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...four-day pack trip along the 9,200-ft. timber line in the High Sierras rode California's Governor Pat Brown, 53 relaxing from the rigors of his campaign against G.O.P. Challenger Richard Nixon. What was the name of his rented chestnut mare? asked newsmen as the Governor and his troop of 21 fellow campers clopped off into the wilds. "Richard," replied Brown, never the one to let gender interfere with a wisecrack. "I intend to ride him hard. And that's what I'm going to be doing for the next three months." Poor Daisy...
...lead−Cleveland, Minnesota, New York, even the improbable Los Angeles Angels (TIME, July 13). At one point last month, only 3½ games separated the first seven teams. But by last week, the league had settled down to a scramble for second place. On top of the pack once again were the perennial champion New York Yankees. They were just a little overdue...
...entire outing will cost $8; the price includes round-trip bus transportation to Stratford and tickets for the performance. The Union will arrange to pack box lunches for students living in dormitories...
Soutter, a New England safety officer licensed by the P.C.A., told me that he had taken 489 students through static-line jumps--in none of which did the main canopy fail. And he showed me how a parachute works, how the several tough, elastic bands throw the pack open when the rip cord is pulled, and how, at the same instant, the pilot chute (a miniature parachute that pulls the main canopy out) hurtles almost 20 feet into the air by the force of its own compressed spring system...
Homeless Archie. Grant has many apes but few friends. In Hollywood-he has a mansion in Beverly Hills-he runs with no pack and is rarely seen at parties or premiéres. "I don't know anyone who has been to Grant's house in the last ten years," says Director Billy Wilder. Grant steadfastly insists that he has as much right to his privacy as a plumber or a municipal clerk. When people ask for his autograph he gives them an incredulous look as if they were trying to crash a party, and if some jolly...