POTOMAC PATTER --- SPY CHIEF DRIFTS INTO FRIENDSHIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100120037-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 18, 1999
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: March 13, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

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By WAUHILLAU LA HAY i
Scripps-Howard Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12--
t pays to know the r g i
people? of course. But having,
a high Government figure i
your neighborhood isn't al
ways a blessing.
Take CIA Chief 11'illia.m
(Red) Radii s neighbors
in McLean, Va. His super-
sensitive prowler alarm sys-
tem quite often brings po-
lice cars screaming to his
door at very odd hours.
An d 'sleeping neighbors
have been 'known to do a
bit of carping and caviling.
Now, however, Adm. Ra
born is a hero. Washington'
big snowfall immobilized a to
of McLean folks and count
crews were necessarily. slow
But Adm. Raborn's roads an
,paths were cleared at one
and grateful neighbors use
them: Three days later, th
county boys 'appeared ,to. fin
fish the job. \
.Red Raborn is now th
pride and joy of the,neigh
borhood.
FDR Admirers
White House guests last
week end at the reception for
the acceptance 'of Douglas
Chandor's painting of Eleanor
Roosevelt Included Irene an
Victor Hammer of New York
City.
There by special invitation,
Victor Hammer is -one of
three brothers who own the
Hammer Galleries, The broth-
ers bought Campobello, the
Roosevelt summer place on an
island off'the coastof Maine,
partly in Canada, partly ? in
the-United States.
FDR' admirers, the Ham.
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mers, originally from Bus.
sia, enjoyed Campobello for,
some years-then In 1064
gave it to our country and
Canada..Mrs. Lyndon John?
son and Mrs. Lester Pear.
son, wife of the then Prime
Minister of Canada, ac-
cepted, the gift for their,
governments.
National e a n e s't Town
Achievement Award contest
which is sponsored by the Na-
tional Clean-Up, Pint-up, Fix-
up Bureau.
Feb. 17 she will join, as she
does every year, the congres-
sional wives at their 'annual'
Prayer Breakfast at 8 a. rn.
All the Johnsons, LBJ, LBJ,
LBJ and LBJ, are losing
weight. The whole family is
of lukewarm or, downright dent's strict regimen.?or cut-11
tint[ ealo'ries.
There was one small clou
in the culinary sky, however
Some White House regulars
looked the table over and said,
"Doesn't it look like buffet,
night at a fancy motel?"
* * *
Busy Week
Ireene Wicker Hammer Next week will be a busy
will be remembered by thou.' one,for the First Lady. Mon-
sands as, radio's _"Singing day she's guest of honor at
An Affair of the HeartLady," whose programs were luncheon=the annual benefit
aimed at children. of the 'Women's Board of
At the White House party the Washington Heart Assn.
she was wearing one of her, Other distinguished guests
favorite pieces of jewelry-a on the obcaslon will be TV's'
huge rose-cut diamond of ' Arlene Francis, some am-
about 30 carats surrounded ;' bassadorial ,w t.v e s, some
congressional ladies and
b
ll
y sma
er diamonds. It was , Mrs. Averell Harriman.
originally a button on :the
coat Emperor. Maximilian of Tuesday morning Lady Bir
Mexico -Wore on state' occa- Johnson presents .awards
Hors D'Oeuvres Hot '
Henry' Haller, the new,
White House chef, worked'
his first big 'tarty, the Elea. `
or Roosevelt, reception, and, . '
hors d'oeuvres in the' state' .
fining room had a new look,
Several people mentioned
the 'excellence of the food ; .
to the First. Lady who'!
beamed.' For once, hot hors '
d'oouver were ? hot.. Instead
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