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Show WHAT ri: WORLD! Ask Them Yourself FOR DAVID KENNEDY, Secretary of the Treasury Why do some $5 bills have a red seal?—Mrs. C. S. Rogers, Walhalla, eG: There are two types of paper cur- rency being issued in the $5 denomina- Notes and Federal Reserve Notes. United States tion, namely, United State Notes are issued by the Treasury De partment and bear a red seal and red serial numbers. Federal Reserve Notes are issued hy the 12 parent Federal Reserve Banks and bear a green seal and green serial numbers. There are relative- ly few United States Notes now in circulation, however. FOR GEN. EMMETT (“ROSY”) O'DONNELL, USAF. retired How did you ever acA quire che nickname “Rosy”?—Conrad Fiorello, Brooklyn, N.Y. @ When [ entered West Point in 1924, I was 17 and had a bright complexion. The men on thefootball squad dubbed e “Rosy,” and [ve never heen able to Was Sen. Thomas Dodd nickname, ‘Emmett °?” misappropriating income for political campaigns?—€.A. Shacklette, they arestill investigating Senator Dodd. They are studying my book, “The Case Against Congress” for leads. FOR EDITH HEAD, fashion designer When do you think the mini-dress style will end? we “ —Daisy Matthews, Rog- ersville, Tenn. @ feel the mini-dress style is here to stay. In our present modeof living, long dresses are not as practical nor as becoming. FOR DEAN MARTIN <= > Do you always play to a live audience on your show? Why are they never shown?—Lloyd Ruatti, id Marinette, Wisc. @ Yes, we always play to live audience, If they'd only sober up, we'd show them on camera. FOR ORLANDO CEPEDA, infelder, St. Louis Cardinals B How did you get started Sin baseball?—Gregory =* = Pellstein. LeClannes Mo: Jaeger, on display April 17. With its 179-inch over-all length on a 103-inch wheelbase, en, designed especially for me. price (just under $2,000), economy of operation (an estimated 22 miles per gallon), and ease of maintenance. But besides the economy-minded, Maverick hopes to lure young car buyers with its sports styling and such mod color names as Huila Blue, ThanksVermillion, Original Cinnamon, Anti-Establish Mint, and Freudian Gilt. FOR BOB HOPE What kind of humor do youpersonally like best? —Leslie E. Dunkin, Bre- p men, Ind. @ [ like to use topical humor so that people can see the amusing side of the problems they face today. When I was in Vietnam this year, for instance, I used the line, “I intended to stayin the States for Christmas, but I wanted to get away from violence.” FOR DR. PAUL DUDLEY WHITE, heart specialist A number of fatal heart attacks have occurred on golf courses recently. Would you say there was a causal relationship between the sport and heart attacks?—Irene B. Foster, North Chelmsford, Mass. @ Fatal heart where and at sleep at night. severe angina attacks can occur anyany time, often during Golf, in the absence of pectoris (constriction of chest muscles). is much more likely to prevent them than to cause them, FOR LEE REMICK,actress F You recently were quoted a as saying that an actress’ @ Privatelife is strictly her own. Can you explain?— T. M., Lancaster, Pa. Since my father was a semi-proplayer. I @ Gladly. Though grateful for the sup- spent a lot of time at games and played port of her public, an actress only owes them a good performance, not the low- baseball as often as I could. down on her personal life. to ask 2 famous person a question? You ean through Ww: the _— from the prominent perso: you designate. Send this column, and we'll get estion, preferably on a post card, to Ask Them Yourself, Family Weekly, 641 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. We cannot acknowledge questions, bri $5 will be paid for each one used. (‘The Virginian,” NBC-tv). "My best girl is my 10-year-old daugh- ter Tane. She lives with her mother kitchen. It is, however, my studio kitch- @ I started in baseball like many other youngsters, playing ball with my father. about marriage again,” said Doug McClure Meet the Maverick @ The kitchen I work in is not my home \ “| don’t been married three times to think kitchen for your tv pro- @ Both the F.B.L and the LR.S. claim occur in the physiological equilibrium. This causes functional disorders of the nervous system and vitamin D deficiency, a weakening of the body's de- think it’s possible for a guy who has Doyou work in your own Marco Island, Fla. too. In fact, Russian scientist: have lar radiation sufficiently, “disturbances Long-Distance Daddy FOR JULIA CHILD of The French Che{” Las Vegas, Nev. light may be shortening ourlife span’ stated thatif skin is not exposedto so- disease.” You can't win. to ask: “Where did Rosy get that funny gram?—Ginger Light and Life For years we've been hearing that too much sun causes skin concer. Now we learn lack of natural fenses and an aggravation of chronic shake it. | gave up when friends began FOR DREW PEARSON, syndicated columnist ever investigated by the Internal Revenue Service after you accused him of First of the ‘70 Cars As American compactcars have inched bigger over the past 10 years, there has been no domestic car to challenge the small foreign imports, which ‘ast year cornered 11 percent of the U.S. market. Ford thinks it has just the challenger in the brand-new Maverick, which goes the Maverick will stress low Stock Tip Although weare presently in a slight decline in the birth rate, it won't last long, according to “Chem- ical and Engineering News.” In the 1970s, there will be a 46-percent up- swing in the number of women aged 20 to 29. Manufacturers of baby necessities and school supplies, take note. Faye in Hawaii and with me summers.” How do you keep in touch winters? “Letters—and plenty of phonecalls. al McClure She can afford it—Faye gets lots of alimony. All my ex-wives do; I’m broke.” What does Tane want to do when she grows up? “Show horses. She’s a good rider, like me.’ Did you teach her? “I couldn't. | know how dangerousit is. | was there when she waslearning, but | had to look away.” Cherry Blossoms and Monuments As crowdsofvisitors pour into our nation’s capi- qj ' tol for the Cherry Blossom Festival, they will also visit the Washington Monument. In 1837 the sketch on the left was the winning design t | ‘ ft submitted to the Washington National Monument Society, according to “American Heritage.” The familiar obelisk on the right is some 45 feetshorter, with no elaborate pedestal. Al- though the final design caused much controversy at the time, most architects—and patriots— considerit the more outstanding version. Rene -.. Family Weekly the Newspaper Magazine LEONARD $. DAVIDOW President MORTON FRANK Publisher WALTER ©. DREYFUS Senior Consultant W. PAGE THOMPSON Advertising Director April 6, 1969 ROBERT FITZGIBBON Editor-in-Chief JACK RYAN Managing Editor MARIUS N. TRINQUE Art Director MELANIE DE PROFT Food Editor JOSEPH R. INZERILLO Eastern Advertising Manager RUSSELL i. 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