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...second Durkin campaign has benefited only a little from what in other states would be a political godsend--Wyman is presently under investigation by the Justice department for his role as a middleman in the deal to make Mrs. Ruth Farkas ambassador to Luxembourg in return for a six figure contribution to the Committee to Relect the President in 1972. Wyman, who has virtually acknowledged the legitimacy of the charges, has been kept very much on the defensive on this issue, claiming simply, "I don't believe I broke any laws." But polls indicate that New Hampshire voters, who never...
...government that followed liberation, "Smiling Achille" persuaded striking coal miners to return to work, and was credited with the labor peace that speeded Belgian recovery. As Premier, he resisted the return of Belgium's collaborationist King Leopold in 1945 and formed an economic union with The Netherlands and Luxembourg that later became part of the European Common Market...
Modest Success. Casley's ambitious future plans for Hutt River include $260 million worth of hotels, casinos, a sports complex and a broadcasting system "as large as Radio Luxembourg." He has a 14-man diplomatic corps, which includes a Canadian archbishop and a London brewer who have volunteered to serve as "ambassadors." These envoys are looking for investors, so far with only modest success. As yet, the capital's sights include only a chapel, a restaurant and souvenir shop-cum-post office, where tourists can buy Hutt River T shirts ($4) and wall plaques ($5.30)-but no Hutt...
Instead of a conference of 14 heads of government, last week's NATO summit in Brussels turned out to be a one-man show starring Gerald Ford. From 7:45 a.m. Thursday, when the President breakfasted on coffee and croissants with Luxembourg Prime Minister Gaston Thorn, until 6:30 p.m. Friday night, when he ushered out his last guest, François-Xavier Ortoli, president of the European Community Commission, Ford dominated the gathering. He met individually with 13 Western leaders, talking candidly and sometimes bluntly. He made an exceptionally firm speech at the conference's opening session...
...ranching, campaigned for an equal-rights amendment for women in the 1930s, and buttonholed Southwestern oil barons for contributions to her "hero" Harry Truman during his come-from-behind campaign in 1948. Truman reciprocated in 1949 by creating for her the post of Minister to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where her fetes for the duchess and footloose G.I.s inspired Irving Berlin's 1950 musical Call Me Madam. Her reign as Washington's leading hostess was resumed in 1954 and continued till 1972 with a brief interregnum during the Kennedy years (she backed Nixon in 1960), though...