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...speculating on whether Harry Truman might join the untouchables, it should be noted that his Administration dealt with 48 complex states and countless millions throughout the world. In Jefferson's and Washington's day our country was but a ribbon along the Eastern seaboard. Lincoln also presided during simpler times, holding together 36 predominantly agrarian states with a population of under 40 million...
...home from the hospital by Thanksgiving, and although he is still partially paralyzed on his left side, he will eventually be able to walk with a cane. A full recovery is still uncertain. Even so, the press secretary's impish wit was much in evidence. Joined for the ribbon-cutting in the press room by the President and First Lady Nancy Reagan, Brady smiled as the President told reporters, "This room is built over a swimming pool. It isn't true, however, that the floor has been hinged." Riposted Brady, who has always enjoyed a friendly joust with...
Adler, who is also a noted Philosopher, lecturer and author, came to the Coop to cut the ribbon on the first-floor display which includes his new book, "Six Great Ideas," and the 54-volume "Great Books of the Western World" that he helped compile and edit...
...Graham said yesterday King's actions "don't deal with the issues," repeating earlier demands that King assemble a blue ribbon panel of women lawyers to investigate the case...
...Engelbert Humperdinck--and then talks about his inspiration. Two men have inspired him, Orlando says, two men whose lives laid out the path that would take him past "Knock Three Times (On the Ceiling If You Want Me)" and "Sweet Gypsy Rose" to his fifth symphony, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon." Considering the circumstances, one of the two--Jerry Lewis--is obvious, but the other much less so. It's Bobby Darin, or, as Orlando calls the late giant of the casino clubs...