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The world's foremost globetrotter was given official recognitiOn Tuesday in Washington when the Harlem Globetrotters made Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger an honorary member of their basketball team. Kissinger was given a Signed basketball and a team uniform with his name and the numeral I on the back. "I appreciate this honor very much for a number of reasons," Kissinger said . "First of all, the numeral on the back of this jersey accords exactly with my estimate of myseli. "Secondly, I feel an affinity with your style of playing. I. too. like to make up the rules as I go along. "Thir~y. I appreciate the fact that the Globetrotters don't belong to any league, that they play wherever they want. Indeed. it might be called 'the lone ranger' style of basketball." During the election campaign Pres ident-elect Jimmy Carter criticized Kissinger and his "lone-ranger" style of personal diplomacy. "As vou know," said Kissinger, •..I've been called for traveling and I'll be out of the game for a while."
charges bad recessed when Ulasewicz was approached by a young man who hurled the pie. shouted an obscenity and ran off. Later, a man who identified himself as a member of the Youth Interna tiona I party - Yippies - called the Associated Press and scud be bad thrown the pie. He said of Ulasewicz: "He represents the kind of people who are still the government" IAPJ.
Her Honor Marge Colvin, a :)5-yearold divorcee and bartender, was sworn in Monday as mayor of Tombstone, Ariz., "tiM! town too tough to die." She is the first woman mayor in the 98-year history of the town, made famous by the gunfight at the OK Corral in 1881 between the Earp and Clanton families (AP).
With that, Kissinger posed for photographers with his jacket and jersey and played catch with the gift-autographed basketball before returning to his office (UPI).
- PIE IN THE EYE. Watergale bagman Anthony Ulasewicz was leaving New York federal court for lunch Tuesday when he was abruptly served dessert - a a coconut cream pie smacked mto the side of his head. His trial on tax evasion
NEPOTISM. Kenyan Pres1dent Jomo Kenyatta Tuesday appointed his daughter, Margaret Kenyatta, as Kenya's permanent representative to the Nairobi-headquartered U.N. Environment Program. It was the first time the Kenya government bas appointed a permanent representative to the program. Miss Kenyatta has been mayor of Nairobi since 1970 CUPD TOP ENTERTAINER. Johnn v Carson . s tar of NBC' s. ' 'Tonight Show. ¡ walked off with the Georgie award Sunday as he was named "The Entertainer of the Year" by lhe American Guild of Variety Artists IAGVA L Carson won the honor m a poll of AGVA's 8.000 members and was presented with the coveted statuette during AG VA 's seventh annual awards show at Caesar's
Palace in Las Vegas. The show. which was hosted by Jackie Gleason. was videotaped and will be nationally televised by CBS on Jan. 16 Previous winners of the Georgie, which is named in honor of the late showman George M. Cohan. include Frank Sinatra. Bob Hope ! twice ). L iza Minnelh . Sammy Davis Jr. and Ben Vereen ( APJ. DISAPPOINTED. Julie Nixon Eisenhower said in an excerpt from her new book that the late Mao Tse-tung told her be was "disappointed" with China's youth and uncertain about the success of his revolution. Mrs. Eisenhower. daughter of former Presiden~ Richard M. Nixon, and her husband, David. met Mao Dec. 31, 1975, during th~ couple's tour of the People'! Republic of China. The Chil nese leader died last Sep tember at the age of 82. In a copyrighted prepubli cation excerpt from her ne, book, " Special People, prmted in the January issu of Ladies' Home Journa Mrs. Eisenhower wrote, "H (Mao ) actually sounde skeptical and disappomted l his people, especially t young, untested generatio1 IUPD.