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...Diana lived it up with Adolf Hitler. Eldest Sister Nancy became one of London's "gay young things" immortalized by Novelist Evelyn Waugh, then started writing successful books herself (Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire in Love). At 19, Jessica eloped to Spain with Winston Churchill's leftist nephew, Esmond Romilly (who was later killed in World War II). Her outraged father persuaded Foreign Minister Anthony Eden to dispatch a destroyer to bring her home, but Jessica resisted the captain's effort to lure her aboard...
...Long Dad, he captures the turned-around relationship of a grown son and his father: "Come and see us, Papa, when you can/There'll always be a place for my ol' man/Just drop by when it's convenient to/Be sure and call before you do." The nephew of Hollywood Composer-Conductors Alfred and Lionel Newman, Randy the arranger is also a match for Randy the balladeer. In Cowboy, for example ("Cold gray buildings where a hill should be/Steel and concrete closin' in on me"), he evokes lonely saddles and scattered dust with craggy orchestral brush strokes...
Luxurious Playground. The Casino's heritage is as glorious as the tricolor itself. It was originally founded on the estate of the Due de Richelieu (grand nephew of the cardinal) two centuries ago. For the libertine duke's pleasure, the loveliest courtesans of France performed voluptuous charades. Between the Franco-Prussian War and World War I, France's Belle Epoque, the Casino was the luxurious playground of continental nobility. Between the world wars, it went into decline under Director Henri Varna. "Give the public nudes, feathers and spangles. That's all they want," he once said...
...hour battle involving tanks, tear gas and the chatter of machine guns. As if on cue, Velasco summoned his military chiefs. "I quit," he announced. This time, however, there was a change in the script. At the urging of Defense Minister Jorge Acosta, 49, who is Velasco's nephew, the generals refused to accept the President's resignation. Instead, they urged him to accept the backing of the barracks and rule with dictatorial powers. Velasco was agreeable. Three days later, he spoke to the country on the radio: "I assume command of the republic...
...years, he worked hard as Speaker, brokering for legislation, leaving the podium to engage in floor debate more than any of his predecessors. His life has been as lean and free of frivolity as his gaunt face. His only interests besides public business are his wife Harriet and his nephew Edward, who substituted for the children McCormack never...