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Next day the pace began to quicken. There were chores to do, decisions to make. For one thing, Mamie had to supervise the unpacking of two vanloads of Eisenhower belongings. There were 25 suitcases and eight plastic garment bags to sort out and hang up-and Mamie discovered that her own closet space was woefully inadequate. Temporarily, she hung her frocks on rolling racks from the downstairs checkrooms. (Bess Truman got around the difficulty by keeping much of her wardrobe on the third floor...
...Fifth Season (by Sylvia Regan) has to do with Manhattan's garment industry. So does the title: on Seventh Avenue there are five seasons-spring, summer, fall, winter and slack. In Miss Regan's farce, things are slack to start with and touch & go all the way. Heading the cast and gamely shouldering the burden are Yiddish Theater Comedian Menasha Skulnik and Broadway Veteran Richard Whorf. Skulnik, a mournful-looking, richly accented, frequently funny comic, handles the humor; Whorf, the drama. A married man who guiltily sins with a model, Whorf makes this part of his role...
...achieving the degree of invulnerability enjoyed by 14th century knights. Armored vests capable of deflecting almost any small missile except high velocity bullets have saved the lives of hundreds of G.I.s and marines in Korea. Last week both the Army and Marine Corps announced the development of another protective garment-armored shorts. Cut like boxers' shorts and constructed of twelve layers of laminated nylon duck encased in a plastic and nylon fabric, the Army's "lower torso armor" will weigh 4 lbs. (Weight of vest and shorts together: 12 lbs.). Marine Corps armored shorts, which weigh about...
...military man, part lobbyist, and part public-relations man-never too busy to make a speech, receive a Congressman or hold a press conference. He draws his strength from appropriations. His divisions are irrevocably involved not only with scientists and arsenals, but with shoe factories and the New York garment district...
...Stevenson? Heaven knows, I'd like to ... What a team we'd make for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. After all, his grandfather presided over the Senate and my father was Speaker of the House. I'm going to introduce him over the radio for the Ladies' Garment Workers Union at the end of the month, and I can tell you, Baby, my three minutes are going to be a performance...