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Protocol experts in the Siamese government wondered whether Phumiphon Adundet should sign the marriage register as "government official" or "King" when he weds Princess Sirikit. Finally they worked out a compromise: Phumiphon will be described as "ruler of the country...
...drive for street sales, editors often reach preposterously for a local angle. Hearst's American reached all the way to Siam and back again last week for the headline on its story about Cambridge-born King Phumiphon's return to Siam: BOSTON KING IN ODD RITES. With equal zeal, Boston papers reach for any story labeled B.O. MUST (e.g., a story from the business office sent in by an advertiser). But when news breaks that might offend an advertiser, such as a fire or robbery at a department store or a suicide at a leading hotel, either...
...Lausanne, Phumiphon's studies consisted of a passionate interest in photography, music, and racy automobiles. He also sometimes read a law book. He liked to organize orchestras and jump about from the drums to the horns to the piano. He composed dance tunes, both Western and Siamese style. Many mammas of the Siamese nobility got the idea that the climate of Lausanne would be good for their daughters. Quite a "court" developed around Phumiphon. Winner of the tournament was the Princess Sirikit Kitiyakara, who also likes music...
...Much of the Stars." Late this month, after attending to the cremation of his brother, Phumiphon will marry Sirikit on a day set by astrologers. No one in Bangkok makes a move without consulting an astrologer. In a recent speech opening the Bangkok branch of the Bank of America, U.S. Ambassador Edwin L. Stanton found it diplomatic to mention that the astrologers had found the date propitious...
...dance craze. The ram-wong has spread to Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila, and experts say it will hit the U.S. soon. It is a modernization of an ancient dance, in which couples curve back their fingers, spin and weave about each other, but never touch. King Phumiphon should love...