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Truman was never torn by ambition. He did not particularly want to be Vice President in 1944 when word went out that F.D.R. was interested. Margaret shows how Roosevelt maneuvered him into the job against his will. First, F.D.R. had to get rid of two contenders, Vice President Henry Wallace and James Byrnes...
...license for "repeated violations"-cutting off other drivers, for example, and betting on races. Stunned, Filion reformed and was eventually reinstated by the U.S.T.A. Ever since he has performed like a man possessed. Last summer he was upended in a nasty three-sulky accident that left him with torn shoulder ligaments and facial cuts that required seven stitches. Undaunted. Filion not only was back in the stirrups four days later but reeled off twelve victories in 18 starts. "I had to make up for lost time," he explained...
THURSDAY: The Sand Pebbles, Gun-boat diplomacy and missionary in war-torn China in the twenties. Steve McQueen and Candice Bergan star in 1966 Robert Wise-directed adventure. Two-part showing concludes Friday. Ch. 7. 9 p.m. Color...
...peace talks had reached a dead-end impasse. The original agreements, in effect, were being torn up, and negotiations had to begin anew. South Viet Nam's President Nguyen Van Thieu was about to blow up any agreement he did not like anyway. So went the ominous reports last week as another lull in the battle for peace inspired nervous speculation. In fact, the situation was not at all that sour. There were sound reasons for cautious optimism as the secret talks were to resume this week and Henry Kissinger resumed his commuting to Paris. In tribute...
HARVARD SQUARE CINEMA. The Graduate 2, 6, 10. Torn Curtain (Hitchcock...