NAMES IN THE NEWS : Ford Out of Hospital, Onto Green
Former President Gerald R. Ford, an avid golfer whose game is best known for his beanings of spectators, practiced his swing Tuesday for the first time since a knee operation, but only for a moment.
“My surgeon I’m not sure would appreciate this,” Ford said as he hit six balls at a driving range. The swings were largely for the benefit of local news photographers.
Ford stopped in Juneau during a sightseeing tour of Alaska with his wife, Betty, and former British Prime Minister Leonard James Callaghan.
Callaghan watched from behind as Ford prepared to take his first swing.
“Stand back, everybody,” Callaghan joked.
Ford looked out at the driving range. “You’re safer behind than out there,” he said.
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