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Show AskThem‘Yourself FOR MELVIN R. LAIRD, Secretary of Defense Is it true that you have said that In your opinion, who is the top fashion modelin the business? How much do models earn?—Cynthia Wyatt, Hartford, Conn. unemploy- to the people of the U.S.?—Mrs. Iris Rudd, Scranton, Pa. Adams and Maude Adams, both of whom havebeenin feature-length movies recently, and Evelyn Kuhn, famous for her work with cosmetics. type baseball shoes on Astro-turf as on regular paren grass?—Greg Smith, West Frankfort, Ill. @ No, most players wear a soccer-type shoe on the artificial turf. FOR MARY BROOKS, Director of the Mint I have noticed that ple. Where do they k come from?—Roy Fox, Grover City, Calif. @ People who attend the show often request large amounts of tickets for groups such as church, social and school associations. Though a given number are younger, notall are, by any means. The audiences most often reflect a cross section from every age group. FOR STALEY RESOR, Secretary of the Army Have any women received the Medal of Honor?—Mrs. Harie Haugen, Lakota, N.D. tis, the young widow who married George Washington in 1759, is pictured on the face .of the series of 1886-1891 dollar silver certificate. Martha Washington is also pictured on the back of the 1896 series dollar silver certificate, along side of George Washington. FOR RAYMONL! BURR, _ TV's “Ironside” Where is your “Seuth Sea Island,” and do you ever intend to live there?—J. L. Madden, Dayton, Ohio @ My island is Naitaula in the Fiji Islands. Yes, I hope ‘co live there at least half the year when “Ironside” has run its course. _ It was my understand. = ing that, in the past, money (paperor coin) S could not be photo- mostly of young peo- more, Largo, Fla. one-dollar silver certificate. Martha Cus- @ The office of Whip is a British institution. The term “whip” is said to have derived from the “whipper-in,” a huntsman assigned the task of keeping the hounds from straying during a fox hunt. whipping them back into the line if necessary. Its initial use in a legislative context, so far as we know, was by Ed- mund Burke. FOR LEONARD SCHECTER, = author of “The Jocks” Before he losthis title | in the ring recently, j¢ was Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) stripped @ There have been no women recipients of the Medal of Honor with the exception of Mary Walker, a Civil War surgeon, whose medal was withdrawn because it was not properly awarded for distinguished services. Forty-six other individuals also lost their medals for the of FOR MONTE HALLEof tv’s “Let’s Make B a Deal” your audience consists Who wasthe last woman pictured on our paper money?—KayLar- @ Aside from allegorical depictions, the last time a woman’s portrait appeared on United States currency was on the and howit originated? —Mrs. Ralph D. Foster, Tuscumbia, Ala. to make in the neighborhood of $100,000 a year. outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals fielders wear the same Could youtell me what the term “whip” means The hourly rate for these girls is usually $75. But rates can vary, and some models will get as much as $500 per hourif the modeling involveslingerie or nudity. It is not unusual for models in this bracket FOR ‘ey BROCK, Do major league out- ‘Kuhn @ It would be difficult—inappropriate—for meto single out any one girl as the “top model,” but I could certainly mention several whom I consider to be among the top. These would include Lauren Hutton FOR ANDY WILLIAMS economy. West Virginia, Senatorial Whip Ford modeling agency ment will be a benefit @ I believe you refer to the remark | made: in Warrenin, Va., on Sept. 15, 1970. In discussing the United States’ shift from a war-time economy to a peace-time economy, I said: “I think it’s most important for :hose who have a sincere interest in health, welfare and education, to realize that this kind of tempporary problem in our economyis a good problem for America because it means that we can face up to other major challenges that face our society in the decade of the 1970's in a much morerealistic fashion.” I, of course, did not mean that unemployment would be a benefit to the individuals suffering it, but meant that the hardship must be weighed against the benefit to all Americans accruing from the shift to a peace-time FOR SEN. ROBERT BYRD, FOR EILEEN FORD, AA his heavyweight prviMe unfairly by the authorities?—R. L. Scott, Atlantic City, N.J. @ Aslong as his draft-evasion case was in the courts, he should have been allowed to earn a living. It was a vendetta. They wouldn’t even let him go abroad to fight. graphed. If this is so, could you explain the law and whether you are permilted to use actual money on your show? If this FOR EDITH HEAD,fashion designer You create such exquisite fashions for is noi the case, can contestants re- ceive checks so that they will not be carrying around $1,000 bills?—Mrs. Lynda Woodward, Springville, Utah @ There was a law that said money could not be phetographed, but it was repealed. The show does use actual money, and sometimes the money is given to the winner right after the show. But on many occasions,it isn’t until later that a check is sent to the winner. A winner of $1,000 would not be carrying it around with him afterward. the stars. Why are you only pictured wearing basic suits? Do you ever wear any of the lovely fashions you design?—Mrs. Helen Marlin, Riverside, Calif. @ The pictures you see of me—in my basic suits—are when I am at work. Then I feel I am a businesswoman, and I prefer to dress simply. However, I assure you that I wear gowns just as beautiful and aselaborate as those I create for the stars after working hours. Want to ask a famous person a question? You can through this column, and we'll get the answer from the prominent person you designate. Send question, preferably on a post card, te Ask Them Yourself, Family Weekly, 641 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. We cannot acknowledge questions, but $5 will be paid for each one used. same reason. FOR IDA LUPINO,actress-director When you turned to directing, did you find there was a resistance from the men in the . industry?—Mary Lorraine, Waco, Texas @ | have a strong feeling that men have kept a sort of celluloid curtain around the directing and producing professions to keep us women out. When I was making one picture, I outran 90 percent of our all-male crew. Family Weekly May 16,1971 The Newspaper Magazine LEONARDS. 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