People: Jul. 7, 1961

Back to the Pacific jetted General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, 81, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Philippine independence. Among the stops on his itinerary: Corregidor, which he was forced to flee in 1942; Fort William McKinley cemetery, which honors the thousands of his troops who did not get away; Leyte beach, where he fulfilled his "I shall return" vow 2½ years later.

While slipping into her summer-stock Silk Stockings at San Diego, leggy (39 in. from hipbone to toe) Juliet Prowse, 24, obliquely discussed her durable relationship with Frank Sinatra. Although allowing...

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