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...oration over, they-meaning Lyndon-discussed what Luci called "the pros and cons," while Pat, Luci and Lady Bird listened. Despite Aristotle's advice that "it is fitting for the women to be married at about the age of 18," Luci's age was an issue. "He brought up the fact that I still had school to finish," she recalls, "but then he said that married couples make better grades. He said the chances are that I might not be able to finish college, but then he said that I could go back and take courses later." Having...
Familiar Nemesis. As it turned out, just about everybody could have used a little quick energy last week. Akron's monstrous (7,180 yds.) Firestone course is a familiar nemesis to the touring pros: it has been the site of eleven tournaments in six years, and only five players have ever broken par for 72 holes on its narrow fairways...
However alluring, such plans have so many built-in problems that they obviously require skilled help as well as constant review in the light of changing assets and laws. Whatever the pros and cons of revocable living trusts, one thing is clear: don't use a do-it-yourself book-get a first-rate lawyer...
George Romney evidently thinks so. As the current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, with only Richard Nixon a serious rival, he has embraced Javits with a degree of ardor that some party pros consider unwise so early in the game. For, though Romney and Javits may look to many Midwestern Republicans like Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Romney is well aware that he enjoys nowhere near as progressive a reputation as Javits does in the populous East. "Romney's got to get that Eastern liberal-Establishment to win," one of his aides admits candidly. "Javits is the key to that...
Dill openly allowed as how he was. So did the 6,000 spectators, who were treated to a dazzling display of ground-stroke techniques in the prolonged rallies encouraged by the longer, slower serves. And so did the rest of the pros, particularly redheaded Rod ("Rocket") Laver, who beat Fellow Australian Ken Rosewall, 31-29, to take home top money of $6,321-"the biggest check I ever won." The Laver-Rosewall match was a triumph for VASSS: a furious, cliffhanging battle between the two most accomplished shotmakers in tennis today. Best of all, it lasted exactly...