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Show Ask Them Yourself WHAT:5: WORLD! — —_! FOR SEN. GEORGE McGOVERN of South Dakota Since most world powers = consider war obsolete, what other means of settling disputes are now available?—Perry Clifford, Aberdeen, S.D. @ The United Nations, the Worid Court, and other cooperative ventures should FOR JONATHAN HARRIS Oj “Los: in Space” Do you enjoy being the coward and troublemak- er on your show ? — Sue Wise, Minerva, Ohio @ Yes. I wouldn't haveit any other way. Most actors feel the same way about playing villains. More often than not, the vil- lain has the choice role. provide the machinery to implement the “one world” concept. Butuntilall nations FOR JAMES 4A, CONLON,Director, are willing to give up some c‘ their sover- Bureau of Engraving and eignty and abide by such decisions, this solution is unlikely. Printing, U.S. Treasury Dept. FOR FRANK GIFFORD Areextra time-outs called during football telecasts to allow for more commercials?-— Mrs. Charles E. Burrell, , Pa. @ Actually only team time-outs and natural game-delay situations are used for ty commercials, The networks, however, are permitted to ask for one official timeout in each quarter if there is an insuffi- cient natural opportunity for commercials. But such time-outs are strictly reg- ulated by the NFL. We mayonly receive this opportunity on an exchange-of-ball situation wi.ich does not provide offensive momentum to either team. FOR KATE SMITH Is it true that you once were in training to become a nurse?—Harriett eea Waterbury, @ Yes. My ineswas anxious for me to become a doctor, so I entered George Washington University premed school. I was there four months when I received a call for a role in the Broadway show “Honeymoon Lane.” I liked acting and decided to stay in show business. fo a I have some World War ‘ee Iinvasion money. Could you tell me how it was printed?—L. D., Rochester, N.Y. @ The invasion (or occ. pation) notes, as piness Is a Stock That Doubles in a Year” How many of the stocks in the list of 45 in your book had doubled by the end of 1967?—L. F. D., Atlantic City, NJ. @ Fifteen had doubled by the middle of December, 1967, and we expected three more would make it by January 1. Most ot the rest showed importantgains. “The secret of making peo- ple laugh,” says Hal Roach, “is to imitate a child. Take Chaplin's walk or Stan Laurel fiddling with his tie. Or Oliver Hardy's hand swatting his head. They were all imitating children.Let's face it, nobody takes as many pratfalls as kids do.” Roach, who was the “father” of movie slapstick, laments the state of comedy today. “A lot of people say things that are fr-any, but very few do funny things.” To give rreople anidea of the laughsthey’re missing, he has put together a new film, “The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy,” from the best of their classic comedies. Doggone President Johnson's new “image” doesn’t include making a movie star of his pet dog “Yuki.” He vetoed a proposed film about the they are commonly called, were printed in this country on orders received from the War and Navy Departments. FOR ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY of “Bewitched” Is Tabetha, the baby on * your show, really your daughter?—Karla Litch, Pierpont, S.D. @ No. Tabetha is played alternately by twins Erin and Diana Murphy. FOR REP. PAUL FINO of New York Do you feel that we @ Yes. In fact, when first came to Congress in 1952, I introduced legislation to establish a national lottery in the United States. Each year I have found more and more private sentiment for a national lot- tery, but unfortunately few people are willing io take a specific stand on the is- sue. Besides, a majority in Congress is still hostile to the idea oflotteries. FOR BILL FRANCE, FOR IRA COBLIECH,author of “Hap- Laughs Wanted President of NASCAR Why are drag strips always one-quarter mile long?—Danny Disharoon, Dawsonville, Ga. LB.J. with Yuki canine. White House policy bans commercial use of any members of the First Family and that includes fourlegged beasts as well as Birds. Laurel and Hardy Cool It More and more doctors are now recommending an ice massage instead of heat for muscular aches and pains. The theory is that ice is nicer because it works faster. One problem, though, is that the massager’s hands get awfully cold. Moose Detty, trainer for the Philadelphia Eagles, solves that by freezing water in a cardboard coffee container to produce “anice -ube with a hendle.” Star-Crossed Lovers For bachelor boys and gals who were mismatched by computer dating services, there’s now a second chance.It’s Astro-Match, a new service that matchessingles by astrology and numerology. Given your name, date, and place of birth, wellknown astrologer Phyllis Woodbury will send back two or three suitable matches, plus a tip on which is the very best bet. The singles are then brought together at social functions or by correspondence. Happy hunting. Swinging Sinatra Tina Sinatra, Frank’s nonsinging daughter, reveals that her father wears hippie beads when at home. The beads, a gift from Sammy Davis, Jr., help him swing and are handy for emergencies. When Tina showed up at a party in a low-cut dress, for instance, Frank took the beads off his own neck and then draped them around hers, to fill in the décolletoge. Family Weekly The Newspaper Magazine February 4, 1968 ® They're not. Drag strips can be any LEONARD $. DAVIDOW President ROBERT FITZGIBBON Editor-in-Chief and one-half mile strips in operation. There are also records for the standing mile. The quarter-mile strip is predomi- WALTER C. DREYFUS Senior Coneuitant ANTHONY C. LA SALA Art Director JOSEPH R. 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