Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-02

LONDON.-"In Israel people |
who don't believe in miracles
simply are not realists." The
man who said it was Ben Cur
ion. The place, his Tel-Ayiv
residence. The time, a few hours
ago. Now after a flight from
Israel, we are in London. From
the plane windows last night
we looked down on the Island
Of Rhodes, where the United
States 9Th Fleet anchored dur
ing the recent Near East ten
sions. Some minutes later, our
Ell AL Britannia, travelling at
$50 miles an hour, passed over
Athens. We crossed over Italy at
Bari. saw Genoa's bright lights
on the left, passed to the east of
Turin and then climbed to 81
500 feet to escape the weather
over the Alps. A full moon IL
lumined snow-smothered Mount
Blanc and. far below the crest
of the mountain, ribbons of
light traced out the Swiss val
ley towns, villages. At Orly
Airport, De Gaulle had just re-
turned from Algeria. We missed
him by is minutes. Forty-three
minutes later. we landed at
London Airport.
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In the British UPI Office,
where we are filing this. Bob
Musel comments on the won-
ders of the air age. Il filed the
lead Of my story in Amster-
DAM" says Bob. Then I few
to London and I'm finishing the
body of my dispatch from
here" He tells me that the
Russians. at Amsterdam, say
America hasn't a chance in the
immediate future Of hitting the
moon, so Russia is concentrat-
ing on getting man into space
by next spring.
The London papers under |
score the fact that your report
er is getting old. There is a |
story that A. Z. Matthews, dis
tinguished star of the English
stage. will be honored on
Wednesday by the resort town |
of Blackpool He will be driven
there in the Lord Mayors
Rolls-Royce. conveyed by police
cars. and after a series Of off, |
cial receptions. Mr.. Matthews
will press the button to illum-
mate all of Blaekpool's varied
attractions.
Last time ] was in Black
poo" says the veteran star,
II and my company could not |
get hotel rooms. We had tol
sleep in the theater. Now I am
81, so there are compensations.
The shocking part Of this. to
me. is that it seems only a few
years ago that I first saw Mat
thews on q Broadway stage, OPP
posite Ina Claire in "The Last |
Of Mrs. Cheyney." Reluctantly
I'm driven to the conclusion
that it must have been 80 years |
ago.
\ $50
Londoners report that Prin-
cess Margaret and Capt. Peter
Townsend viii wed before the
end Of the year. The Nick
Janet Blair MayOs, expect
q March stork. Gene
Buck, jr, and Vivian Blaine at
the Harwyn. Dolores Del
Rio on the mend. Doris
Duke and Joe Castro resumed.
-. Hard Velde, one-time
House Un-American Activities
Committee chairman, remarked
his ex, Dolores Anderson. :.
Gen. David SarnOff in from Eu-
rope on United States; ROz
Russell and Fred BrissOn arrive
on Queen Mary. Morton
DOwney, jr., dating MariIyn
Carroll. Jose Ferrer's in
coming Edwin Booth" has
100000 advance. Justice
Matthew TrOy's son, Seamus,
honeymooning with Joan
Stoehr. Metro wants Shir-
ley McLaine for elsie Janis
Story" :. Jorge Battista, son
of Cuban head. and Marina
Perez at Chateau Madrid.
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Pvt. Elvis Presley heads for
Germany week of October s.
-. The DR.. Jerome De COsses
(Shelia Flynn, daughter of late
Democratic LEADER named him
Stephen. i. Joseph p. Kenne-
dy's son, Ted. prefers Joan
Bennett, Bronxville eyeful.
The Jimmy Hammersteins los
cars SOM have reconciled. .
Yul Brynner to Hollywo DO d
Wednesday to start Jerry Wald's
Fury" -. Ann Sheridan and