4 Red-blooded Blue Blood PHILIP—ENGLAND'S SPORTING PRINCE
By David D. Devon
8 Near-Nude Novak KIM'S BUSTING OUT ALL OVER
By Milt Gentry
11 The Man Behind the Woman CARLO PONTI—Sophia Loren'S SVENGALI
By Melton S. Davis
14 Costly Custom Cars CHARIOTS FOR BIG WHEELS
By Louis W. Steinwedel
18 Back by Popular Demand MAMIE VAN DOREN UNADORNED
Photos by Max Miller
21 The Pink Pussycat BURLESQUE THAT'S THE CAT'S MEOW
By Frank Thistle
24 Great Plane with no Future THE TWO BILLION DOLLAR FLYING WHITE ELEPHANT
By David Henderson
28 Figure Photography MODERN ART FOR MEN
34 Who's On First? BASEBALL'S SCREWBALLS
By Hub Daniel
38 MM Goes to the Movies THE WORLD OF FLESH
By Mary Kemp
41 Doll of the Month SUZANNE BACAUD
Photos by Carlyle Blackwell
44 Snappy Snapshots CAMERA CAPERS
46 Modern Man at Work HUmma-porn-star">UmaN TORCH TAKES A DIVE
By J. J. Howard
49 Watchable Waitresses FUNNIES ARE MORE FUN THAN BUNNIES
By Max Harris EDITORIAL
HOTTEST STAR in Las Vegas, nowadays, is that blonde stick of dynamite, Mamie
Van Doren (see page 18), who recently opened at the world-famous Thunderbird
Hotel. Mamie headlines Monte Proser's new Ziegfeld Follies, which features Broadway
music, stunning costumes, and lots of gals without costumes. Vegas has long
used such lavish shows to lure tourists to its casinos, but this Thunderbird
spectacle is likely to backfire—and attract the gamblers away from the
tables. Seems everyone wants to see more of Mamie lately—and you can't
blame them.
MOST JOLLY good fellow is Prince Philip of England (see page 4) , who recently
completed a tour of Australia. Asked when he would return, the Prince replied,
"it all depends on when your polo season starts." However, he is due
back in 1968 for an industrial conference, an affair which he describes as follows:
"I flit around and go to the drinking parties. to Sometimes they let me
monitor some of the discussions, MAI and I have little bell which I ring to
stop people from talking too much." Asked if the conference would discuss
the problem of girls getting into trouble in factory towns, Prince Philip replied:
"Hardly. Girls were getting into trouble long before industrialization."
LEAST KNOWN fact about Bob Hope's last Christmas tour of the Far East is the
seating arrangement of this troupe when in transit by helicopter, as revealed
after one of his two choppers was forced down in Korea with motor trouble. The
stricken helicopter contained John Bubbles, Jerry Colonna, Les Brown, and only
one female, Janis Paige. With Hope in the other 'copter were Jill St. John,
Anita Bryant, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Ann "Miss World" Sidney.
Now, that's the way to travel. Incidentally, TV's "Perry Mason" Raymond
Burr, also has visited Viet Nam—three times without making publicity out
of it. Often imperiled by Viet Cong shells, he takes names of thousands of GIs
and then calls their relatives when he gets back to the U.S. In the words of
one GI who flew with him, "Ray Burr is one helluva fine guy."
