THE DISAPPOINTING NEWS, HOWEVER, WAS MITIGATED BY a surprise visit from none other than the first lady herself. Eleanor Roosevelt arrived at Gila the same day that the leave cancellations were announced. In her floppy hat and sensible tie shoes, Mrs. Roosevelt engaged the residents in conversation, toured the facilities, and signed autographs in the burning heat. Utterly unflappable, she moved freely, without her FBI detail, never betraying a wink of fatigue or a blink of irritation. When she arrived in Los Angeles after her stop at Gila, she promptly gave a press conference. Responding to
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