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Pilgrimaging to a Madrid apartment, grizzled Author Ernest Hemingway, 57, sat reverently at the bedside of frail Author Pio Baroja, 84, now an invalid as well as the tired lion of Spanish letters, whose works are cynical, realistic, often spoof tradition and women. Papa bore gifts-a copy of his Farewell to Arms inscribed to Don Pio "in homage from his disciple," a sweater and socks of softest cashmere, a bottle of Scotch whisky. Presenting his offerings, Disciple Hemingway said hoarsely: "Allow me to pay this small tribute to you who taught so much to those of us who wanted...
Prize, especially when it was given to so many who deserved it less, like me, who am only an adventurer." Moved by his own heartfelt eloquence. Papa began crying as he departed. Don Pio, also touched, had been able only to mutter an astonished "Caramba...
...trouble? Well, as a matter of fact, he was just about 6 ft. 6 and hard as bricks. Whether by the grace of God or the works of Henry Samson, Wee Geordie (Bill Travers) turned out to be the biggest and the brawest laddie from Ecclefechan to Papa Westray. He was a nice, gentle giant-or, depending on the point of view, a big dumb ox. He thought of nothing but his muscles, and as far as bonny Jean (Norah Gorsen) could tell, he would rather grab a bar bell than a girl...
...when she scaled almost 200 Ibs.), slim (5 ft. 7 in., 132 Ibs.) Maria will make her Metropolitan Opera debut late this month. No process servers greeted her at New York's Idlewild Airport, and Prima Donna Callas fell happily into the arms of her papa, a Bronx pharmacist...
...with a "fishing lighter" for cigarettes. After their 25-minute social call, Monaco's rulers moved on to a press conference in the office of Press Secretary James Hagerty. Although eligible to vote in the presidential elections, Grace declined to say whether she is a Democrat (her millionaire papa, John B. Kelly Sr., is a big-wheel Democrat in Philadelphia) or for whom she would vote; in fact, she doubted that she would vote for anyone because of "my marriage to the head of a foreign state." Smiled the Prince: "She's a Monagasque." After they limousined away...