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Hollywood Restaurateur Mike Romanoff, the "Prince" of modern phonies, who has kept his origins and his early immigration run-ins with the U.S. suitably mixed up, turned drably legitimate. By voice vote, the U.S. Senate passed a bill declaring him a permanent U.S. resident as of December 1932. Said Mike: "I've lost my title. I feel sort of naked before mine enemies...
...Stan toyed with the restful notion of quitting after he rapped out his 3,000th. Now he knows better. Stepping up to the plate and swinging free-not for fence-busting homers, but for those record-breaking base hits-is a steady satisfaction for the part-time banker and restaurateur who no longer needs the $100,000 salary that makes him the highest paid player in National League history. "Getting tired," says Stan, "is like a man getting hold of all the money he wants. It never seems to happen...
Died. "Diamond Jim" Moran (real name: James Brocato), 61, New Orleans restaurateur, onetime prizefighter, bodyguard of Governor Huey Long, flashy-dressing sporting figure who liked to show up at such events as the Kentucky Derby wearing diamonds from head to toe, including diamond-studded teeth and a few carats on the zipper of his pants; of a heart attack; in New Orleans...
Lana Turner called Jerry Giesler, Hollywood's favorite lawyer. Cheryl Crane called Restaurateur Stephen Crane, her father, whom Lana divorced shortly after Cheryl's birth. Then Cheryl went quietly off to the Beverly Hills police station. Lana Turner went with her, later returned alone to the big colonial house with the pink bedroom, where her wild sobs could be heard by people on the lawn out front...
...again, looking remarkably well-preserved-and strikingly alike. They received plaques from the Brith Sholom lodge for "their notable achievements and outstanding contributions in the sports world and for devoted service to American youth." Pingponging compliments with the man who beat him twice in the ring, well-heeled Manhattan Restaurateur Dempsey turned to Millionaire...