THIS WEEK AND NEXT BY RAY ARGYLE The American political spotlight focuses on Atlan- tie City next week where the Democrats will go through the motions of nom!- nating President’ Lyndon Johnson for a full term in his own right, Beczuse of Mr. Johnson's frantic work habits and the fact that he suffered'a heart attack a few years ago, the jocratic yice-presidenti- al nomination will be more important at this convention than at any time previously. For some years Howe the vice presidency has been Z might look like a ‘sparrow but I'm redlly a slate colored junco. Watch for me during the role in the | ‘Ameriéan exetu- ve, Canadians, under our par- Lamentary system, have not had to concern them- selves with singling out any one individual to replace the prime minister in event of death or incapacitation. Un- der our system the govern- ing party would select a successor, generally from binet ranks, who would then go before Parllament fo:*a vote of confidence. Failing to win one, Parlia- meiit ‘word be dissolved and a general election held. Th. American Republican system allows no such transfer of office. In the U.S., the die is cast at elec- tion time, und no change can be nade for four years. The assassination of Pres- ident .Kennedy made’ the world acutely aware of the need for a strong vice-| -presi- dent. The U.S. had one in iyn- don Baines Johnson and his choice for vi h my strong beak I can eat wit! “all kinds of seeds from the fields. SHOWCASE _ WEEKLY REPORT ON THE | ; ENTERTAINMENT NEWS & VIEWS: By AL CONNOR It’s back to politics on the TV networks next week. CBC—TV will carry a number of special pro- grams, Partleulerly News- rus Eaton. Sat.,. Aug..22 GREAT Mc- VIES: (CBC). 'Betrdyed,. starring Lana ‘Turner, Cast ( Loy ae who meets Italian doctor, as night, Live cpyahage of the acceptance speeches of . President Johnson and his vice-presidential candidate — will be carried Thursday. = All: hewse: ; Pecagurectty ie the carry m'the a" with candidate, whoever it may be gracefully ac- cepted by Democrats at Atlantic City next week. The question which has probably been uppermost in M.. Johnson's mind. towev- er, has been not one of choosing a running . mate who would add the most strength ° the ticket, but “rather, of selecting the one who would detract the least from: Mr. Johnson's _stronoth, 3 Public opinion. polls had shown, for instance, that At- torney General Robert F. + Kennedy was anaeceptable to more than 30 per cent of the voters in the South. Mr. Johnson «rose to eliminate his entire cabinet from con- tention :s the. smoothest way of dumping RFK. At the :ame timé, the ‘presi- - dent is determined to. build a Johnson a ration free of .the. emotional and outeal shadow which John y.still casts across the Snited States. ‘ The main contender for the vice-presidential nomi- natior Minnesota’s. senior senator, Hubert Humphrey, * best is by. all. odds . the known and most qualified. He possesses one of the fi- nest minds in U.S. public service, is a life-long liberal and internationalist but de- spit. his leadership in’ civil Tights, he: has not aroused wiclent opposition in the Sout The Democratic platform Nash reporting on TV and James. M. Minifie and Bill Murphy on radio." Another Canadian news- caster has gone south. Pel Jennings, of CTV’s national news team in Ottawa, joins ABC’s - New... York , bureau Langton of CTV had-mo to Washington to bé corres: pondent’ for the ABC. net, work. ~ On. the tfovie Scene, Unt versal has had a crew in Jamaica filming a ‘sophisti- cated’ comedy, Father Goose. We're told that Cary Grant :.and. Leslie Caron swam in the. waters off.the filming site for two weeks before a native fisherman informed them, they , were using one of the most shark infested areas near tae is- land. It could ‘only, hepen in Hollywood. Mexican actress Elsa Cardenas, who speaks perfect English, had to be coached in speakin; dialect, ‘broken’ English ‘for “her starring role in, Taggart, an upcoming Universal movie. . r hk SHOWS ito WATCH “Fri, ‘Aug.21. FOOTBALL (crv), Winnipeg at Hamil-. ton. TELESCOPE, ;(CBC). Cyrus the -Paradox, inter- view with industrialist Cy- Wed., Aug.26. INTERTEL (CBC). Room Down Under,. a@ look at modern Australia. ton at Montreal. The Last © BY BILL SMILEY tending baagazed eo mer. They are events I nor- ': mally avold as carefully as I would a re aad Butt 4 sopelal pnd ond. My omy pakttion: sh fighting the good fight for forty rty years, hod had finally b een ed -upon it: | more (as 8 ees event. . than a‘ mere exchange of nuptial vows. One'Get Away. ‘ During ie process, I and thé husbands of these other harpies maintained a’ dis- creet silence, our ‘sympathy indicated only by the rolling of, eyeballs heayenwards. Secretiy and unanimously, . we cheered him on to great- er heights of courage, stub- borness or insanity, depend- ing on your point of view. , Anyway, he finally’ took the plunge, or got out of his depth or something, ‘after * four: decades of incredible | if Petiesas: But trust him. He didn’t fust get hitched and: start raising a family and going through all the hor- rors.that involves. Nope. He married a charming widow, and:when the last vow had been taken, he hecame’an instant bus- band. father and grandfath- er. The rest of us go throuch twenty-five years of unmiti- gated ‘hell to achieve that ' serene height. { ‘Well, as T started out: to say. weddings, to me and to most: men, are just a big pain ‘in the arm, I'd rather. go toa good funeral, any. dav. But women are different, They take to weddings like cats fake to kipper. There is Surrender "You should co *hrou the dy nonsense we. went getting ready, Ra thik on one. figured we'd shine our aioes," nay we happy couple & crock a or. a all aero it. Weill, that’s all I did to prepare for. i But my old least a month before the ceremony. Though. I kept . Keminding her that she was- n't the bride, she was in and out of practically every dress shop, in the pees batores ane aft eae glov name about her gloves. They were just a shade off the off-something-shade of the rest of the rig. Tears. Dye. Dye ‘remover. More dye. Thank goodness I went in my bare hands. | “And then‘ there was the + gift, could have bought something useful and suit- + able, like an ironing board, in’ about twenty minutes. But she dragged me in and out of stores ‘until’1 felt moré like dropping ‘than shopping. And the prices? Oy! nai However, we made it, and 1 finally ‘realized why wom- en like, weddings so, much. First of. all, it gives them a chance for a good cry, with- out same callous kid saying, Dad, , what's Mom bawling about NOW?" Second,: it affords them the opportunity. of wearing ‘some crazy. hat they, haven't enough’ nerve. to. wear to church normally. And which + {tem will be carefully stored ; away in a‘hat-box until it is thrown -away ‘by their grand-daughter some day. And finally, there is that ; “delicous. aftermath, when it’s ‘all over, when they don’t have to worry about mak- ‘eup any.’ more, ‘ when’ the ‘shoes come off and the hair nag almost © morbid. ; about their fascination with’ that ‘production which most tien consider a minor tragi- ° ; ; comedy. OUR TOWN — : ane :yeman atarted operating at’ ie right . ¢ you suggest? Have a ‘problem? i to Canadian sotial worker Doris Clark in care ‘of. thle na new! DEAR DORIS : My bo: trié dand Lare both 21 and we plan to be married in two years. But my mother doesn't like my Victor, She thinks he is cheap ‘and tells thle all over the nelghbor- ac reason she says this is because he was ‘out of work at the time of ‘my birthday: and could not. af- ford a present for me. Sho sald she felt ‘horrible when anyone asked her what Vic gave me for my birthday. How. does she ' think he feels? > He helped Dad build-an addition to the house and al- ways fixes little things that” go wrong with the car. He has done countless errands for the family. ‘ LOVING HIM DEAR ‘LOVING : You know what ‘such talk makes her, don’t you? A cheap’ future ma-in-law! Help with build- ge band-habits, if He's also making hay about ‘a career, Bet, your Dad on your tide’ a stick wath your that ah. ae DORIS ': “A lettor has_come.telling:ma of the ‘desth of a’ girl’1 wrote to quite often. I sent a letter to her mother. But 1 would like ts Thi i DEAR IN MEMORY : Say it with flowers - to the liv- oN gai 2 Would: ower heeled ea be