THE PRESIDENCY: Remember Firpo

A jovial President Eisenhower last week sliced into a 3-ft. birthday cake modeled after the White House (with a putting green on the roof) and said he was happy to be 64. Explained Ike to a Denver birthday-luncheon: "Considering the year I was born, if I weren't 64 I'd be dead."

Cash from the Neighbors. The President's spirits were high all week, even though he was ending his Denver vacation. At Denver's Cherry Hills Country Club, he shot a 77 (off short tees), his best golf score since the inauguration. At week's end, he boarded the Columbine and flew...

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