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4C FORT LAUDERDALE Julv Id. 1970 Perle Mesta Revives Her Party-Giving Ways In London 5 2 News THE body has taken their clothes off," said one guest, furtively eyeing blond British columnist Jilly Cooper in a stunningly bra-less purple dress. come-eatin' money," used to be called an American, cold war weapon for the way she mixed rival diplomats and politicians at her soirees. Mesta-style parties are fairly rare in London these days. "It's very pleasant, but by today's permissive standards it's pretty tame.

Everyone is wearing shoes, there's hardly a beard in the place, and no "I took a few people to the theater and I thought it would be nice to have them here for dinner," Mrs. Mesta said as 50 guests filed into a hotel reception room decorated with military emblems inspired by the Battle of Waterloo and the Duke of Wellington. Known in London as "the Washington whoopee girl," Mrs. Mesta last held a party in Britain in 1953 when she entertained 600 during the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. "I've been back here every few years since then and I've had a lot of little lunches and dinners for friends, but nothing big," she said.

The singing was by Diane Todd, star of the revival of "The Great a play about Strauss that Mrs. Mesta took her guests to see. LONDON. Perle Mesta threw her first party in London in 17 years last night, and everything was the way it used to be. The champagne frothed endlessly, the violins played tunes from "Call Me Madam," the musical comedy about Mrs.

Mesta, and the guest list was small but select stage and movie stars, a few lords and ladies, and one duchess. The guests included the Duchess of Argyll, New York portraitist Zeta Davisson, Lord and Lady Birdwood, Lord and Lady Cecil Douglas, Angier Biddle Duke and his wife, Oscar Hammerstein's widow, Dorothy, and former movie star Merle Oberon. "I don't even know how she found out I was in London," said Miss Oberon, looking about 19 years old with a sun-tan and roses in her hair. "I just got here last night with my children on our way to Greece." Mrs. Mesta, who has an oil and steel fortune she describes as, "just a small in- What did Perfer pick? cnezuela Has A Twin To Spare In Miss Universe Beauty Pageant 9 BETTER QUALITY COSTS YOU LESS OR YOUR MONEY BACK MIAMI BEACH.

CD Venezuela sent a beauty and a spare to the Miss Universe pageant this year Bella la Rosa and her twin sister. "If she gets tired, I can wear her crown," Linda la Rosa offered yesterday and then she giggled. Bella is really Miss Argen Get si Mew (DdMifl speaks Spanish, French and some Italian wants to study languages. "I don't want to know them," Linda says. "They're two distinct people," their mother says.

"There is a tremendous difference between them. "But when they're together, it's terrible! They act on each other. They're explosive! They're twice as bad." Bella answers quickly when asked if she thinks she will be crowned Miss Universe Saturday night. "No" she says and her face registers shock that anyone would suggest it. "She wants to represent her country well, but there are many girls, 64 of them," Mother explains.

"We just want to represent Venezuela." "Right," Bella confirms. "Here, my name is not Bella la Rosa; it's Miss Venezuela." Linda indicates, though, that she'd like to change her name to Miss Venezuela, too. "Next year I'll try again, I think," she says. Brimdage Wins Gift Tax Case WASHINGTON. (LTD The U.S.

Tax Court hos rejected an Internal Revenue Service claim that Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Commission, owed the government $15,547 in taxes. The dispute involved how much the government thought the millionaire sportsman thould have deducted for his gift of an oriental art collection to the city of San Francisco. The court upheld Brundage's claim the museum which received the treasures is an "educational institution" and he was allowed to deduct the total cost of the gift from his income. Negro Opposes Humphrey ST. PAUL, Minn.

tfi Earl D. Craig a Negro teacher at the University of Minnesota, is running against former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. Craig, a critic of the Vietnam war, filed his nominating papers yesterday.

The party primary will be held Sept. 10. Humphrey received endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor convention last month. Craig polled 20 per cent of the vote. The Republican nominee for the seat being vacated by the retirement of Democrat Eugene J.

McCarthy is Rep. Clark McGregor. RFK Death Quiz Head Retires LOS ANGELES. (UPI) The man who headed the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation into the assassination of Sen. Robert F.

Kennedy plans to retire to a ranch near McAllen, to raise grapefruit and cattle. Capt. Hugh Brown, 51, who joined the department in 1945, spent his last day on the job yesterday. Of his new hometown Brown said: "It reports the lowest crime rate in the Burger Heads Delegation WASHINGTON. UP) Chief Justice Warren E.

Burger has been named to head the U.S. delegation to a United Nations conference on crime prevention and the treatment of offenders. The conference will be held Aug. 17-26 in Kyoto, Japan. Burger's appointment was announced by the State Department yesterday.

Heath Gives Birthday Party LONDON. UP) Edward Heath, Britain's new prime minister, held a cocktail party yesterday at this official residence, No. 10 Downing to mark his 54th birthday. tina by accident. "I entered the contest at home," Linda explained' 'but had to drop out and she took my place and she won." HURT FOOT CHARGEJTat Summer can be such an enjoyable season.

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The 20-year-old lovelies both measure 33-25-33. Bella means beautiful, Linda means pretty. Both have flowing black hair, snapping black eyes and other characteristics expected of twins. But they don't act the part. Yesterday Bella wore a brightly patterned short dress to rehearsal and Linda went along in black slacks and yellow sweater.

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