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House of Flowers (book by Truman Capote; music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Capote and Arlen) has a good deal of what its title evokes. Out of a West Indian yarn of high-toned rival bordellos, of Mardi gras and cockfights and voodoo worship, spill brilliant color, exotic fragrance and tropical profusion. To be sure, the very things that give House of Flowers its charm and freshness also tend, after a while, to drain them away. For flowers wilt, and scent induces drowsiness...
...outside her apartment in the city's Negro section. "They thought I was drunk or lost," she says. "I finally convinced them that I knew what I was doing. They were a little amazed but left me alone." Last year Mary traveled by car to New Orleans' Mardi Gras with five fellow Fisk students who asked her to stay in the car during stops for gas, made her sit on the floor while going through Birmingham, Ala., to "avoid attracting attention...
Eyes to Texas. At 5:45 a.m. the next morning, the President was airborne, on his way to New Orleans and the Louisiana Purchase sesquicentennial ceremonies. The city was in a Mardi gras mood, and more than 150,000 Louisianians turned out to give Ike a roaring welcome. In his brief speech in front of the historic Cabildo, the President hinted that he might seek lower tariffs. The whole American economy, he said, is dependent on foreign trade, and "this dependence is sure to increase as the tempo of our industry increases. It highlights the most compelling practical reason...
...plane made a routine landing at Tampa and took off again at 4:40 with 41 passengers-many of them holiday travelers bound for the Mardi Gras. It was due in New Orleans at 5:45 C.S.T., but Flight 470 was never completed. Captain Springer's last radio report, at 5:12, gave no hint of danger. After that, attempts to get in touch with the plane were answered only by a silence-silence and the howl of sudden heavy winds which battered the shore line hard enough to tear off roofs at Grand Isle...
...Mardi Gras (Tues. 8 p.m., CBS). Carnival parade from New Orleans...