'Libs' capture

By Earl Wilson

NEW YORK-I felt like a war correspondent. "The women's Libs are raiding Gallagher's bar and have captured two bartenders!" was the flash.

Galloping over, pencil poised, I saw a dozen unescorted women Liberationists in their 20s and 30s drinking unescorted in this gents sanctuary.

"They threatened to break up the joint if we didn't serve them," quavered the tall, strong, handsome, bold, muscular chap in charge.

Sookie Stambler, 25, a writer, and Anselman del L'Orio, 29, an actress, were gloating. This was their third conquest. They'd assembled by chain phone system, gone in twos, confused the bartenders with demands to be served, and beaten them down by sheer

numbers and intelligence. They would check up frequently to make sure Gallagher's didn't back down from serving women.

“Congratulations, giris,” I

said.

"WOMEN, not girls," they said haughtily. . . "Do you hate men?" I asked. . . "I live with one," one of them said... "I'm single forever. I wouldn't want to be oppressed by men more than I am now," claimed another.

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"Do you know

the humiliation of being refused service bacause you're a woman?" one woman asked. “It's like being told, "You're a hooker, baby.' ""The only reason for prostitutes," mentioned still another, "is that men oppress women till they have to be prostitutes to live."

The women's Libs will hit other famous men's bars week after week . . . I suspect some day they'll have "For Women Only" bars... They don't really love our kind of men "You only marry us to oppress us,' they say. "You become 'Mr. Him' when you marry a man ... marriage is legalized slavery!”

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The Women's Liberationists plan to raid more bars and demand to be served without male escorts. Toots Shor has surrendered in advance. However, he thinks that as long as they're reversing the system and taking over masculine rights, they ought to buy him a drink-each 25 or 50 of

them.

The Midnight Earl: Peter Lind Hayes said at a big party for Producer Hal Prince, given by his producing partner Ruth Mitchell, that he regrets having played a homosexual in a

'men only' bars

"GO HOME TO YOUR.. OWN SUDS!

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Burgess Meredith-directed picture "because everywhere I go, guys yell at me, 'Hiya, sweeti!"." Author-profiler Maurice Zolotow and his wife Charlotte, who writes children's books, have parted. He's now writing John Wayne's memoirs as-told-to.

With Katharine Hepburn set to leave "Coco" Aug. 1, the leading replacement candidate is now Gloria Swanson ... Orson Welles wanted to saw Tiny Tim in half. on the David Frost TV'er June 10, but can't find a trick box big enough for not-so-Tiny Richard

Rodgers wants a blonde "Marily Monroe type" for his B'way musical, “Two By Two." It's said conditions are so rough in Washington, D.C., (writes Pic Larmour) that muggers have begun. mugging other muggers.

SERVE

WOMEN'S ALIB

US

BOOZE BOOZE

ME.

OR

TOO.

BUST!

WE FEAR

NO BEER

•ROY HEARN