THE PRESIDENCY: What Edgar Said

Tacoma Lawyer Edgar Eisenhower, 68, breezed into Washington all ready to sit on the opposite side of Griffith Stadium from his brother Dwight, 66. For the baseball season's opening game, Edgar was the guest of the visiting Baltimore Orioles (he had met Manager Paul Richards while vacationing near the Orioles' Arizona training camp), while Dwight was the first-ball pitcher and No. 1 rooter for the Washington Senators. Before Edgar left Washington, he hit the brotherly differences clear out of the ballpark.

International News Service Reporter Ruth Montgomery knew Edgar was in town, and she had heard he had some critical...

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