The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 30 January 1968 — Page 8
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The Datfy Banner, Oreeneesffe, Indiana
Tuesday, January 90, 1988
Try and Stop Mo
By BENNETT CERF-
Nixon first choice Republican Party
of
United Pre»* Internotionol 1 representation to Former Vice President Rich- s e n t i m ent of ard M. Nixon is the first choice around the country, of rank and file Republicans The survey showed
TJEV. BILLY GRAHAM tells about a man who was readfl- ing a book about reincarnation, and asked his wife, '‘Does this book mean that if I die I’m liable to come back to this world in another form — for instance, a WORM?" The wife replied firmly, “Sweetheart, you are never the same
twice."
• * •
Shortly after Ben Novack opened his posh Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, he was kept waiting five minutes one night for an elevator. Angrily he asked the dispatcher, “Where are all the elevators, anyhow?" The dispatcher answered haughtily, “Where can elevators go? Either UP or DOWN."
reminded him: “OUT—you’re fired."
* • •
Sarah Churchill’s affecUonate memoir of her father Winston, called “A Thread in the Tapestry" contains this poignant vignette of the aged statesman’s ebbing months: “Sometimes when I used to sit with him in the long afternoons he would repeatedly ask the time. I would tell him. He would sigh deeply. About
half and hour later he would ask again, ‘What is the time now?’ P ub 18 at noontime or dusk. I would tell him. ‘Oh, Lor’,’ he would say.”
* • * TALL ATLAS
QUOTABLE: CAPE KENNEDY UPI — “The trouble with this world often is that what every wise America’s three-section Apollo
Backstairs at the White House
uncover the Republicans
By MERRIMAX SMITH political stripe as WASHINGTON UPI — Back- j broad talents,
stairs at the White House:
The day his Cabinet selection
person of four national administrations— i vessel cast off with the com-
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy mander in chief aboard, and Johnson—few people knew The skipper of the Williams-
m,... . . i more information than Clifford, burg was an old salt who ate
In adding Clark M. Clifford to| was announced, news reports or less about it
the Cabinet as secretary of de- were referring to Clifford as “an
strong fense. President Johnson picked insider’s insider.” That may
reserve officers for breakfast
A few years after World War and he decided to take Clifford
II, Clifford was playing poker
but Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller grassroots support for Nixon, a man long known to Washing- have been a bent cliche, but it one afternoon aboard President also would have strong support, the 1960 nominee. Rockefeller, ton insiders of virtually every! is decidedly accurate. Through Truman's yacht the U S.S Wil-
according to GOP congressmen. Gov. George W. Romney of United Press International Michigan, and Gov. Ronald Reaspot - checked senators and gan of California also were House members from the 45 mentioned as favorites of Restates with GOP congressional publicans in some states. j A Gallup poll released Sunday
"There’s a third direction," Novack
PUB CRAWLING INFORMATION LONDON (UPI)
two parts to a London pub.
One is the public bar
workingmen gather, and the other is the private “saloon"
Slezak to Indiana U
] indicated there has been a 10 1 per cent increase since October
There are in P res i dent Johnson’s populari-
ty and that he now leads all Walter Slezak, noted actor were R e P ub b can presidential hopefuls singer, and author, will soon be in popularity. appearing at the I.U. Auditor-
ium in James Goldman’s new play, “The Lion in Winter”. Slezak has become one of
The poll said 48 per cent of
where women, escorted or un- f b0 se interviewed favor the way escorted, are welcome. The Johnson is handling his job. It
in one bite.
As seamen cast off the Williamsburg's lines at the naval
| liamsburg. One of the players gun factory, the skipper said ! was George E. Allen, the shrewd deferentially to Clifford, “Would i Mississippian whose record for you like to take the con (actual | helping presidents rivalled Clif- command), commander?” I ford’s. “Take the con, hell.” Clifford Beat out in a close hand by; exclaimed in candid terror, “this Clifford, Allen threw in his is the first time I’ve ever been cards with dismay. on one of these things!” “Let me tell you something This endeared Clifford to th# which are Once upon a Honey- about this Clifford,” Allen said professional sailors who would
appear at Auditorium
moon”. People Will Talk” end 'Ten Thousand Bedrooms”.
most comfortable time for
indicated that not since the
hlnT He would ^^1^^ women alone to visit a London Glassboro meetinK ^ Soviet
America’s top performers both on stage and screen. Born in
to the other players. “He may look like Nelson Eddy, but
Television has not escaped there’s nothing musical about it Slezak either; he starred In when he says ‘aces, back-to-Playhouse 90 during the late back,’ ”
_ ., . ~ T __ , , , Vienna, Austria, in May of 1902, been as great. | _ ^ , J come one of the most famous Does nie Next Swan Leave.
The congressmen were asked i ^
tttvt ^ ... 1 actors on the American screen,
by UPI which man was the
His talents do not stop on the
alone. In 1962 he puhis first book, When
The son of an operatic tenor.
man promises never happens and what every damned fool profrti- : 2 f t tall, onlv ™ an V '* aS , e Walter Slezak has sung and
Kie, comes to passr-Lord Melbourne. 1 „, ire '««>"«* <* Rep-bbcam In their, He has the ability to play any i hl . w „„ “Any man who thinks he can achieve happiness and prosper- ! states, and whether the GOP role from the bumbling
ity by letting the government take care of him should take a Atlas
rocket and
dose look at the American Indian."—Hugh. Allen. C 1968, by Bennett Cerf. Distrubuted by Kin* Features Syndicate
Mercury rank and f - le W()Uld rally behind dian to
< ome-
a villainous heavy and
1963.
Railroad unions lose in Supreme court
spacecraft that four astronauts j D , 1 ,
rode into orbit in 1962 <md | 0Uld g " ,tam ' d ln
nomination. almost every type of acting. Nixon was given as the first Slezak became famous for choice in 31 states. Rockefeller his roles in “Meet My Sister” was named as the GOP favorite “Music in The Air”. “I Married in nine states and Romney In An Angel” and the Broadway two states. Nixon was a co-fa- smash hit “The Gazebo”. In 1955 vorite with Rockefeller In two he was the recipient of both states, and with Reagan In one. The Antoinette Perry Award Republican members from 38 and The New York Drama Cri-
restore the job losses but put an end to the arbitrations and ordered resumption of bargaining under the railway labor act. Both the railroads and the un-
ions appealed.
WASHINGTON UPI — The Trainmen, the Switchmen’s; arbitration boards.
Supreme Court rejected Monday Union and the Order of Railway efforts by four railroad unions Conductors and Brakemen to regain thousands of jobs lost which also represents some under a compulsory' arbitration trainmen faced a similar situaJaw enacted by Congress In tion with about 7,500 employes 1963. j scheduled to be let out through At the same time, the court proceedings before special local
also refused to examine objections by the oarriers to rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals here which put an end to Job elimination procedures under the special arbitration board
created by the law.
The statue, which' expired Jan. 26, 1966, spawned a sash
of lawsuits.
acted his way into the hearts of the American public, since 1930. “The Lion in Winter”, Sle-
phiys (mering rum > n t play, Is reported
to display his unique ability to make comedy alive. It will be presented at the Indiana University Auditorium on Thurs-
day February 15th.
Greeneastle residents and DePauw students interested !n seeing Walter Slezak In this
states said they believed the tics Award for his memorable production should contact the party organization and mem-' appearance In “Fanny”. WGRE office in the Student
bership would back Rockefeller In addition Slezak has star- - Union Building for ticket and command ship, Clifford happenThe appeals court refused to j if he got the nomination. red in several films, among transportation Information. ed to be on the bridge as the
Early In World War IT. Clifford entered the Navy from a big-time law office in St. Louis. As a junior officer, word of his efficient ability and yet silkysmooth composure spread rap-
idly.
Not long after Truman succeeded to the presidency, Clifford was transferred to the White House as assistant naval aide under Comodore James K. Vardanian who had known him in Missouri. His Navy career had included zero sea duty when he reported to the White House. One afternoon, not long after the White House acquired the yacht Williamsburg from her war years of bobbing around in the North Atlantic as a convoy
have hated him if he had tried lame excuses.
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Make A World Of Your Own — In Your Own Home
The board was concerned with
[Foreign News Commentary
By PHIL NEWSOM l the Spanish took a dim view of
A seemingly harmless visit by it indeed.
17 ships of the U.S. Sixth Fleet
keeping firemen on diesel i to Gibraltar is developing Into
They warned that further such visits could endanger the
engines hr freight and yard service and with the size of crews outside the engine cab.
On the firemen issue, the appeals court In several opinions last spring and summer re-
something of an international agreement by which the United incident. States has the joint use in Spain
of three Air Force bases, a nuclear Polaris submarine base at Rota and several classified
naval facilities.
In Madrid, the move aroused speculation that Spain would raise its price tag on the bases
Ultimately, however, It could in negotiations which must be Locomotive affect NATO’s already weak- concluded before the end of
ended defenses In the Mediter- September, 1968.
ranean at a time when the Spain wants preferential
In view of United States’ problems in Vietnam and the current “Pueblo crisis,” it cannot be regarded as among the
fused to restore 18,000 Jobs or most pressing problems at the to stop a process of attrition moment,
that eliminates many more Jobs when workers die or retire. The
Brotherhood of
Firemen & Enginemen appealed
nrir ,„ni«« rnnrt iilso Russian presence in the same treatment In the United States But the appeals court also J’ , I
held that firemen must be used area ls on the lncreas on so-called “new runs” —that At the root of the problem is is. on runs where the schedule Spain’s running feud with Great has been changed and senior Britain over possession of “The men bid for the jobs. This prac- Rock,” historic guardian of the tice could counteract much of western entrances to the Me-
the attrition. The railroads ap- diterranean. And. however „ pealed this part of the decision, harmless the fleet’s visit may P ected ° P ress hard for The Brotherhood of Railroad ! have seemed to the Americans, begimng of talks which Will —— explain just how the U.S.
austerity program is to affect
her.
“save-the-dollar” program to help her own battle against inflation and to offset a deficit in Spanish balance-of-payments, the difference between income
and outgo.
In coming days Spain is ex-
Murph
the Surf held
on robbery charge MAIMI BEACH UPI —Jack bandages on the right side of (Murph the Surf) Murphy and his face, a smaller one on his three companioners were arrest- nose and cracked and blood-
ed here Sunday and charged caked lips,
with trying to rob a wealthy
widow of her money and jewels In a plot that went awry because of a secret burglar alarm. Murphy', 34, only a year out of prison for the 1964 “Star of India” sapphire robbery in New York, was in the Dade County Jail charged with armed robbery and assault with Intent to kill. His bond was set at
S100.000.
News of
servicemen
Regardless of any U.S. threat to shift to the British base on Gibraltar, there is no denying Spain’s increased importance to NATO’s Mediterranean defenses since President Charles de Gaulle’s defection from the North Atlantic Treaty organization. On her side also. Spain could step up the pace of her growing friendliness with France. The two have held joint military maneuvers and are cooperating in economic ventures along their joint borders.
The cause of it all, the 25,000 inhabitants of Gibraltar, already have expressed their opinion. By vote they expressed their
SAN ANTONIO—Two Greencastle brothers are being as-
signed to new bases for train- desire to retain British-style ing in U.S. Air Force specialties democracy' as opposed to after completing basic training Franco’s totalitarian Spain.
Murphy was caught as he hea- at Lackland AFB, Tex.
ded for an Intracoastal Waterway' after the robbery attempt aborted. Police said the one-
The brothers. Air men John G. and James L. Goodson, are
time beach boy cut his head sons of Felix E. Goodson. who when he dived through a plate resides on State Road 240 E.
glass door in trying to escape
from the home of Mrs. Olive Wofford.
Greeneastle.
“NAVAL OF THE WORLD”
HANGAR OA VILLAGE. Easter Island UPI .— The natives have two popular Polynesian names for this remote Chilean possesion 2,300 miles out in the South Pacific. “Rapa
a communications spe- Nui” means “Large Island.”
“Te Pito Te Henua” means
“Naval of the World.”
James will attend the muni-
John is being assigned to Sheppard AFB. Tex., for train
ing as cialist.
Authorities found Bobby Greenwood, 32, a companion, hiding among mangrove trees,
a dog sniffed out Salvatore tions specialists course at Low- sAI.T WATER IN TEXAS Grech, 26, and police collared ry AFB. Colo. ESTELLINE, Tex UPI—Skin Paul Gagnon, 26. All three men The brothers are 1967 gradu- div .ers have gone down 125 feet were held on the robbery and ates of Fillmore High School. in attempts to find the bottom assault charges. Their mother is Mrs. R. VJ of a salt spring near this com- , , . . . i Allen. i munity in the Texas Panhandle. Murphy was a on o a ^P 1 The deep spring is three times (al for treatment and e 0 ne of Red China’s Mao tse as salty as sea water. It has show'ed up at the police station Tung’s first jobs was that of a been flowing 2.6 milPon gallons later in a pale yellow hospital ^^de school principal, says Col- of water daily, yielding 308 gown and wearing two large J her s Encyclopedia. 1 tons of salt a day.
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