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THE State Department
tells me that our ro cent prediction hero that the "Amories First Follies" would be a flóp was broadcast by the "Volco of America" to Europe and Asin.
Good. I hope it penetrated the Iron Curtain, the Bamboo Fence, and the Great Wall of China.
1 forecast the same fallure for Robert Taft's "Isolationist' Delight," in every treme show opened.
Europeans,
more
which has just
Russians, and Asians should not be doludod
large
DON IDDON'S DIARY
ovidence of brotherly Jovo. Almost
everyone seems
to be talding potshots at the unfortunate United Nations.
My American friends may to me "Why is practically every- thing laft to the U.S.? Wo Anance the outfit, we sent al-
by the furious debate here Eisenhower deeds
President Truman's State .or
the Union speech spolto the mean more than
American purpose accurately than timidities.
fir
muro Robert Tafi's
the wordiness of
There will be no withdrawal Hoover and Taft
to Michigan moats, Missouri Maginot Lines,
or Dakota dit-
chea if Europeans demonstrate the energy and ability to help themselves.
The Hoovers, Kennedys, and Tatts
Re- are splitting the publican Parly more than din
States. They are uniting the
hum- stockade-thinkers,
I tnw a puddy ming "I tawt tát a-creeping up on me" ini- stead of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
the
Watch what Eisenhower does, not what Hoover and Taft say,
More
the dangerous than players in the "America First Follies" and "Isolationist's De- light" are the script writers of "The Elegant Exit." They are
scrutineers and scholars taking apart, piece by plect, the parts and pledges and alliances the United States has signed.
THE
They will fail
most all the troops to Korea, we carry the load everywhere, Why? What gives?"
to
TUESDAY
Florida beach stars are less revealing, and the bare Bikini sults have been banished.
With the stars
THE
now.
entertainment starts happily. Gracle Fields cables me: "Dear Don, I love America and Americans, bu defnitely remain a Bri- tisher, Happy New Year. Love confiscate homes, come to yer, Gracle." Thanks, Inse.
Knarf and Hanid's Trip
-They Travel Without Leaving the House
By MAX TRELL WELL" wald Knarf, the
Shadow with the turned- munications, railway lines, pri-
about nama to his sister Hanid, vato cars, newspapers, radlo our girl WOB Decoming anot's go on a trip... on a long stations, and public utilitica
trip."
will fall.
This rebuts reports here that
American citizen.
George
Sanders wants
with
to
He wants to conscript man- I've received no word from "Ohl We can't, Knart!
taice Over power to
banks, Angela Lansbury on the same roining so we can't go outside evacuate cities, and regulate subject. Sarah Churchill and today,” And bealdes, it's near all food and other vital mate husband Anthony Beauchamp dinner-time, so we can't go rials. He wants martial law have taken a New York apart away for very long even if we before the atom-bombs fall, ment, but Beauchamp says could go out!"
to think they "We've fallen in love
much and he seems
Hollywood so
Knarf smiled. "I didn't mean that we hope to make it our future to go outside at all. Let's take Mind you, all this is just for home,"
our, long trip right inside here." New York State, which Dawcy
"In the house?" . "Yes, in the house!" "But where can we go?" "First," said Knarf, "we'll climb up to the top of a moun- tain. Then we'll explore a cave, Then: well look at a lake and waterfall. Then-but I guess Rudolf Bing is such a success it we see all those things our he is even having editorials trip will take unit dinner time written
about him. Bing, Let's start out right now!" bellever in British understate- ment, says: "Opera is becoming the United secure in
Certainly since
No President; hat over asked play opposite Mary Martin in a London company of "South what Mr Dewey demands, and Pacific," the hit musical. the Governor's bag is embarrassing the Legis- lature.
But at least he sees the dan- ger and is not hiding in Her- bert Hoover's Ivory (Waldorf) timid tower or Robert Taft'a trench.
Another trier
now
Cecil Beaton,
in New York, tells mo he may take a Jamaica holiday,
he
Climb to Top
So the stress is on nation alism, on the Stars and Stripes. The big corporations, seizing
morc the topleal moment, are natur-
States." ally shouting the
Hanid, who didn't think that praises of and the American
came here.
It was possible to climb to the top of a mountain, explore a capitalism way of life. Whole-page adver
THE
Plaudits to George Eivin, cave, and see a inke and a tisdments in the newspapers amazing Mr Dewey now
has taken to outbidding general secretary of Britain's waterfall, all inside the house, President Truman, and doing Association of Cinematograph novertheless followed after her and magazines make invidious comparisons with lesser breeds
The two- and Allied Technicians. His brother. "I'm Suro you're who have only one egg a week, it the day before.
time Presidential loser may be article in the current mammoth fooling me," she kept saying. ounces of
meat,
the third-try winner. Or mink coats
anniversary Isle of Variety searcaly any
case in the atates the British
"Do you lenow where we are Dewey certainly dominates alm world with glittering, convertible coupes, a
tremendous | now?" Knarf said. the New York news. Other candour. mere handful of television sets, only one bathroom per house,
contenders and
belligerents Joe Louls seems to have regained his punch. trall, though
Freddie Beshore He pounded
Few
and or
and no bulldings taller than ten
storeys.
to a pulp in Detroit the other day, and his comeback is now.
as a serious threat
I plead guilty to the charge. We also have fewer sleeping pills, benzedrine drops, aspirin tablets, vitamin Dills, tonics, accepted hypodermide syringes, and psy-
chiatrists' couches,
My own theory is that the American inferiority complex has now evolved into a superio- rity complex.
The
AULEY are out to prove under Clause 7, Section 19. Itern 23, Article 1088 that America never promised anything any
are determined where. They
of struggling peoples to show that paragraphs A, B,
are often regarded ដង C and sentences X, Y, Z are Asia Loop-holds and escape-hatches faceless hordes; the Europeans making unnecessary the dis- are sometimes seen as Socialst patch abroad of a single soldier slackera. or a tin of Spam.
These are the sinister split- ters of American foreign po- Hey, but they will fail too.
All the counsellors of with- drawal
famous are
Herbert
guessers.
Let us be tolerant. There is much to contend with here. A few weeks ago the cost of a hair-cut suddenly TоBC to 39. (there is no charge for looking at yourself in the mirror), and now the price of making a telephone
rlsen call has cents (Pd.). If you phone from a hotel or through a private
Hand of welcome
ADY MONCREIFFE has call-
"Of course I do! We're in the hallway, going toward the atnirs!"
"Oh, no we're
ed on me to ask support Kaart. "We're from journalists, show people, Corridor Road. and businessmen to establish a Umbrella Hill hostel in London for G... Her for plan a cart bond-of-frlendship American soldiers deserves to succeed.
the champion, Ezzard Charles. Louis, trimmed down to 210
longer resembles horse. His left is wicked and his right is explosive.
no
The bulld-up for the come- a better fight, back is on, but in my view, would be between Charles and Ray Robinson.
Fashions provide some res pite. The slogan is: Girls who are able wear cable, and the career women
are decked in this most expensive fur,
The Isolationists grumble that America is in everything up to her neckline, and it is plunging, and the internation- alists buy Churchillian bow- lers-decorated with tobacco
not," replied liking along Look, there's
"Pooh, that's just an umbrella In England stand," sald Hank.
Biggest money-making film of last year was "Samson and Delilah."
"And there's the Forest of Mighty Ferns!"
Hanid.
"Pooh again!" said "That's just a clay pot with a fern in it, standing on a table!" Jock Hylton, now here, will
"And now," said Knart, "we take "Kiss Me, Kate" to Lon-start climbing up to the top of don. It will be a success. Attle Mountainı”
In entertainment they say a woman needs talent and a good figure. If she hasn't got much of the former she needs plenty of the latter,
the wrong
Hoover,
Joseph Kennedy, Robert Test
to 10
The latest New Year toast May 1951 be followed by 1952. Footnote: Only a very ma
care more about the Stone than the Bomb,
have a record of being wrong switchboard the price is 1s. Ga. brown 'veil and synthetic cigar ture nation.. could
on practically everything.
Then Governor Thomas
in the hatband.
E.
New York it is Big Dewey has been curdling local Week; but I see no blood. Mr Dewey wants power
In
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ACROSS Stirred up Stratum Fashion
Substitute
11 Inclination
19 Advantageous
15 Expression
out
16 Give
Observes
19 Doubted
24 Record
25 Cluster
28 Grow dum
27 Distress
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3 Bundle
4 Portray
5 Sets opart
0 Songs
8 Barish
12 Shy
13 Distinguishing sign.
Enrolled
17 Correct
18 Stiffen.
20 Pigment
21 Dance
23 Period
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Flinth, 4 Adorn, 7 Intact., B Evlet. 10 Camp. 12 Portent, 15 Arrus, 10 Ante, 17 Sate, 19 Remit, 20 Steamer, 21 Lald, 23. Snubs, 24 Jargon, 25 Usher, 20 Lovely. Down: 1. Princess, 2 Intimate. 3 Tuck, Dovetail, 8 Recant, 0 Poser, 11 Preamble, 12 Pares, 13 Entangle, 14 Tendency, 18 Atones, 22 Sego.
FERDINAND
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SNEEZING NOT
A BLESSING
The British Government's anti-snoozing press and poster campaign is shortly due to begin. Experts reckon that snoozing in public buildings, offices, factories, thoatros, frains, otc., spreads colds which cost about £20,000,000 ayoar in absence from work or reduced output. dangerous sneezes are those which occur through the mouth, whan 100,000 cold germs may bo oxpelled at over 100 mph.
Sovere During &
Tho
refused to
The violence of 'sneezes, took a top note. Her reaction to however, often has other the sudden explosion caused a titter in the stalls. It grew unto cffecta than the mere general laughter as the furious spread of germs. There star began to storm about the was ex-war veteran William stage. Finally she Darnell, of Illinois, for in- continue. stance.
The show flopped because the cold he emitted a parti- producer was unable to And an + adequate substitute at such short cularly violent "atishoo," nolice The Basco cost him which brought down his much money from his private поде a bullet doctors had funds to meet the heavy over- never been able to remove head expenses of the show. since he was shot in the head 20 years before.
Those who suffer from hay fever may now enjoy the com- pany of members of the Ameri- There was 100. the hospital can "Achoo Club," whose office to prove patient who sneezed so hard that hosters have had the shoulder blade was displaced, unusual prowess in the explosive As he was being given a whift art of sneezing. The first chair- man was Mr L. E. Harris, whose of ether prior to an operation he glasses shot across the room sneezed again and the bone whenever he sneezed. This was snapped back into place.
not good enough to keep him in office, for George Pilant proved Less happy, results of a sneeze he once aeezed zo hard that the were enjoyed by Leonora driver of the car in which he Carlotti, once a famous Italian Was
prima donne, when making her neck. English debut. She was engaged
travelling dislocated his
nt enormous expense, and the A Tennessee woman obtained i producer gave front row seats to membership on her claim to hold his friends on, condition that a world's record by sneezing 15 they applauded every appear- times a minute for five days. ance she made.
Later it was established that Dalsy Jost, of Chippewa Falls, Everything proceeded very held the record with incessant smoothly until one of the front aneezing for eight consecutive row friends sneezed as the singer days.
Change for the Worst
By Mik
110-24
Knart böintiä àut the dirbté.
"Into the Mammoth Cave of Ourhouse. Follow me!"
Then they reached the dark. cellar. "This is the cave," said Knart, waving his arms around at all the old trunks, and stacks of magazines, and the rolled- up hammock and swing. "It's filed with buried treasure. But we aren't allowed to take any of it away!
:
"It's quite hot in this cave," said Honid,
A Volcano
"There must be a volcano in this cave," sald Kaart, "Yea
And he pointed there it is!" excitedly to the furnace-heater. "We'll give it our name because - we discovered It. Let's call it the Hanid-Knarf Volcano!"
Hanid thought that was a very fine idea, and was proud to have her name on a newly-discovered volcano in a cave, even though the cave was only a cellar and the volcano was nothing but the
furnace-heater!
"And now! Where's the lake? Where's the waterfall?" sald Hanid
Knart showed! Hanid them, too. The lake was Bathtub Lake and the waterfall was Het'n'cold Shower!
"Oh Knarf, It was a wonderful trip" Hanld admitted as they heard Mother's voice calling everyone to dinner.
"It was
"Pooh for the third, time! We're just going up the stairs! And it isn't a mountain at all. It's just the attic
quite long. We saw a great But by the time they reached many marvellous sights (which the
attic,
and Knorf had pointoa I've seen many times before out the view over the plains of course, but never knew they and jungles from rain wore all so marvellous), And spattered attic window (the now we're back home just in pining and jungles were the time for dinner!" backyard and the flower-beds), "We're back bome," sald Hanid was beginning to ace Enarf, "because we didn't even things the way Knarf saw them, leave home. There's nothing "Where are we going now?" like a telp through the Land she asked Knart as they started of Ourhouse--especially down the stairs again.
rainy day!"
00 1:
Rupert's Autumn Primrose-27
touch this corner
The old gentleman smiles at Rupert's eagerness and invites him june grows wild." to stay for lunch. The little best thanks him politely and, showing he his bag of sandwiches, asks may start his search at once, so Mary shows him round the garden, and they reach a part where the grass is very high."
Mary. "It
what is this small runnel through the grass?** murmurs Rupert, "It looks as if jock has come this way, too. Let's go and see." He pushes his wa through, but Mary hangs back. must go and join grandpa." the заук. Be sure and let us know "We never
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