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...broke up in 1958. Despondent, Perrin tried suicide (poison and gas). On recovering, he took his psychiatrist's advice to drive a cab in Paris for the therapeutic value. Annoyed by gabby passengers, Perrin responded to their chatter with the same contemptuous wisecrack: "Mais tout (a ne vaut pas un clair de lune à Maubeuge" (But all that is not worth the moonlight at Maubeuge)-a retort all the more effective in that Perrin had never set eyes on Maubeuge...
...fitting choice: Lemnitzer was one of the drafters of the NATO treaty, later helped parcel out arms to U.S. Allies as first di rector of the Office of Military Assistance in 1949. Though France's crusty President Charles de Gaulle growled "Je ne le con-nais pas" when he heard of Lemnitzer's selection, there is little doubt that the NATO member nations will approve him as the new SACEUR. But Lemnitzer's appointment does not necessarily betoken a change in U.S. thinking about NATO...
...week were heartrending even to medical men familiar with the ravages of disease. There were pictures of adult victims of Parkinson's disease, or "shaking palsy"-men who could not stay the agitated tremor of their rigid, half-clenched hands, or could not walk except in jerky petits pas. There were children suffering from nerve disorders similar to Parkinsonism. During an attack, a pretty girl of eleven was doubled up, her whole body distorted and shaking. A boy the same age was bent backwards; eventually, said Dr. Cooper, his back and legs might arch until his head touched...
...screen, Balanchine's dancers moved with an agile, flowing grace. Adam and Eve (Jacques d'Amboise and Jillana) performed an erotic pas de deux that eloquently argued for their eviction from Eden. There was tragedy-Lucifer being consumed by vanity and ambition. There was comedy-Noah and his tipsy wife got in a domestic squabble. And there were the mournful Te Deums of the Columbia Chorus...
...there were some surprises, particularly the Minnesota Twins and Bolinsky, the Los Angeles Angels' an to Ring Lardner. The Twins mbined solid pitching by Camllo Pas and Jim Lee, fine relleving by Dick gman, and the surprising power of kies Bernie Allen, Don Mincher, and chie Rollins to take seven of eight d move into a virtual tie with Cleve for second place. The Twins will be a pennant contender, but Cal Grimth's sharp off-season dealing will probably bring the Twin Cities their first first-division team this year...