Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Coral Gables Times
Thursday, June 8, 1961, page 28 (of 50)
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Knowledgeable people drink Imperial. It's a matter of taste (and value).
IMPERIAL HIRAM WALKER WHISKEY BY HIRAM WALKER IMPERIAL Knowledgeable people drink Imperial. It's a matter of taste (and value). Whiskey by Hiram Walker BLENDED WHISKEY • 86 PROOF • 30% STRAIGHT WHISKEYS 70% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS • HIRAM WALKER & SONS INC., PEORIA, ILLINOIS
The Kennedys Continued from page 6
HOWARD ALLEN The main street—no flashy tourist attractions here, unlike Gettysburg after the Eisenhowers first came. The Kennedys Continued from page 6 modations might give Middleburg a bad name, and they cocked horrified eyes at reports from Gettysburg, whe it was said, hamburger joints, souvenir stands, and honky-tonk growth mushroomed in the wake of President Eisenhower's arrival. There was, in sum, quite a flurry. Then helicopters brought the Kennedys from the White House for that first weekend, the press descended in droves, telephone and communications men arrived in squads, and the whole town jumped. WOULD THIS CONTINUE? Not so, said President Kennedy. And through his press secretary, Pierre Salinger, he laid down the rules. Except for that first weekend, no press conferences at Middleburg, no news breaks from there, no Presidential opinions or decisions announced there. Glen Ora was to be strictly for seclusion and rest. So far, at least, the rules have been observed. And nothing much has happened to Middleburg. The button Mr. Kennedy may someday have to push is with him at Glen Ora as it is wherever he goes; his Army communications men can put him on the phone to anyone he wants to call, anywhere in the world. Beyond this, the Secret Service men and a few standby reporters and photographers, the arrival of the President of the United States has made little difference thus far to a town long famous for its brilliant hospitality and its horses, and long ago accustomed to visiting celebrities. President Kennedy's attitude pleases Middleburg people for the most part, and Middleburg's attitude presumably pleases the Kennedys, who want to be just another local family when they're at Glen Ora.