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Show ASK Th iM YOURSE Ag FOR SENATOR HIRAM FONG, Hawaii Y © Puerto Rico may become our 51st f] state. | would like to ask how the man-on-the-street in Hawaii feels about being a part of a distant country?—Mrs. Julia Cheney Eddy, Sarasota, Fla. © Hawaii’s people are deeply grateful that the Islands were granted statehood in 1959. Politically, economically, and socially, the 50th state has made tremendous gains. As the hub of the Pacific, Hawaii's insular “ location—far from being a handicap—is a unique asset in advancing our country’s interests in the vast Pacific and Asian worlds. the Air Force in World War II seems to me an answer to your question. Were I in his positiqn now, I would do the same thing I did then. FOR GARY RAYMOND,costar of ABC"s “The Rat Patrol” @ Is your British accent put on?— T. M., Brighton, Mass. I @ Hardly. I was born in Brixton, London, England, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, subsequently touring England and the continent with the Royal Shakespeare Company, led by Sir John Gielgud and Dame Peggy Ashcroft. FOR BERNARD DONOVAN, | FOR PHIL SILVERS Superintendentof Schools, New York City @ You said recently that your eyesight is now normal due to an operation, What was your eye ailment, and what was the operation?—Charles Rhodes, El Centro, Calif. @ I had a cataract on my eye, and the operation removed it. @ Is defying enrollmentin order to teach yourchild at home a crime?— A. S. Kravin, Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Theeducation laws of most states hold that “provided instruction is adequate, instruction given to a child at home by a parent who is competent to teach satisfies requirements of the compulsory education law.” But regardless of its quality, home instruction deprives your child not only of the growth that takes place through work with teacher-specialists and modern educational materials but also deprives him of the vital social experiences, the stimulation of interaction with his peers, and the opportunity of learning how to FOR JOE LOUIS @ If you were to change places with Cassius Clay today, what would your reaction be to being drafted?—Mrs. D. E. Hits, Oshkosh, Wis. @ The fact that for almost four years I served with get along with others. WHAT IN THE WORLD! FOR LOWELL THOMAS @ What is your favorite city?— D.B., Rochester, N.Y. . @ Whyone city? I have a dozen favorites g and here are three that get my vote: San ry Francisco is everybody's favorite. A spectacular city with an invigorating climate and a unique and fascinating personality. Denver—its spectacular snow- capped mountains in the distance and its stimulating climate make it hard to beat. Finally, Salt Lake City. There’s something comfortable and friendly about ‘it. For me,it has the advantage of being within an hour's drive of the best ski areas in the world. ® FOR THE LENNON SISTERS @ Are all four of you now married? If s0, how manychildren do each of you have?—Bessie Markey, Harts-. horne, Okla. @ Weare all married. Diane hasthree children, Peggy two, and Janet one. Kathy just recently was married. Want to ask some famous person a question? You can through this column, and we'll get the answer from the prominent person you designate. Send your question, preferably on a post card, to Ask Them Yourself Editor, Family Weekly, 405, Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. We cannot acknowledge questions, but $5 will be paid for each one used. lockers, washing machines, and grandfather clocks. It's o case of perfect type-casting: Ketchum was born in by the Master—called “Dali by Dali." an elevator. “I'm not bothered by claustrophobia,” he says, “but | have a slight tendency to motion sickness.” And where does he spendhis time ‘ond a message” to the world. book ofhis strips—text and drawings Besides being the story of his bizarre life, Daliinsists it will be “an example Edie and Ernie Singer Edie Adams has been ferreting out and buying up the rights to old tv tapes of her By ALLEN GARVIN Musical Politicians To be a successful politician or monarch today, it's apparently necessary to play an instrument. Michigan's Governor George Romneytoots an Alpine horn. Vice President Hubert Humphrey has put the accordion to good use. For- mer Veep Richard Nixon used to play the violin but now prefers the piano. Britain's Prince Andrew is studying the violin. Prince Charles plays the trumpet, but,infected with the Beatle- Se eerAGETOGAOP HeQuitae Lion Lady An authentic lion park, similar to Africa's, is opening in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. The beasts will roam late husband, comic Ernie Kovacs. She has accumulated about 40 hours of tape, hopes to edit them down to Mary Chipperfield @ batch of specials. The networks are free over 640 fenced:in acres while tourists drive through. Surprisingly, the person in chargewill be a pert, pretty 29-year-old, Mary Chipper- bidding high and hard because some of Kovacs’ sight gogs were almost psychedelic—ond long before LSD. field—o British gal who has spent herlife turning giant cats into tame tabbies. Her only problem: she needs °20 “white hunters*® to help patrol the pork, and U.S. Immigration wants the jobsfilled by Americans. Mary complains, “That's like looking for bagel bakers in Cairo.” TpaR =e ate ue Agent 13 darkroom. pe “Agent 13 A stock-comedy charac- : ter in the NBC hit, "Get Smart,” és Dave Ketchum, who plays Agent 13 something his severe critics say he has been all along. A French publish- and is found hiding in mailboxes, ing house is soon to ‘come out with a COVER Assisterly moment like this warms 0 porent’s heart. But famous author Phyllis Bentley tells of the hate ond angers Mom and Dad don't see. Story on p. 4. Photo by Tana Hoban, , off camera? In @ tiny photographic -You are invited to mail your questions or comments about any article that ap- in Family Weekly. Yourletter will receive a ele answer, Write r to Service , Family Weekly, 405 Park Ave.., New York, N. Y. 10022. Edie Adams Family Weekly The Newspaper Magazine August 27, 1967 ROBERT FITZGIBBON Editor-in-Chief JACK RYAN Managing Editor PHILLIP DYKSTRA Art Director MELANIE-DE PROFT Food Editor Associate Editors: Rosalyn Abreveya, Harold A. London, Cleire Satren; Peer J. Oppenheimer, © 1967, FAMILY WEEKLY, INC. All rights reserved |