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Another former cover subject (he has appeared there twice) is France's Andre Malraux, art historian, revolutionary, novelist, flyer, archaeologist, Resistance hero, politician-and now De Gaulle's culture commissar. Fresh from his gala at the White House with the Kennedys, Malraux in Manhattan had some eloquent words to say on the subject of mass culture. Even the New York Times, which yields to no one in its readiness to print long texts of politicians' dull speeches, missed this lively one, which we quote from extensively in Modern Living...
Most highly prized by the tastemakers is the Thonet rocker. A cross between a badminton racquet and a Flexible Flyer, this calligraphic doyen of gracious sitting shows off to great advantage against the stark whiteness of painted bricks or modish raw plaster walls. Pablo Picasso owns one, and so does Hollywood Director Billy Wilder. Original Thonet rockers sell nowadays for between $75 and $185 (depending on state of repair and elegance of design) in Manhattan antiqueries, sold for much more until imports of them from Europe began to flood the U.S. market two years...
...homely, American Gothic image was an understatement of the real man, for John Glenn seemed almost destined for last week's time of triumph. All of his adult years he has been pursuing the stars. As a test pilot and a combat flyer with 149 missions in World War II and Korea (he holds five Distinguished Flying Crosses and an Air Medal with 18 clusters), Glenn had lived with supersonic speed and the constant possibility of sudden death. To the millions who saw and heard him last week, it was obvious that John Glenn was a perfect choice to become...
Reluctant Flyer. As he does for each visiting head of state, Kennedy went to the airport to greet Finland's Kekkonen, accompanied by Jackie, who usually goes along if the guest brings his wife. Whisked off to the White House by helicopter, Kekkonen and his wife glowed as they walked into the state dining room for luncheon: blue and white flowers, the colors of the Finnish flag, graced the tables, and the Marine Corps band played Finlandia. Conspicuously displayed on a nearby table was a gift of small Finnish dolls that Mrs. Kekkonen had earlier sent to Caroline Kennedy...
...Brumel. 19, bettered his own world record for the high jump, cleared 7 ft. 4½in. at the world student games. Brumel's old world mark of 7 ft. 44 in. was set in July at the U.S.-Russian meet in Moscow. Once before the Russian high flyer hit 7 ft. 4½ in., but that was indoors, where world records are not recognized. ¶ In a head-bumping fandango at Seattle, light-hitting Harold Johnson, the National Boxing Association's light heavyweight champion (recognized in every state except New York, Massachusetts and California, which prefer Archie...