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...waist. San Francisco's flagging nightclubs along North Beach went topless with enthusiasm, with more emphasis on wiggly performers. Some of the topless establishments are dilapidated dives where the girls are as easy to smuggle home as the ashtrays. But others are remarkably respectable, including some private luncheon clubs frequented by judges, doctors and bank directors...
...Come Back." Addressing a luncheon meeting of Washington's National Press Club. Thanat said: "As we see it from the perspective of Southeast Asia, the war is one of conquest-nothing more, nothing less. It is not a civil war, not a white man's war. Some people try to make us believe that it is a war of national liberation. To say the least, that is a euphemism. Just ask those who live in the so-called liberated territories. They will tell you, in no uncertain terms, that life is miserable...
...German surrender. Isn't that some birthday present?" So wrote Harry S. Truman to his mother on his 61st birthday just 20 years ago. It was his 26th day as President of the United States. Celebrating the anniversary of that day this year at his annual birthday luncheon in Kansas City, Mo., Harry smilingly accepted a million-dollar pledge for the Truman Library Institute, where scholars study the history he made. But what really turned on his grin was a visit to Hello, Dolly! the night before. Stepping in front of the curtain, Leading Lady Mary Martin, 51, called...
Acerbic Speech. Naturally, Hollywood was anxious to see the Eastern Medusa, and the Hollywood Publicists' Guild invited Mrs. Crist to address a luncheon in Beverly Hills last month. If there was an outstretched hand, she not only disdained it; she bit it. Following Frank Sinatra's light and witty talk on his life and loves ("Must have had six gag writers," mused Crist), she plunged into an acerbic speech: "Back where I come from, Hollywood is a dirty word." Said an aggrieved 20th Century-Fox publicist: "She is a snide, supercilious, sour bitch. The thing she would hate...
There was great harrumphing and clearing of throats at the 25th Peabody Awards luncheon in Manhattan last week. Each year, bronze medallions are supposed to be handed out for "distinguished and meritorious public service rendered by radio and television...