Word: umbrellas
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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SECRET AGENT (CBS, 8:30-9:30 p.m.). The English version of Amos-Burke-with-an-umbrella gets involved in a plot to trap a navy man suspected of selling information...
...when kings have gone out of style and the craft of kingship is all but forgotten, it is the good fortune of Thailand-and of the free world-that the present occupant of the nine-tiered umbrella throne, ninth monarch of the 184-year-old Chakri dynasty, not only takes the business of being a king seriously but has taken it upon himself to mold his emerging nation's character. In the musical five-tone Thai tongue, his full name rings like the roll of monsoon thunder...
...think you see Mary Poppins descending, umbrella and valise in hand, onto Brattle Street, you're wrong. It's just a resident of 83 Brattle Street trying to get her wordly possessions out of the building without benefit of an elevator...
Under the Umbrella. Such a plan would have advantages for the French. For one thing, it would give them continued access to the American tactical nuclear warheads in West Germany, which France now shares under the NATO "two-key" system. For another, it would enable France to keep troops in Germany, which, in French minds at least, serves to dampen the resurgence of their old enemy's aggressive spirit. Whether De Gaulle will be impressed by those considerations remains to be seen. Despite his vocal "suspicion" of American intentions in Europe, he is nonetheless counting...
...others discovered, a woman's handbag is an all-purpose arsenal. Nail files and umbrella handles are good for gouging, hairbrush handles, ball-point pens and rolled-up magazines for general jabbing at vital areas. Hatpins* are oldfashioned, but very useful: "If you hold it by the top you can make holes in people." High heels and key rings are excellent for leaving marks: "Hold the key ring in your palm, make the keys extend through your fingers and scratch. We won't have any trouble identifying...