European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 6, 1963 the stars and stripes log 3 Cov. Rockefeller and mrs. Murphy for onee9 the rumours were absolutely right by Bryc r  new York up it was nearly two years ago that a society Matron turned to a society Colum nist in a Manhattan night club an asked do you think he is serious about her this was one of the ways rumours first began in cafe society linking54-year-old gov. Nelson a. Rocke Feller and 55-year-old mrs. Mar Garetta filler Murphy a vivacious blonde with a Champagne tempera ment nicknamed Happy by her friends. They finally confirmed the re mors by marrying saturday thus ending a period of increasingly open speculation by the press. Until now the subject has been taboo to Rockefeller s close associates. But in cafe society and Politi Cal circles the names of Rocke Feller and Happy Murphy sparked an Many rumours As the courtship of King Edward via an mrs. Wallace Warfield Simpson be fore their marriage. The one fact that started social Register set whispers came on nov. 17, 10c1. It was the announce ment that Rockefeller and his wife of 31 years Mary Tad Hunter Clark Rockefeller were separating Pend ing a divorce. Friends were surprised. The Rea son for the breakup is the family s most closely guarded secret. This in itself created conjecture about another woman. Enter mrs. Murphy mrs. Murphy married to  s. Murphy a Johns Hopkins graduate who became a research scientist with the Rockefeller Institute at a five figure salary be came a Likely candidate. The two families had known each other for years. Both had Homos at Tarrytown. N.y., and sea Harbor. Maine. In 1958. Mrs. Mur Phy volunteered to work in Rocke Feller s Campaign for governor. When he was elected she quickly became an important backstage figure in his official family. She worked As a confidential Secretary sitting by his Side in top level government and political  soon were spreading the word that the Way to get close to Rockefeller wan with her  resigned in 1901. Shortly be fore the Rockefeller announce their separation. Society matrons Aid she had reconciled with her  the Rockefeller announce ment of a pending divorce quickly returned attention to mrs.  nov. 27, 1961, a reporter interviewed or. Murphy and wrote this private memo Murphy say he does not con template suing her for divorce or separation nor does she intend to bring any such  says they have four Chil Dren one 18 months old. And that he u hardly a Likely candidate to be the other woman in Rockefell it s life. He said this is the first inquiry he has had about this Al though he has heard a lot of gossip about Why the Rockefeller broke  said he has heard the names of two other women mentioned. I asked him who they were and he declined to reveal them on grounds of  Philadelphia Story in Philadelphia a main Lino society Friend of Murphy Tiwald that if either of the Murphys sued for divorce it most Likely would i mrs. Murphy. Murphy could Sarthe governor for alienation of affections the Friend said. Within columnists few Days society started bringing the Romance into the open. Dorothy Kilgallen said on dec.13, 1961 the most discussed lady wherever social Lei mrs.  gather is a lady Jeanne Campbell on dec. 20 wrote in the London evening Standard whenever two people Are gathered together in new York today they fall to talking about the Kennedy or the Murphy. Now the Kennedy Are spoken of in loud voices while the Murphy Sare but whispered of to Date. The prettiest Murphy of them All is Bald to be culled Happy Murphy. Already people arc comparing her to the Duchess of Windsor when she was Plain mrs.  on Jan. 3. 1962. Walter Winchell said gov. Rockefeller will marry the lady who according to the know it alls reconciled with her  James a. Wechsler wrote the same Day in the new York Post. It seems a reasonable As sumption that a marriage of such Long duration As that of the Rocke Fellers did not end simply and abruptly because or. Rockefeller could not stand his wife s Choice of dresses. It would appear elementary that a third party was involved. No doubt there is a Peculiar elation among the whisperer be cause or. Rockefeller has Hod Romany outwardly boy scout Quali ties. But these Are Marks of our vulgar  out of sight meanwhile. Mrs. Murphy dropped from sight columnist Cholly Knickerbocker set off search for her in Europe with a column on dec. 27 which said it was ostensibly mrs. O Leary s cow that caused the Chicago fire but new York socialites Are All saying that it l i a certain  who has thrown the Over alls in the chowder Here. She is currently reported to be in Paris for her  week later up reporter Fred win shop reached mrs. Murphy s Mother. Mrs. George bar to at her Wynn Wood. Pa.,  Don t know who is manufacturing these rumours mrs. Barto said. My family has known the Rockefeller family for years and i have known mrs. Rockefeller forbears. To Are very Good friends and there is nothing to these re Ion. My daughter and or. Murphy and the four children were in Ber Muda together for the Christma holidays and now they Are Buck in their new York Home. It is very upsetting to have these rumours and i Hope then is some Vony to put a atop to it. My daughter is not Cetti Nti a divorce and she has not left her Husland. She bus not Hren to Paris As was in the papers. I Don t know where they get Fiese thing but the reports persisted. On Jan. 13. 1962, Knickerbocker wrote the european papers Ore Franti Cally searching for the mysterious mrs. Murphy who u reportedly in Europe. A recently ectus led that she was in Paris getting divorce ,. Two european papers  Jour and Berlin s b.z., carried front Page stories claiming that mrs. Murphy identified is in Irish woman was own iting her divorce in Paris so that she could marry Rockefeller. A foreign wire service Reuters picked up the Paris Jour report and it wan broadcast by a Washington radio station. The radio report brought a firm denial from Rockefeller Public re lations staff. This was the Only time a Rockefeller aide has made any comment on the Rockef Tler mrs. Murphy relationship other than no  reporters confirmed that  indeed was in new York. She was seen walking with her children in Central Park White the european Hunt was  the same time one of her Park Avenue . Prince Vladimir . Added to the up confidential file. I be known All about it the Romance for i to yearn he said. Happy and unhappy by this time the Murphys were Vej tit referred to in noddy circles an Happy and  win shop once again talked to . I am not going to Sny any fact in the Romance a bomb Shell captured International head lines. It was disclosed that on april 1, mrs. Murphy divorced her husband in Sun Volley Idaho be cause of irreconcilable  Rockefeller steadfastly replied no comment refusing to put an end to speculation that he intended to marry the pretty mrs. Murphy. Once again. It teemed to be a clue that Rockefeller wedding hell were soon to ring. Newsweek Magazine quoted close Friend of the governor As saying he would marry mrs. Murphy in May and take her to the National governor s conference eff july to meet some of the most influential politicians of the nation. Rockefeller associates were Quick to insure newsmen that if the thing. Hut for your own information i can thl you that this is alot of nonsense and As fur As we ire concerned thin must be some other mrs. Murphy. I think Youcan understand my position in this the doctor , society columnists started casting about for another other woman in Rockefeller s  Inte Lee Mortimer wrote Jan. 20, 1962, in his new York i confidential column in the Newyork Mirror Ain t h True that the mysterious Murphys Are Liv ing together in con nubian Bliss and neither is in Paris meanwhile in t everyone overlooking an educated babe named Ingram the following week. Drew Pear son said in his column washing ton Morry go round the lady for whom gov Nelson Rockefeller was willing to divorce his wife and relinquish his Chance to be president of the unite states now seems to have gone Back to her husband and is living very happily with him. The lady wife of a doctor who employed with the Rockefeller Institute wag reached fast week to her new York City Home. She had just come Back from a cruise j to Bermuda with her husband and their children. Her husband was living in the House with her and came to the Telephone. There appeared to be no problem Between them. Assuming that appearances Are accurate the question is where does this leave gov. Rockefeller the Public did not realize it Al first but it was the governor an not mrs. Rockefeller who initiated the separation Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller his wife of 31 years had been in love with he husband her children and Happy with her life generally. She was not anxious for a  private business in february 1962, mrs. Rocke Feller went to r no nev., for he divorce. Rockefeller said he considered Hulti marital trouble out Klee the Public dam lit Tail Cor it ily Reill Rcd the ill von e  Hurt his chances fur reeled  Mirich 12, the Rev Days before mrs. Rorke Fullr a divorce Mim final in life Vinc Jiel sold gov. Rockefeller s Bruin trus tors warned him he cannot be Een in Public with thu other woman until after presidential election Day in 64his Excel Lency asked for the divorce before the Happy situation developed. Mrs. Rockefeller picked the timing and Wene. Her Origi Nal plan was to file in Pennsyl Vania where you can melt Mari Tal Handcuffs via incompatibility Nyrl you need not appear. He was shocked when she went to Nevada to past the re notice. I Penn. There d be no publicity but now u Back in the Public Eye. Whispers and columnist Corn men t a about the Rockefeller Murphy Romance died during the next few months. So did references to he former mrs , on april 19 the second governor did remarry they did not believe would Hurt his other gop stalwarts weren t so sure. Many pointed out that Rocke Feller s most avid following is from women particularly those women intent Over 40. And As one politician put it if they see Rockefeller getting away with marrying a younger woman after getting rid of on alderwoman they la be afraid their own husbands May get the same  Washington gop National commit Termun Carl u Shipley said he thought that a Rockefeller re marriage at this time would be political  but the rumours have been born out. Now the political theorists can take Over the Field of speculation from the gossip columnists. Mull Sivh 1w8 wedding offering her new husband a Alp of win following their 1bu wedding in Philadelphia is mrs. Marvar Etu f. Murphy who married new York gov. Nelson Rockefeller saturday after divorcing l r. Murphy in Sun Val re Idaho. A photo time bomb dismantled in Montreal building Montreal Puli a Tim bomb was dismantled Here two my nuts before it wart nut to 10 Jordan situation appears eased Washington turn . Official mild that a threat to the Kovic raiment of King Hussein Ofair in n building in t t  / Jordan which caused the . Ctr i Cllon across the Square from j Fleet to be put on Alert last Sun Mont Nul s historic notre Dunn any and monday Ypik hrs to have  found the Belliv few so com on die will of the build ing s 141 h floor men s washroom indicating the bomb May have Boon planted by the terrorist Topur Nylon is group which culls i Ticle the Quebec liberation front. Subsided. Saim elements of the 6th Fleet which in stationed in the Mediterranean were moved closer to Jor Dan to be in readiness to assist Hussein in event of major trouble in his country. British forces inthe area also were alerted