davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1961-06-25
AAU TRACK SUMMARIES

44O-yard run (Qualifiers) = Ulis
Williams. Southern California Striders'
AGA. Earl Young, Abilene Track Club.
;4e.s Otis Davis wE5as!s Emerald pbiTaGsl EmGiTe
phis pi 81 Pioneer club. At. walt john
son, North Carolina College. AT |.
Adolph Plummer. New. Mexico, :<7 2.
Dick Edmunds. Princeton, :47.2. Jim
Baker. Missouri, :47;5: :, mat,
cusiiffs, sfiSffsars SANTA EaA Clara Youth viils9s
1913. George Kerry, Jamaica, West
indies, 1917. Archie san Romani,
jr., Emerald Empire IA, 1:6l g.
Kirk Hagan, Kansas; 4Il;as;, 1:52;9i S jim D1-
Jerry Siebert, Santa Clara. Youth vii
lage, 1881. John Bork, jr., Western
Michigan, 1922. Jim Parr, Dallas
Mile run (oyalitiersl-Jim Beatty
Dyrol Burleson. Emerald Empire A
mia striders, 4:14;4. Bill Dotson, Kan;
sas. 4:14.6. Keith FOr%sn, I;I5Y;Tanl EmsTaId
cRicaso cHeaIS Track 4a;; Club 4:14,s. Mi Dahl
Southern California striders. ,4:14.9.
Jerome walters, Southern California
striders. 4:16.5. George Larson Emer-
aid Empire n An; 4:1s;s;, 1s0;sS;,nsrn ca,,for-
Clara Youth Village, IA. New York
nessee State, 10 Grand Forks (N.D)
Boston University, 9. MORAN state
RS!a BOYS ciSb' iEbees 3. % Dayton T. tohio5 A.c:. 8
Abilene GTex.) Track Club, 8. Camp
Pendleton Marines, 4. New Mexico
TTack cly6i 4 sGHtShsTn rSys.n Ilii1Siis R1isbs sa,
Young, 2. Georgia Tech, 2. Texas
Southern, 2. University Of Chicago
Track Club, Q. New Mexico University:
/. Cleveland Striders, /. Maryland
State, /.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Dempsey 66, Says
N Should Sturt
Boxers Pensions

NEW YORK, June "a (AP)
Jack Dempsey celebrated his
seth birthday today with a
wish that boxing would take
steps to save itself-and its
fighters.
"TV, or rather too much Tv,
and the people who profit
from it, has put the inde-
pendent promoters out Of bus
ineSs," the ManasSa Mauler
said. There are few. If any,
small clubs anywhere in the
country.
Those clubs were the source
of talent. Without fresh talent,
boxing is dying"
Dempsey suggested that a
fighters pension fund could be
Evening star., 1961-06-25
5th Title Is Goal
Of Miss Jansen
In Virginia Golf

; CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va,
June "a (AP). Defending
champion Mary Pat JAMS
sen of Charlottesville will be
seeking an unprecedented
fifth consecutive champion
ship when play gets under way
Monday in the Virginia wom-
ems Amateur golf tournament
at Pennington Country Club.
The State Seniors tourna-
ment will be played at the
same time over the Keswick
course.
Qualifying in both events is
scheduled for Monday, with
the finals Friday.
Other strong contenderS in
clude Mrs. Donald O'Brien
and Miss Donna O'Brien Of
Richmond, Connie Gorsuch Of
Roanoke, and Mrs. E. A. King
and Robbye King Of the Army
Navy Club at Arlington.
Mrs. Charles Eganroad Of
Arlington will defend her
Seniors crown against a field
of % others, including the
winner of the first Seniors
tournament in 1858, Mrs. John
McC Corkindale of Roanoke.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Houston Signs
Bonus Players

HOUSTON, June "A (AP).-
The Houston Colts signed three
bonus players today-includine
an 18-year-old pitcher who
threw a one-hitter Thursday to
win the Minnesota State high
school championship.
Don ArIich Of st. Paul, MINI,
was signed for an unannounced
but believed to be large
bonus by Scout Dixie Howell
Arlich was sought by every
other major league club.
Marv Dutt, 81, q righthanded
pitcher from the University OF
Arizona, was signed to what
was called q moderate bonus
contract. He won eight straight
games this season. Guy Cont,
a l9-year-old catcher from Cla-
rio State College in Pennsyl-
vania, also signed q moderate
bonus contract. He batted .625
this season.
Arlich, who struck out 200 In
9625 innings. had a 15-0 record
and an earned run average Of
9.29.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Large Pony
Title Taken
By LytIebits

Frank e. Counselman's Lytle-
bits yesterday won the large
pony championship Of the jun
ior Equitation Schools two-day
show for junior riders at Full
Cry Farm near Vienna.
Lytlebits' margin Of two
points over Tom Mansfield's
Role Call gave the Counselman
pony its second important
championship this month.
The Equitation School meet
opens at 1890 pm. today with
divisions for junior, green and
small hunters. Outstanding
among the IL classes is the jun
ior hunting attire event. a chal-
lenge trophy won in 1860 by
Mary Lou Walsh with Little
Mink. Little Mink was to COM
pete again today.
Also important on the trophy
list is the Castell Equitation
Trophy, one Of the most thor
ough horsemanship tests on the
Virginia circuit.
The small pony and medium
pony championships on OPEN
ing day were decided by wide
margins. The Junior Equitation
School had both the champion
and the reserve in the small
division with Sauce Box scor-
ing Is points to 101a for Noun
tain Elf.
The Mountain Glen Farms
Storm Peak racked up 22h
points to defeat Happy Go
Lucky in the medium division.
Happy Go Lucky earned 8
points for Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Clarke Of Warrenton.
After a tie and hackoff in
the green pony division, the
championship went to Ogden
Miller's Blossom. Billie Gard
ner's Sabin took the reserve.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
UsHEL-N-PEcK ALSO SCORES IN CINEMA
Four-ond-T wenty Romps

cellent fashion, while a long
shot, We're Hoping was third
in the field of eight.
Four-and- Twenty, the favor
ite, carried high weight of 126
pounds, 4 more than Mr.. Amer
lea and 16 more than We're
Hoping.
The time for the mile and
one-eighth with 1:47 flat.
Four and-Twenty paid $3.50,
$3.50 and So. Mr.. America paid
$3.40 and $3.50. We're Hoping
paid IS.
Longden wasted no time with
his unpredictable youngster. He
quickly built up a lead Of two
lengths over We're Hoping. who
had Bill Harmatz aboard, and
at the far turn Four-and-
Twenty was coasting along
three lengths in front.
Jockey Don Pierce kept Mr.
America off the pace and began
his challenge in the stretch.
But he couldn't catch the win
ner who got more than five
lengths in front.
The victory was worth $32,-
ITS to Alberta Ranches.
Performing before a crowd
estimated at $1,000 or more,
BuShel-N-Peck won the first
section Of the Cinema, which
carried a gross value of $55,175,
with Songman second and Dou-
bic Lea third.
The Cinema is restricted to
3-year-old colts and fillies.
Bushel-N-Peck, winning her
Evening star., 1961-06-25

its pennant fight with the
Yankees.
He got in touch with the
Nets after the National League
announced its expansion plans
Later, Billy was signed as q
scout, responsible for Ken
lucky, West Virginia, Northern
Virginia, Maryland, the District
of Columbia and Delaware.
One of the biggest problems
Jurges has encountered on his
new job is finding knowledge
able baseball men for part
time duties as scouts. He has
hired only one so .far-Fred
Lucas of Cambridge, Md. He
has five more spots to fill.
Lucas has provided JurgeS
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Rookie Jurges Gets Fresh Stort
As Regional Scout for New Nets

with his lone signing for the
Nets. He recommended Clem
Pruitt, a 6-foot-1, 196-pound
pitcher from Cape Charles, Va,
Jurges signed him, and Pruitt
is now with the Lexington club
Of the Class D Western Caro-
lima League.
Pruitt, also a switch hitting
outfielder. comes from Cape
Charles High School, which
has only SO students, 81 Of
whom are girls.
Jurges feels that it is a 1000
to-one shot that he will return
to the big leagues as a manager
and is not seeking such q job.
However, he has been mem
toned as a possible candidate
several times.
Would Like to Return
Billy probably most would
like to return to his old love,
that of a third-base coach and
fielding instructor for q big
league club.
His qualifications for such
an assignment are many. and
the odds probably are more in
his favor for returning to the
coaching ranks than as q
manager.
AS for the present, Billy is
engrossed in his new job, and
feels he is getting much out Of
it. Also. he is close to home and
his greatest joys. grandchildren
Cheryl, 9, and Billy. is months.
They are the children Of his
daughter, Suzanne. who is
married to Jay Price, an ad-
ministrative assistant to Sen
ator all, Republican of
Maryland.
Evening star., 1961-06-25

NGLEwoOD, Calf, June
"a (AP).-HolIywood Park pre-
sented q double feature today,
the appropriately named Gin
ema Handicap, which starred
Four-and-T Twenty as the winner
of the main attraction and a
filly, Bushel-N-Peck, as the
heroine Of the other.
Four-and-Twenty, the Al
berta Ranches tempermental
colt who can run when he feels
like 1t, made it a wire to wire
triumph in the featured race,
run off as the second division
Of the Cinema with q purse
Of $54.675.
The Santa Anita Derby win
ner, who sulked and ran dead
last in the Argonaut Handicap
June 10. Stormed in with Jockey
Johnny Longden aboard to win
easily.
Second was Mr.. America.
who won the Argonaut in ex-
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Current Football Rules
Best Ever,' EngIe Says

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.
June "a (AP).-Coach Rip
Engle of Penn State says the
1861 college football rules are
the best ever.
Engle, whose Penn State
team next fall should be one
Of the best In the East, sees
q long and healthy future for
the wild-card substitute and
the two-point conversion play.
II hated to see two-platoon
football go out" the veteran
coach says as he heads into
his 18th campaign at Penn
State. But I've changed my
mind. I'm convinced that the
present rules are the best we've
ever had and the best for the
game"
Engle points out that un-
restricted substitution means
bigger squads and larger
coaching staffs with offensive
and defensive staffs.
I'VE would be spending COO
much money because OF the
increase in the overall size of
the program" he says. And
it isn't especially good for a
boy to learn only one phase
of the game"
Engle notes that basketball
and baseball players have to
learn to play offense and de-
fense and says there is no need
for football players to be diff
ferent.
"Two-platoon football" En-
gle declares ''is especially
harmful to those players who
plan to coach and teach after
graduation. How can q coach
teach youngsters the complete
game if he himself never
learned all of it?"
He says of the present Wild
card rule that it allows a
coach to get punterS, kickers
and offensive and defensive
Evening star., 1961-06-25

fourth in five starts, went h
the post as the favorite.
Owned by Rex Ellsworth and
carrying high weight of III
pounds, Bushel-N-Peck took thi
measure of eight colts in thu
mile and one-eighth race
clocked in 1:48.
Ridden by Eddie Burns, the
filly paid IS, $3.40 and $3.50.
C. v. Whitney's Songmar
returned $3.50 and $3.50 foI
the place and Double Lea $4.2e
to show.
Burns kept Bushel-N-Pech
on the heels Of the pacesetter
Double Lea, and when he faded
in the stretch, had enough to
hold off the challenge of Song
man and win by a length and
a quarter. Half a length back
was Double Lea.
The victory was worth $32,.
CTS for Whitney.
BuShel-N-Peck'S lone loss
was in a photo finish to Rose
o'Neill in the recent Hollywood
Oaks.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
BY CARL SELL
star staff Wrltsr

Billy Jurges, who has had a
long career as a major league
player, coach and manager,
considers himself q rookie
again at the age of Sc.
JurgeS. who lives in Silver
Spring. currently is a regional
head scout for the New York
Nets, who will enter the Ma
tional League next year.
It's a new assignment for
the veteran of II years in the
National League, and he feels
1t is an eye-opener as far as
judging the ability of ball
players.
I'm a sense I'm a rookie
again." Jurges said. Its a
fresh start with a new organi-
cation. A chance to work with
youngsters and scouts"
Started With Cubs
Jurges, a Brooklyn native,
was a star infielder with the
Chicago Cubs and ole New
York Giants. He started an
eight-year string with the Cubs
in 1881, then spent seven years
with the Giants before rejoin-
ing Chicago for his last two
years in the majors.
He was the third base coach
for the old Senator'S before be-
ing named manager of the Red
Sox on Memorial Day two
years ago. Jurges was i'll last
year. was given a vacation and
then replaced by Mike Higgins.
Jurges later did some special
assignment scouting for the
Orioles, trying to obtain play
ers from the National League
to help the Baltimore club in
Evening star., 1961-06-25
gu. ). Marks
Broken Here
In AAU Swim

Robyn johnson of the North
ern Virginia Aquatis Club last
night broke one American
swimming record and helped
break another in the District
AAU'S special meet for at
tempts on National records in
a 20-yard pool.
The event was held at Con-
gresSional Country Club, as
was the afternoon competition
against age-group records in
which Congressional youngsters
lowered six marks and tied
one.
Miss johnson swan the 100
yard freestyle event in So Sec
onds flat to clip six-tenths Of a
second off the senior women's
mark set by Joan Spillane Of
Houston, Tex, last year.
Relays Mark Falls
She Joined Kathleen Smith,
Kathy Hennessey and Sue
johnson of NVAC for a time Of
4:03.3 in the women's 400-yard
freestyle relay, beteering the
4:08.6 record set by Pine Crest
School of Fort Lauderdale, Fla,
also last year.
Dale Bernhard. 13, was one
Of CongreSsional'S stars in the
afternoon meet as she lowered
the 100-yard breaststroke rec
ord for girls 13 and IA to 1884,
which is IT seconds under the
time set by Becky Collins of
indianapolis in 1858.
Dave Culver and Greg Nee
han also accounted for in
dividual marks. Culver was
timed in STA seconds in the
10-and-under 80-yard indi-
vidual medley, beating the for
mer standard by q tenth Of a
second. Meehan did the 100
yard freestyle for boys 13 and
IA in So seconds flat, q full
second faster than old record.
List Of other Records
Congressional relay teams set
the other records: 1918 by
Diane Erickson, Marie Conroy,
Maureen Meehan and Duffy
Giba in the 160-yard freestyle
for girls II and IL; 1851 by
Ricky Barr, John Hyland, Dane
Barnhard and Greg Meehan in
the 160-yard freestyle for boys
13 and IA, and 1928 by the
same boys in the 160-yard
medley.
The 10-and-ulnder boys team
of Chris Barnhard. Bruce win,
Blair Richards and Dave Culver
tied the national record Of A
seconds for the 80-yard free
style relay.
About 40 swimmers from four
clubs competed in the meet.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
NEW YORK, June "a (AP).
Summaries of the National
AAU track and field champion

ships:
ern California stridefs; John Tho
mas, Boston; Bob Gardner, New
YSad Ysnd.ton e. Gsraes nj ps Ed s'esR Brs
ham Young: 6-Dennis Jones, South
ern California Striders. Height, feet
(places decided on basis Of fewer
1O0-yard dash-1-Frank Budd,
viilanova; Paul Drayton, villanova !;
3-David James. Southern California
Striders; 4-Dave styron. Southern
Illinois Salukis; 5-Paul Winder, Nor:
gan State; 6TTEloscoeo oo cock. oE,5 Emerald raid
ord; old record :oe.s, Mel Patton.
southren California, 194s and equaled
" 1So.Ss!d hish 1,,Iag hgreles-1rH.yes
SPan SGS' wsSRnsfone PGRt5sf Msn ssnt. Clara
pire A. A; 4-Ben McEae. Michigan;
5-Barney Allen, Texas Southern; g.
Russ Rogers, Maryland State. Time,
440;yard hurdles011cliftOn cush-
Dixon Farmer, Southern California
striders;. 3--Lawson Smart, Morgan
sSsaieh stits soy osoIra LYSe Tsc 4e. sb wasn
ington. Cleveland striders. Time, 500.
Javelin-1-John Fromm, Washing
ton A. c.: Bill Alley. Lawrence,
Kan: 3-Chuck Wilkinson, Southern
New Mexico Track Club; 5-Phil Con-
ley, Fresno, Calf; 6-Jerry Dyes,
Abilene. Texas T. c. Distance, 249 #.
liz inches.
Shot Put-1-Dallas Long, Southern
California Striders; Parry O'Brien,
Southern California Striders: 3-Gary
Gubner. Grand Street Boys; 4E-Jay
Sylvester, Santa Clara Y. "; 5--Jerry
Winters. Santa Clara Y w.: 6-William
Joe, Villanova. Distance, 81 feet. 2
Broad Jump mp-1- Ralph Boston,
Norman, Okla: 3EBo Robertson. Phil
adelphia Pioneer Club; 4-Luther
Hayes, Southern California Striders;
5-Mike Herman, Yonkers, N X; D.
Del Blanks. New Mexico. Distance;
20 feet, 11H inches equals listed
world record, by Boston, 1902
smile Tun-1- John Ggtknecht' M sd1t
New York, A. c.; 3-Nicholas Kilt,
Dayton A: C.: 4-pennis Moore.
Chicago T. C.: 6-Bin Peck, Southern
California Striders. Time, 1852 g
Meet record, old record. 29:22.Si BY
Doug Kyle. Canada 1879
Evening star., 1961-06-25

specialists into the game at
any time. This. he adds, is as
unrestricted as the ga m e
should become.
On the two-point conversion,
the Penn State coach claims
it has created more excitement.
It might cost . team q game
or two. but also it might win
a couple.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Eagles Sign Pair

PHILADELPHIA, June "a
(AP). - The champion Phila-
delphia Eagles of the National
Football League today an
nounced signing Of two more
players veteran End Marion
Campbell and rookie Tackle
Don Oakes.
Evening star., 1961-06-25

established with a percentage
of television fight receipts.
"A small percentage, just
one per cent" he said.
Today Dempsey is a trim
200 pounds, only 13 more than
the day ~ years ago when he
knocked out jess willard for
the heavyweight champion
ship. He is a successful
restaurateur.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Carpenter in Fold

PITTSBURGH, June "a
(AP). = The Steelers today
signed End Preston Carpenter
to a one-year contract. He led
the Steelers in punt and kick
off returns last year.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Winner Of 6.Stukes

Jockey Johnny Sellers won
six stakes races at Hialeah
last winter.
The Adak sun., 1961-03-20

MONDAY BREAKFAST CHILLED FRESH FRUIT CHILLED FRESH MILK. ASSORTED DRY CEREAL TOT OATMEAL E-3 DREAMED DRIED BEEF ON J-l8 TOT TOAST
 COTTAGE FRIED POTATOES Q70 ICED CAKE DONUTS
 5UTTER-JAM
 1OFFEE-TEA
The Adak sun., 1961-03-20
BILL OF FARE
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MONDAY A = -- -- <. 4 - = - : DINNER
 MINSTRONE SOUP P-2O. CRACKERS & CROUTONS OVEN ROAST OF FRESH PORK MASHED SWEET POTATOES Q-6o CREAM GRAVY O-15 SUFFERED LIMA BEANS APPLESAUCE
 SALAD BAR SELECTION w ASSORTED DRESSING FRUIT JELLO BREAD-BUTTFR- COFFEE-TEA-MILK
The Adak sun., 1961-03-20

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Evening star., 1961-03-03

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Evening star., 1961-03-03
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

asked her why, she said, Be
cause I said So" There were
never any explanations.
I think If I had known
WHY sex should wait until
after marriage. it would have
changed my life. My husband
doesn't respect me because I
gave in to him before mar
riage. He said at the time it
would prove I loved him, but
now he calls me a tramp and
says he will never trust me.
I have never been unfaithful
to him and never will be.
I am saving your columns
for my daughter, Abby.
Mothers can tell daughters
things. but coming from you
it means more. I want more
than anything else in the
world to see my daughter
walk down the aisleIn white.
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Evening star., 1961-03-03
Monday: Murmur
FAMOUS FABLES
By E. E. EDGAR

RECITAL: Composer Igor
Stravinsky attended a dull
piano recital with a friend.
In the middle of the recital,
Stravinsky suddenly realized
that his companion was
asleep.
Wake up!" he whisperedy
nudging the other. your
snoring is unbearable."
"Snoring?" said his friend.
II never snore, maestro"
Then what else wakened
me?" demanded Stravinsky.
PRAISE: Once, when he
was in the hospital, Humorist
Wilson MiSner received a
visit from a newspaperman,
who had been his bitter
critic.
During the visit, the news
paperman had only nice
things to say about the pa
tient. Instead Of being
cheered up, -Misner became
moody. When the visitor left.
he turned to the nurse and
said:
II must be Sicker than I
thought, if my enemies are
beginning to praise me-"
Evening star., 1961-03-03
FAMILY COUNCIL
Cruel Kids
Make His
Life Sad
BY MRS. ALMA DENNY
THE PROBLEM

Mrs. I. B.-Some tough
kids in the neighborhood are
making life miserable for
Johnny.
John B.-I'l just keep out
of sight as much as possible,
until this acne disappears.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
JIM BISHOP:
REPORTER
Grandpa Greets a New Arrival

right down to Miami. Dad
dy," she said, Gayle is only
q baby herself. She needs me
to explain things to her"
Virginia Lee is an old crone
of %. I said your own
Indians need you more than
Gayle needs you"
I went to the hospital. The
nurses had all the bassinets
lined up behind glass. Rela-
tiyes were saying "Ooh and
"Ahhh".
Some women were saying:
who is that one in the
back? Over there on the
left" 1t was an infant whose
skin was pale pink, a baby
with cheeks so fat that they
hung like eggdrops. Its eyes
squinted open and the tiny
fingers kept moving, one by
one, in slow motion. What
a pretty baby!"
The masked nurse looked
at the card at the foot of
the baSsinet. She held it up
for the women to see.
"Gerace" it said. Two but
tons went off the front of
my jacket. Gayle's baby.
Franks baby. OF course.
Who else?
Gayle looked good. She was
in a robe and Frank was
helping her to walk around
the room. A flood Of memo
ries came back on a windy
tide. i was yesterday-may-
be the day before-that
Gayle used to come bouncing
in from school yelling "Hey
daddyo! What's new among
the squares?"
1t couldn't have been more
than yesterday-maybe last
week. She loved her mother
to distraction, but she
couldn't show it. When Eli
nor died, Gayle said practi-
cally nothing. When her
mothers name was men
toned, the child left the
room. Ginny and I thought
Gayle was callous. The truth,
as we found out later from q
doctor, was that she was in
a depression which lasted
until she fell in love with
Frank Gerace.
PUT MY ARMS around
her and I said: Now you
have your own live doll. Have
you decided on a name yet?"
Yes" she said and the
smile died. We're going to
name her Elinor."
(CopyriEht, 1861, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1961-03-03

MIAMI, Fla.-The phone
rang. I snapped the night
light on. 1t was $40 am. I
got out of bed. My father
was sleeping. as he has for
years, on q chair. His legs
were on an end table. A
sheet covered him to the
chin. The white hair, the
face in repose, made him
look like a dead cardinal, !
fumbled for the phone.
"Hello?" A young mans
voice said: Dad? Gayle had
her baby ahead of time. It's
argirl."
Yes" I said sleepily. Her
baby"
THEN I CAME TO. Her
baby! Gayle had her baby?"
Frank Gerace told it again.
I was wide awake. The ques-
tionS flew like runaway mis-
Siles: How is she? How is the
baby? How much does she
weigh? Why didn't you tell
ME she was in labor? When
did it happen? What do you
mean you didn't want to
bother me? Where is she
now? What does the doctor
say? Is there anything I can
do?
It was incredible that my
little pet onion had become
a mother. She eloped at 16,
and she was always a gay
tomboy who could climb a
fence, drive a speedboat,
shoot a basket, swim in a
heavy sea, make fun of her
father. be a child or be an
old lady, at her whim. When
Elinor died, three and a half
years ago, it was Gayle's
gaiety that finally swept the
gloom from the house.
Now she was an old mar
ried woman of II. I went
back to bed thinking. Vir-
ginia Lee has four-the twin
girls, Robin and Pamela, az,
Jim Ia, Kelvin, 6 months.
Now there was a fifth one,
a little girl born to a little
girl. I got out Of bed and
nudged my father.
He opened one eye. "Hah?"
he said. I said Gayle has
had a little girl" He closed
the one eye. "Is that SOP" he
said dreamily. There was a
silence. Then he said: THAT
makes my tenth great
grandchild." More silence.
MY family sure comes up
with the goods"
In the morning, I phoned
Ginny. She wanted to fly