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Show I HIM SEOTTS Want the facts? Want to spike rumors? Warn to learn the truth about prominent personalities? Write Walter Scott, Parade, 733 3rd Ave., New York, N.Y.,10017. Your full name will be used unless otherwise requested. Volume of mail received makes personal replies impossible. that Abraham Lincoln was illegitimate, that Lawrence of Arabia was illegitimate, and that the late Winston Churchill was conceived out of wedlock ? M. L. Warner, Zreenwich, Conn. A. Lincoln probably was illegitimate. Lawrence of Arabia certainly was. Winston Churchill was said to have been a premature, baby, but researchers suspect that his mother, Jennie Jerome, was pregnant at the time of her marriage to Randolph Churchill, both of whose parents adamantly refused to attend their son's wedding. Q. Is it true seven-mont- hs Q. What make and year of car does the crusader, Ralph Nader, drive? T. Y., Imperial Beach, Calif. A. Crusader Nader owns no car, takes taxis. Q. President Nixon keeps talking about his desire to end the war in Vietnam. Is it not a fact that he planned to draft more men in 1969 than Lyndon Johnson did in 1968? Terry Koontz, Portland, Ore. A. Last year the Johnson Administration inducted 296. 000 draftees into the armed forces. This year the Nixon Administration planned to induct approximately 340,000 draftees. Had Nixon not canceled planned draft calls for November and December of 1969, the Defense Department would have called up 44.000 more men n 1969 than it did in 1968. As the figures now stand they will show 296,000 men drafted in 1968, 289,000 men drafted in 1969. repentant ladies of the night. These women were put out of business 20 years ago when prostitution was outlawed in Belgium. The Belgian court objected to the princess attending such a function for such a purpose, so she did not attend. The story was not suppressed anywhere. Q. I understand (here connotation in the tide of a movie. Easy Rider, which all the kids are flocking to. What is the underground meaning of the is a sexy term easy rider? Walt Davis, Berkeley, Calif. A. To hip musicians easy rider signifies a man who lives on the immoral earnings of his wife. I 4 I I I Q. How old is Joseph regained the power of speech? Al Dubin, Miami Peach, Fla. A. Mr. Kennedy is 81, has ; never reg?ined the power of speech. Authoress Jacqueline SusannI hear her real Q. name is Mandelbaum, that she is 62 years old, and that her books are ghost-writteCan you confirm? Dora Klein, New York, N.Y. A. Jacqueline Susanns husband, Irving Mansfield, was bom L ng Mandelbaum in Brooklyn. Miss writes every word of her novels herself. Most probably she is in her early 50'$, having played ingenue roles on Broadway in the 1930's. ' n. Su-sa- acci- victims? Merle Sherman, Cary, Ind. A. We pay about $35 a body. Q. Since I live here, I would like to find out once and THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2, 1969 Moscow? P. E., Princeton, N.J. A. The Soviets have done nothing to them. Daughter Katya attends Moscow University. Son Joseph is a doctor. P. dent and error as they have during the course of this war, do we pay compensation to the families of the pzrzifz Q. What have the Russians done to the children Svedana Alliluyeva, Stalin's daughter, left behind in Kennedy Sr.? Has he ever Q. When US. forces kill native Vietnamese by Q. What is the lowdown about the Belgian Princess Paola and the prostitutes of Brussels? I know die story has been suppressed in Europe. Can you tell it? Louise McGuire, Springfield, Mass. A. Princess Paola, beautiful wife of Prince Albert, younger brother of Belgium's King Baudouin, agreed to attend a film premiere in Brussels. It was a charity performance designed to raise funds for a home for old son. Parks lives in Ojai, about 60 miles from Los Angeles, avoids the Hollywood scene. A onetime drifter, he displays little articulation or emotion, is supposed to personify today's young generation. for all if the Defense Department uses Hawaii as a testing site for nerve gases? Maury Caines, Kona, Hawaii. A. The Pentagon, after first denying it, has admitted that the Army tested nerve gases in Hawaii on four occasions between 1966 and 1967. The Pentagon claims it has no future plans for testing any chemical or biological weapons in the islands. Q. Can you tell us anything about Michael Parks, the young actor in the Then Came Bronson TV series ? The Broughton Girls, Raleigh, N.C. A. Michael Parks was born in Coona, Calif., educated in Sacramento, is married to the former Kay Carson, a choreographer. The couple have a 1 --year- SVETLANA'S CHILDREN: Q. I note that Lauren Bacall and Katharine Hepburn will soon be starring in Broadway musicals. Can either sing? Also what shows are they going into? Tina Fitzpatrick, Phoenix, Ariz. A. Miss Bacall will star in a musical comedy version of the film. All About Eve. Miss Hepburn will star in Coco, a musical based on the life of French dress designer Coco Chanel, now in her 80's. At the moment both Miss Bacall and Miss Hepburn are hard at work trying to find singing voices. Q. Attorney General John Mitchc'l of the Nixon Cabinet is described as Nixon's strong man. Is this because t Mitchell never smiles? n. l. i nomas, i.amaen, N.. A. Mitchell has been known to smile on occasion. He is considered the strong man in Nixon's Cabinet, because the President seems to place great stock in his judgment and advice on a growing variety of subjects. president. Arthur H. Motley editor, Jess Gorkin publisher, Warren J. Reynolds executive vice president, Ted Stulz art director, ANTHONY UROTONDA editor at large, UOYD SHEARER assorate editors: NEAL ASHRY, M. DAVID DCTWEKBt, LINDA GUT5TON, HERBERT KUPFERBERG, DAVID PAIEY, OHN C. assistant art directors: JOWt N. TIERNEY, MANFRED F. 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