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Prime Minister Dom Mintoff was hailed as "Is-Salvatur ta' Malta' (Malta's savior) last week as he returned home to a celebration with waving flags, palm fronds and giant portraits of himself. Even Mintoff's enemies had to agree with his boast that he had won a "great victory." After nine months of will-he-or-won't-he negotiations with Britain, he had finally signed an agreement extending for another seven years Britain's right to use Malta as a naval base. Mintoff did not get the $72 million in annual rent...
...writing assignment. How about a movie on Don Quixote, Bessie spitballed, with you as Sancho Panza and Walter Huston as Don? "They'd crucify me," Chaplin told him crisply and offered a farewell handshake. When Bessie morosely withdrew, he found a folded hundred-dollar bill in his palm...
...West Palm Beach...
...occassion when a Palm Beach type named Hugh raised her $13 she studied his face for a second, looking a little sad and then, catching his eye, smiled and tried to get a read...
...Palm Beach type avoided Kitten's searching smile and dropped his eyes, trying to avoid tipping his hand. Kitten though a long while, lit up a cigarette, said, "Give me a minute, I need time to think" and them called. She lost...