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Hollywood pariy-goers have asked of standoffish French star Vvetle Mimieux: "wno does she ihinh she is,
Garbo?" and enthusiastic producers have replied: "Most likely the next Garbo." And, in truth, it seems likely
her star will reach its zasnith in '61 in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" with veteran Glenn Ford.
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Producer Jerry Wald stoutly maintains there is no
such thing as "a washed-up star," and pointy to
Joan Crawford as proof of it. He engineered her
'46 comeback in "Mildred Pierce," and now in '61
he will bring her back in Return to Peyton Place."
Sweet 16 and pretty as a picture, Vickie Van
Hook should soon shatter all women's
water-skiing standards. The precocious
Long Beach, Calif., youngster will win
national laurels in the '61 tournaments.
Whnn Ingemar Johansson kayoed Floyd
Patterson to become heavyweight champion
of tje world, he brought back vigor
to a dyjng sport. He lost the return go but
none of his excitement. We think '61
will see the young Viking upsetting Floyd's
applecart again in the rubber bout.
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Happy Sew year to all of you in the
family weekly family, but espe
cially to:
The man in Stroudsburg, Pa., who
writes letters to the world's forgotten;
' The couple in Middletown, Ohio, who
l?ave found new happiness in the golden
years;
The great grandmother in Raymond,
111., who brightens Christmas for the
less fortunate;
The good people of Durham, fa.H.,
whose churches prove broth&hood each
holiday season;
Th proofreader in Cotati, Calif.,
who has filled a lonely life with the
bright candle of her spirit;
TheScouple in Austin, Texas, whose
devotion to the world of words has en
deared them to newspapermen every
where; The man in Springfield, 111., who
found new faith in a hospital room;
The wonderful woman in Raleigh,
N.C., who brings new hope to themcn
in death row;
The perceptive widow in Bakcrsfield,
Calif., who has never forgotten pure
beauty in strange surroundings;
The housewife in Tyler, Texas, whose
need for expression compels her to set
down her hopiS and imagination;
The mother in New Haven, Conn.,
whose relationship to her daughter is
a joy forever;
The retired newspaperman in Santa
Barbara, Calif., who writes with a
depth and wit to be envied by every
cub reporter;
The woman in Rock Island, 111., who
found immortality in the sunset;
The 86-year-old in High Point, N.C.,
who counts her blessings in the twilight
of her solitude.
To all of you who have written me
of your triumph over circumstancesaand
yourselves:0
To all of you who have written to
give me new inspiration, as well as new
faith in myself and the wonderful good
ness of people everywhere:
To all of you who struggle and
achieve, who seek and fail but keep
searching:
Happy New Year!
Family Weekly, January j, 19G1