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With a rustle of rich brocade and a swish of scented silk, Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu swept into the U.S. last week. She was accompanied by her handsome, 18-year-old daughter, Le Thuy, and preceded by some of the worst press notices since Tokyo Rose. Although not even her bitterest critics would doubt her courage, the petite sister-in-law of South Viet Nam's President Ngo Dinh Diem did have some fears about her 21-day coast-to-coast visit. Going to the U.S., said she, would probably be like walking into "a cage of lions...
...tangle of flailing arms. A roar went up. Laker Rookie Gene Wiley had the rebound. Then a groan. Again, Tommy Heinsohn stole the ball, went up to shoot and was fouled by Wiley. Los Angeles fans chanted "Miss it! Miss it!" Heinsohn's hawklike face was expressionless. Swish! One point. Swish! Another. Score: Boston 110, Los Angeles 107. The clock now read 22 sec. The final score was academic: Boston 112, Los Angeles...
...leaped into the air and-as if putting the shot-threw the ball blindly toward the Northwestern basket 55 ft. away. Starnes looked quickly at the clock; it showed 1 sec. left in the game. The final buzzer sounded, and Starnes glanced back toward the basket. At that instant-swish!-the ball dropped through the net. Players stood rooted to the floor in astonishment...
...Ladies swish and titter in rooms once sacrosanct to cognac and cigars. Clubs that once disdained "activities" now stage musical evenings, lectures, seminars and even dances to lure members and their guests to the board and bar. Membership rolls have been expanded while services have been curtailed; a drink costs as much as or more than it does at the restaurant around the corner, and many a club member is doing well to get a ham sandwich on a summer weekend...
...quiet as Coney Island on Ground Hog Day are now echoing with cries of "Track!" ''Attention!'' "Pista!" and "Achtung!" (In many U.S. spots, "track" has been supplanted by golfdom's "fore.'') Spanking new lodges in a variety of architectural forms range from swish chalets to high-wayless motels; ski tows and chair lifts whir upward through clearings in the fir trees, queues of skiers wait patiently in the valleys to take dizzying trips to the peaks, only to dash back down to do it all over again...