Evening star., 1959-12-27
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New Year Will Go Like Sixty!
Look How Fine 1t Was in '5o!

only worry iS-who jumps
first in case of sinking?
Vice President Nixon leads
way to modern American
kitchen at Moscow Fair but
Mr.. K. is the first to turn oil
the heat.
AUGUST-Norwegian En-
baSsy deluged with questions
about Anne Marie RaSmus-
sen. Twenty per cent want
to know what was the social
status in Norway of the pretty
girl who worked as a maid
in the Nelson Rockefeller
home. The other 80 per cent
want to know how she man
aged to get the job in the
first place.
White House announces
that President and Mrs.
Eisenhower will not hold any
of the traditional dinners for
United States officials and
diplomats. United States
officials heave sigh of relief.
diplomats heave sigh. They
can no longer write to their
home governments and say,
Last night had a chat with
the President" when all they
had said was" How do you
do?"
SEPTEMBER - Khru-
shchev comes to America
with Mrs. K but minus white
tie. Only symphony con-
ductorS in Russia wear white
tie and you could tell right
of Nikita wasn't ready for
symphony. Both Khru-
shchevs sleep on third floor
of Blair House instead of
second-floor front as eX-
pected. AS a Bolshevik. Mr..
K smiles at living in guest
house of this democracy's
President. but he knows that
if he lies down in the bed
formerly occupied by the
author of the Truman Plan
he'll be too tickled to sleep.
Nikita decries can-can in
Hollywood but is reasSured
that this is not American
folk dance at all; it's French.
This so annoys Gen. de
Gaulle he throws monkey
wrench into NATO.
Mrs. Khrushchev gives
small dinner party for wives
of top American officials who
all arrive in taXis. Cracks
Nina Petrovna. Don't any
of you have enough money
to have a car and chauffeur"
OCTOBER-Prime Minis
ter Segni of Italy moves into
Blair House and discovers
the Russians left vials OF
ether and ammonia in the
medicine chest. The Soviets
figured that if we Americans
almost killed them with
kindness, think what extra
boosts those loveable Italians
would need.
President Lopez Mateos OF
Mexico comes for visit and
President Eisenhower gives
him an original painting.
When the visitor says he
will reproduce it on his
Christmas cards, Mr.. Ell
senhower is so pleased he
throws in a brand-new auto
mobile as a bonus.
NOVEMBER-Secretary OF
State Herter holds press con-
ference causing fur to fly, but
wife wins new mink at Inter-
national Ball.
Prince Ally Khan attends
party here but hardly touches
a drop of drink. 1t turns out
his father once told him to
choose between liquor and
women. He did.
Chief of Protocol and Mrs.
Wiley Buchanan give fatten-
ing dinner for Aga Khan
solely to increase his girth.
AS he is now he will be fiat
broke in no time after his
subjects present him with
his weight in diamonds. Aga
takes one look at jewels worn
by Washington women and
worriedly wonders if there
will be any diamonds left.
DECEMBER - Library of
Congress conducts intensive
research to determine num-
her Of Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
velt's grandchildren. Finally
questions The Evening Star
which suggests calling Wash
ington resident Representa-
tive James Roosevelt. That's
where the request came
from" was the harassed reply.
President Eisenhower takes
trip to India where rural
Hindus mistake him for re-
incarnation of Vishnu, one
of their top gods. That's
all we need!" cry Democrats.
Happy New Year and live
1t up like sixty!