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...experts from the colonies Broderick Crawford and Johnny Mathis. After they had observed all the forms parading across the red-carpeted stage of the Lyceum ballroom, they decided that once again, Miss United Kingdom was obviously Miss World. Regal (5 ft. 8 in., 37-24-37) Lesley Lang ley, 21, also obeyed the traditions by weeping prettily. "As there was a British winner last year," she gasped, "I did not think I should be chosen because there might be allegations of favoritism." And sure enough, after leggy Lesley had been crowned, Miss U.S.A.'s manager began suggesting that...
...Roger Ley and Stephen Anderson, the two others in the car, sustained minor injuries and were treated at a nearby hospital...
...hell outa the way," snarled a Buckley henchman. Those words were downright kindly compared with Buckley's own profanity. After 30 years as Congressman from New York's 23rd District, during which he rose to the chairmanship of the pork-barreling House Public Works Committee, Buck ley had just been beaten in his party's primary by a political dude named Jonathan Brewster Bingham...
...Brien, all veterans of the team, will perform as usual. Salinger has already detailed one of his staff helpers to write a compilation of Kennedy Administration feats. O'Brien refers constantly to an ever-thickening notebook packed with facts on Democratic state organizations. National Committee Chairman John Bai ley sees the President frequently, has made dozens of pep talks to local party leaders whipping up enthusiasm for "work on a political spectacular to be produced in November...
...story, first published in 1874, is dressed up with charming illustrations by William Pène du Bois and an intro duction in the form of a biography of Verne by Scientist Willy Ley. But there is perhaps one Oxphyxiated refugee from Quiquendone who now works for Macmillan. He is the fellow who de cided to print the book so that it must be held 90° around from the normal, so that pages must be turned from top to bottom instead of right to left. But this should not deter true lovers of the Vernacular...