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...quickly over. Winston Churchill signed as principal witness; Anthony kissed Clarissa, and arm-in-arm, the Edens set off down the seedy red carpet that stretched the length of a church aisle into cheering Caxton Street. Suddenly Anthony, pacing solemnly with Clarissa on his right arm, pulled up short and asked the bridegroom's perennial question: "Am I on the right side?" Clarissa didn't know; nor did Uncle Winston, who rumbled: "I am no expert in these matters." But the registrar saved the day. He switched Clarissa to her husband's left arm, explaining to Eden...
Saudi Arabia's King Ibn Saud, whose U.S. shopping sprees have already included the purchase of 20 air-conditioned limousines and a $20,000 auto-trailer, decided he needed a modern flying carpet. Transocean Air Lines announced that it was custom-fitting (for some $100,000) a Douglas DC-4 as an aerial palace for His Majesty. Among the accessories: a raised throne which revolves a full 360° and has an extra-heavy-duty safety belt; an oversized bed in a bedroom complete with bath; an elevator; 18 luxurious chair seats. The plane is expected to be ready...
...polygamy is legal (although wives are usually taken one at a time), these things are more readily solved than elsewhere. Sein had a talk with Thein; Than had a talk with San. Last week, in a bridal ceremony during which, clad in a pink sarong, he sat on a carpet with his betrothed, Bridegroom Thein took both Than and San to be his lawful wedded wives...
...correct, if your limitation as to ocean liners is interpreted to mean only those vessels designed and built for passenger carrying . . . but U.S.S. Lake Champlain during Operation Magic Carpet, with her crew reduced to 2,000 to make room for 5,000 G.I.s as passengers, crossed the Atlantic from Gibraltar to Norfolk at an average speed of 32.048 knots, despite the fact that she was once forced to slow to 20 for a period of eight hours, because of rough seas...
...best-equipped movie & television studios between New York and Hollywood. Students may major in biology, business administration or cinema, get graduate degrees in fine arts. None of this modernity, however, implies a compromise with religion. Says Bob Jones Sr.: "They say we have laid down the red carpet on the sawdust aisle. What of it? You'll still find Jesus on the sawdust aisle...