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2、dfoodandclothing.Thenitwasbackdowntownforthatevening'sbigFend-raiser,theEleventhAnnualRedCrossAwardDinnerDance,atthePierre."That'swhyIhavebadhairtonight,"saidChristopherPeake,aRedCrossSpokesmanwhohadspentmuchofthedayattheHarlemscene,inthedrizzlingrain.Hewasnowinatuxedo,andactuallyhish
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6、ichyouwouldexpecttofindElizabethDole,butawardgiversarefamousforhavingpoliticalinstinctsaswellasphilanthropicones.Surroundedbythedeep-blueswagsandgoldendraperiesoftheballroomweremorethanthirty-fivedinnertablessetwithgroupingsofcandlesandfloralcenterpiecesandRoyalDoultonchina.AmericanEx
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