Entertainment at the top levels prompts budget questions
A Washington tale centers on Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach hosting a large reception for 92 U S attorneys and spouses in a donated mansion with gratis Marine Band music. Guests were asked for 15 dollars each, highlighting the costly tradition of high level entertaining and the strain on official allowances.
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The Most Dangerous Leap Quote
The line notes a warning about attempting a risky two jump leap across a chasm warning against overreaching. It presents a concise, sharp moral in a humorous quip about ambition and danger.
Joe Ezar Froze In Sestriare During Italian Open 1936
Jim Bishop reports Joe Ezar endured severe cold during the Italian Open at Sestriere north of Turin in July 1936. The Arctic conditions, ski like peaks, and a camel hair coat framed his day as Henry Cotten played nearby and Ezar sipped ice filled drinks after long exposure outside.
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Not In Stitches and Other Reader Qs From Abby
Abigails column covers sewing pride amid snubs from a neighbor, a mother’s gentle approach to children and belief in a deceased father, a mother’s salutation with a son, aging myths, measurement quirks, and a golf tale about Joe Ezar chasing a course record with bold bets and a dramatic finish at Sestmare.
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