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Died. Jennie Grossinger, 80, owner and reigning hostess of a vast Catskill Mountain resort 100 miles northwest of New York City; of a stroke; in Grossinger, N.Y. From guests to cuisine, Grossinger's has always been predominantly Jewish, but the nearly 150,000 people who take advantage of its lavish hospitality every year are an ecumenical crew. Its style might be called Borscht Belt Baroque-rich food served copiously, big name entertainment, luxurious facilities that encouraged year-round patronage. Jennie and Husband Harry, who died in 1964, built Grossinger's from a tidy family boardinghouse into...
...lady in question is only about 20, any relationship the King had with her during his school days must have been decidedly avuncular. The rumors began six weeks ago after a water-skiing show at the resort town of Aqaba, where Miss Toukan acted as a Royal Jordanian Airlines hostess and Hussein, towed by helicopter, did a water-ski performance...
Married. Ken Venturi, 41, U.S. Open golf champion in 1964, now the pro at a Palm Springs, Calif., country club; and Beau Wheat, 38, restaurant hostess; both for the second time; in Cathedral City, Calif., where Frank Sinatra, after giving away the bride, hosted a celebrity-studded reception...
...also have a door to door canvassing program and a Hostess Phone program in the smaller counties. The Hostess Phone operation is run by Republicans throughout the state. Two or three women in a town will get a computer sheet and merely call up the voters in their area...
...doubtful that she could ever attain the instant star quality and studied grace of Jackie, or the sensitivity and charm of Lady Bird, but Pat has far outdistanced her own exemplar, Mamie Eisenhower, as White House hostess. More people, 124,805, have passed through the White House during her residence than ever before. Pat also has quietly been carrying on Jackie's restoration, redecorating the Blue, Green and Red rooms and acquiring museum-quality paintings and furnishings...