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As Fanciulla opens, a crowd of gold miners surges into the Polka ("A Real Home for the Boys"), order "veeskey" and proceed to drink a toast ("Veils Fargo!" shouts one sport; "Ip! ip!" reply the miners). The most unpopular man in the place is Sheriff Jack Ranee, who divides his...
Died. Domenico Cardinal Tardini, 73, jovial, sharp-witted intimate of the last three Popes and since 1958 Vatican secretary of state, a post combining the functions of premier and foreign minister; after recurrence of a heart ailment; in his Vatican apartment.
The big difference between the tantrum-tossing Piersall of 1960 and today's tame Indian is crotchety, dry-witted Manager Jimmie Dykes, 64, who came to the Indians last year in a mid-season managerial swap that sent Joe Gordon to Detroit. Says Indian General Manager Gabe Paul: "You...
TO the White House this week for the latest meet-the-President colloquy comes short (5 ft. 3 in.), sharp-witted Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani, 53. Sturdily pro-U.S. and pro-NATO, Fanfani brings no pressing problems and no requests for aid.
Died. George S. Kaufman, 71, versatile, dry-witted playwright; after a series of strokes; in Manhattan (see SHOW BUSINESS ).