swimming pool are readily accessible, and the meals are of the home-cooked variety. The setting is so lovely that an occasional honeymoon couple enrolls in one of the sessions...