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...Died. Kay Summersby Morgan, 66, General Dwight Eisenhower's secretary, chauffeur and confidante during World War II; of cancer; in Southampton, N.Y. Irish-born daughter of a retired British officer, Summersby, a former actress and model, was assigned to drive Eisenhower during an inspection tour of London in May 1942. Her constant association with the general throughout the war stirred rumors that she was his mistress. The speculation gained credence from Harry Truman's statement in Plain Speaking; he had seen a letter from Ike to General George Marshall saying he planned to divorce Mamie to marry Summersby...
...been banned from the Nixon White House, declared with satisfaction: "It's marvelous-all the underground is here." Mrs. Graham was seated between Senator Charles Percy, another Nixon persona non grata, and Washington Redskins Star Running Back Larry Brown. "It was so funny," Betty Ford said later, "hearing Kay Graham leaning across Larry Brown to explain to Mrs. Oscar de la Renta just who Larry Brown...
With the passage of time, the quartet -Pianist John Lewis, Bassist Percy Heath, Drummer Connie Kay and Vibraharpist Milt Jackson-became a phenomenon of a different sort. It stayed together for 22 years, longer than any other jazz ensemble. Last week, during an emotional yet curiously subdued evening at Manhattan's Avery Fisher Hall, the group confirmed that it was disbanding and gave a final concert...
...Composer Lewis, whose uncluttered keyboard probings set MJQ's style. Lewis etched an outline of Sigmund Romberg's Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise. One by one, cued only by instinct, his colleagues joined him: the genial Heath, eyes closed, his fingertips lightly brushing the strings, while Kay, the pulsemaker, fabricated a succinct beat ornamented by miniature percussive effects-rippling wind chimes. Jackson's keyboard work at the vibes, reminiscent of Art Tatum's quicksilver piano, provided the melodic keystone...
...Kay, 47, the soft-spoken drummer, admitted that he had no immediate professional plans. Asked why the band was breaking up, Bass Player Heath, 51, replied in tones less mellow than his music. "It wasn't our fault," he said with a scowl...