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Show Above the Montana border,up in Al- NEW CLOWN That's a girl under the paint. Maudie Flippen, 24,is the first female graduate of the circus-run Clown College in Venice, Fla. She’s also the nisce of the late character actor, Jay Flippen. “I've always wanted to do something in show business,” she says. “My uncle was my idol.” While Maudie was serving in the Woman’s Air Force, “Flip” (her nickname) joined an amateur theatrical group and found she liked make-up and clowning. The girl irom Westland City, Mich., is something of a rarity. “I haven’t heard of a female clown in 20 years—and they were always wives of performers,” says Maudie’s boss, Bill Ballantine, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's clown chief. “She'll be on the receiving end of thrown water and custard pies, just like the guys.” (No, Maudie doesn’t mind—she learned to take it in college.) of being a war hero myself. I'm not keeps rolling along. Although far from the American Southland—and no kin to the Mississippi River—its official name is Oldman River. And, in the in- very brave.” Brave or not, the film star did serve with an anti-aircraft unit during the 1967 war. terests of equality—Ontario, Canada, is DATES: Today is Easter. Tuesday, the locale of Old Woman River. American Society of Newspaper Editors in Greece, India, Norway, Spain, Den- ANNIVERSARIES: 26 years ago Monday, Franklin D. Roosevelt died at Warm Springs, Ga. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 106 years ago Wednes- mark, Turkey, Finland, Israel, Poland and Panama, all together. talities, 59 years ago Thursday. A baby can't get too much love. THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS: Ethel Stroking, fondling, bathing, powdering, hugging are the ways an infant understands love, according to a Los Angeles Kennedy, 43 today; Harold Stassen, 64 Tuesday; Rod Steiger, 46 Wednesday; may also be the world’s largest dis- carder of cars. More motor vehicles are junked each year than are in use psychologist. “Meaningful sensory stimulation must pass almost exclusively hen. In the first few months of life, these touching activities “constitute the sole means of communicating love and security, a need as great or even more important than the feeding process . . . vital to the well-being and future emotional growth of an infant.” (That spare the rod and spoil the child stuff comes later.) and left. Next day he retumed and said, you suspect a burglar had done it?” “Why, no, Officer,” she replied. “I just thought my husband had been looking for a clean shirt." —Dorothea Kent can't think of any reason why I should The maxi-dress is like a vacuum cleaner. They pick up a lot of dirt, and de in Chicago at four o'clock in- the men just aren't interested in them. moring.” —Lane Olinghouse —Frank Hughes A week after the robbery, a young “Look, I don't want your car. I lay in bed all night racking my brains, and I BIRTHDAY PEOPLE: Ethel Kennedy, Red Steiger and Nikita Khrushchev house. So I thought we had the same last name.” out and clothing scattered around, didn’t “Til think it over,” said the prospect, Moshe Dayan, Israel's hero of the Six Day War, has a son who is also hero and heartthrob to millions of fans. Assaf Dayan, romantic film star, has eight movies to his credit, including the American-made “A Walk with Love and Death,” and “Promise at Dawn,” with Melina Mercouri.“My father is the reai star,” Assaf protests. “I'm not in the livered one marked ‘Occupant’ to our you'd be in Chicago by four in the morning.” “Father is the real star.” Charlie Chaplin, 82 Friday; Lew Alcindor, 24 Friday; Nikita Khrushchev, 77, Saturday. cupant’ to Harry's house. Then he de- here at eight c’clock in the evening, sell a new car to a prospect. “This car is so fast,” he declared, “that if you left ASSAF DAYAN WITH WIFE ARONA “Am related to Harry,thelittle boy next door?” a six-year-old asked his parents. “No, you're a friend but not a relation. Why do you ask?” “Well, yesterday,” said the boy, “the mailman delivered a letter marked ‘Oc- wife called the police to report that several very valuable items were missing. The investigating officer asked, “Why did you wait a week? When you found all your bureau drawers pulled A fast-talking salesman was trying to day. The Titanic sank, with 1,500 fa- across the skin,” says Dr. Sidney Co- Starting from scratch is easier when —Dan Bennett meets in Washington. Thursday is theeg deadline for filing 1970 income tax. The United States is the world’s largest manufacturer of automobiles. It That whoever thinks a rose is a rose Has never endeavored te grow one. —Susanne Douglas you've got some. same league with him. I'm not capable berta, Canada, there’s a river which just —James E. Harrison Most pop music sounds as ifit’s coming apart at the themes. —Edith Ogutsch Secure Feeling Golly, fellows, thanks for saying Crime’s what you’re AGAINST. (Although we never thoughtthat You'd announce that you were for it.) —Tavy Stone “I don't mind going to school—it's that long wait until quitting time that gets, to me!!” Family Weekly, April 11, 1971 |