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Spector, who is 5 ft. 7 in. and weighs 131 Ibs., personifies the bizarre, make-believe world that he dominates. "I've always wanted to stay in the background," he insists, primping his scraggly, Prince Valiant locks. But his attire could hardly be called a camouflage. Standard costume: stiletto-pointed boots with three-inch Cuban heels, tight pants, cloth cap, Davy Crockett pullover. He ignores the rude hoots that greet his progress down the street, confides that "in case of real trouble I could literally kill a guy. I've studied karate for years...
...affectionate crowds that hung outside his house when he turned 90 in November, there was still an impish twinkle in his eyes, a pugnacious thrust to the jaw, a dash of the old defiance as he raised his hand in the familiar V sign. It was a valiant effort, for Churchill had grown ever weaker and more withdrawn in recent years. Denied his old pastimes of painting, bricklaying and racing a famous stable, he still found pleasure in food, drink and a meager ration of cigars, in feeding the black swans at Chartwell, his country manor, or reliving old wars...
PROFILES IN COURAGE (NBC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.). Senator Thomas Hart Benton's valiant struggle against the extension of slavery in new states...
...time. In fact, Mrs. Luce was twice elected to Congress as a Republican from Connecticut in heavily Democratic years. Her election under the Republican standard and later service as an Eisenhower ambassador to Italy have endeared her to the GOP, and with these credentials she set out upon her valiant election-year attempt to save the party...
...take France out of one alliance without incurring formidable domestic opposition. In the U.N. the American President may feel strong enough to withstand France's efforts on behalf of Peking. Alternatively, if the French campaign makes Chinese admission look inevitable, Johnson may see an excellent opportunity to fight a valiant battle against China while losing conveniently in the end. He could then go before the American people and attribute Chinese presence in the world body not to the realities of world politics but to the obstinacy and egotism of Charles de Gaulle...