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...power thus proved, Nixon had the convention in the palm of his hand when the delegates assembled to give him the nomination. In the roaring hall, Nelson Rockefeller presided genially over the New York delegation beneath Nixon banners, parked a plastic Nixon skimmer on his head and jubilantly joined the wild cheering as Nixon was acclaimed by all present and shouting...
DERBY HATS are due for a comeback this fall, following rise of straw skimmer this summer. Key stores in Chicago, San Francisco and St. Louis have put in orders for derbies. Hatmen figure bowlers will be proper toppers for fall because men's fashions will tend to become more formal, dressy...
...difference between the grand old German guidebook and Fielding is the difference between the portemanteau and the lightweight aluminum suitcase, the wary Culture-Vulture and the fun-loving American Skimmer. Where Baedeker led the reader to every last statue, Fielding is apt to dismiss monuments ("The place is practically crawling with history") in favor of menus. Where Baedeker might discreetly warn of dangers abroad (beware of bedbugs), Fielding's personal, pithy and frank approach would make old Herr Baedeker blush. Is the traveler enticed by a sexy blonde in a continental nightspot? Fielding's warnings: 1) chances...
...take George Gobel's place on Tuesday night, this good grey lady did not quite know what to do with herself. Touted as a "hilarious report on the suburbs," Suburban Revue got about as far out of Manhattan as Central Park. Host Alistair Cooke showed up in skimmer, foulard scarf and blazer, to talk about the wonders of aluminum (spelled A-1-u-m-i-n-i-u-m, Ltd.). Bert Lahr, a mighty available Jones around all channels these days, blinked and "poo-poo-pa-dooed" through some excruciating jokes ("Are you Ivy?" "It's crawlin...
...advertised the Bristol Britannia for delivery in early 1957, U.S. airmen thought they might have something to worry about. Until Boeing and Douglas pure jetliners were ready to fly in 1959, British Overseas Airways Corp.'s big (93 passengers), fast (385 m.p.h.) turboprop plane seemed a likely cream-skimmer in the lush transatlantic trade. But once again Britain's state-dominated aircraft industry managed to pluck defeat from victory. Nine months late, Bristol last week finally rolled out the first of 18 Britannia 312s for BOAC amid a chorus of complaints about the plane. It was still...