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Show "Ml 'i Notes of a Not-So-Interested Bystander: The Press Box: The pro-and-con-trast of the, diplomatic news: The same pages that recorded President Truman's optimistic speech before United Nations delegates (and his statement that fear of war is unjustified) un-justified) also recorded Churchill's talk in which he accused Russia of violating the Yalta agreement. He also demanded to know why the So-and-Soviets were massing 200 divisions divi-sions in Eastern Yurrop. . . . U. N. headline: "Confusion Reigns on First Day." . . . Here we go again! It was diplomatic and polite for them all at Flushing to say they would get along this time. The next day they began slugging again. Just like fighters do in the ring (shake hands) before they start throwing uppercuts. New York's official grecter (Grover VVhalen) was instructed to get 90 tickets for every hit show in town for the UN'ers. . . . H. Hoover (ex-President of the U. S.) sold his Washington, D. C, home. Guess the old boy gave up. ... At Manhattanville college's 100 ann'y when he took his seat (between Republican Dewey and Democratic party chief Robert Hannegan) Cardinal Cardi-nal Spellman got a howl from the distinguished audience by ad-libbing: "Here I am in the middle again!" . . . Amos 'n' Andy don't consider $2 bills unlucky un-lucky any more. That's what you need today to buy $1' worth of anything. Broadway Ballad (By Don Wahn) : There were two paths along the road of youth. . . . And so I chose the twisted one for mine. . . . And searched in vain for honor and for truth. . . . But searched and found the dreams that hide in wine. . . . And so illusion had its sunny day. . . . And banners waved above the castle wall. . . . And there were girls to laugh the years away. ... And all my clan was arrogant and tall. ... I did not know that castles were so frail. . . . That girls can fade like whispers in the night. . . . I did not know that wine could grow so stale. . . . That songs can lose their measure of delight. . . . Thus I have earned my heritage of wrath. ... As ghostly dreams stream down a crooked path. American Re-Action, Inc., letterhead let-terhead says: "To defend Our Country Against Its Enemies at Home." . . . This is quite appropriate, ap-propriate, since many of the big names (among its directors) were isolationists and Bund cuddlers, who never did anything any-thing to defend our country against its enemies abroad! Lou Schmoltz revealed this New York Novelette. ... He says it actually happened. ... A lower East Sider the brother-in-law of a gangster was visited by the latter, who demanded $10,000 in cash at once. ... "I haven't 10,000 nickels!" said the chap. "Where will I get that kind of dough?"' ... "I don't care where," barked the gangster. "Dig it up. I'll give you 48 hours." . . . The frantic one went to many intimates, telling all he needed it to save his life; that he was to be killed if he didn't produce it. . . . The most he could get was $500. . . . The next day he committed suicide. . . . Not knowing know-ing his brother-in-law, the gangster, died several hours before he did from a rival hood's bullets. They tell you not to be too amazed if Sec'y of State Byrnes quits and his post goes to the navy's Mr. Forrestal. That job carries with it the succession to the presidency. Good man. . . . Back to normalcy item: Four immense new signs along Times Square have sprouted, all featuring fea-turing electricks. . . . Everybody's Every-body's economizing these days. So is zillionaire Frederick . Prince, who has cut his household house-hold staff down to a mere 20. Manhattan Murals: The 5th Avenue Ave-nue Flower shop located at Madison Madi-son and 60th. . . . The shop at 131 W. 42nd street selling white .shirts (all you want!) at belOPA fees. . . . The Bob Olin's doorman handing hot coffee (gratis) to parked hack-men hack-men on chilly eves. . . . The LaSalle with the Connecticut license plate reading CBS in front of NBC. . . . The 70-year-old bootblack at 55th and 6th who works on his play between be-tween shines. . . . Sports promoter D. G. Hertz and a barber named Joe Gallo flattening a native Nazi for bothering patrons at a bar. Quotation Marksmanship: Alan Gale: I've been looking for a house so long I no longer believe in ghosts! . . . Jack Smith: She's an angel-always angel-always harping on something. . . . Jay Russell: Vets are pessimistic because there's nothing to make them jobtimistic. . . . Thoreau (the nature lover) when he saw the woodman's ax destroy the forest: Thank God they cannot cut down the clouds! . . . H. Martin: No words of love can match the eloquence elo-quence of a silent kiss. ... I. Pan-In: Pan-In: A man is his wife's flrt child. |