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...palmier days, when Bernard was a critic and early TV celebrity, he had put aside trust funds for his three children. They have gathered to sign over their inheritance in the presence of Bernard's second wife Mary (Jo Henderson), whose once adulterous love for "Daddy" has long since guttered out. The children accuse Bernard of omnivorous selfishness, of stunting and warping their personalities, throttling them with quotations and flaying them with a rampant self-pity...
This was no White House punch-and-go reception, no pneumatic-chicken campaign dinner. To honor Betty and Gerald Ford on their 32nd anniversary, some friends in Palm Springs sprang for something palmier. There was a formal dinner for 320, dancing and additional entertainment from a few talented guests: Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Phyllis Diller, Pearl Bailey and Tony Orlando (who tied yet another ribbon round that old oaken tune). "This is an exceptional night, a tremendous evening in the lives of Jerry and Betty Ford," said the former President and incumbent romantic. "We are more in love today than...
...much is that divine Dufy?" queries a lady sipping white wine slowly from a clear plastic cup. The painting in question is Raoul Dufy's "Le Palmier, Pension Sevigne" and the price high in the thousands. There are half-laughs in the lady's party, and they move on to "a more affordable fantasy," a $2,700 Binet. As you walk away toward Copley Square, the gallery looks like a three dimensional version of one of its pictures. There is the same dichotomy between the warm, brightly lit, glass-walled room and you (heading in the falling-dark...
Studiously Indifferent. Even the routes of retreat, moving around and getting word back were problems for the newsmen. In palmier days American troops had provided helicopters, telephone links and logistical support. Now the South Vietnamese army ran the show, and it was studiously indifferent. When some commercial flights within the country were suspended, newsmen had to turn to charter planes. Said NBC'S TV News vice president, Richard Fischer: "We are totally in the hands of the various crooks who run charter services...
...reduced advertising. Reluctantly, Eustace Tilley wiped off his smirk and rolled up his sleeves. For the first time in its history, the magazine printed a table of contents. Soon afterward, a bold pro motional campaign was launched, an nouncing that The New Yorker, yes, The New Yorker - which in palmier days had had a waiting list of advertisers - was actually soliciting business. Fortunately, the enterprise had accumulated enough wealth - and enough loyal writers, art ists and subscribers - to weather hard times. Today, in a recession period, The New Yorker enjoys much, if not all, of its old stature. Circulation...