FEBRUARY 1964–ELVIS PRESLEY GIVES HIS $55,000 YACHT TO ENTERTAINER DANNY THOMAS ON BEHALF OF ST. JUDE’S HOSPITAL IN MEMPHIS. PRESLEY PURCHASED THE 165-FT. VESSEL, FORMERLY USED BY THE LATE PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. HE TRIED TO GIVE IT TO THE MARCH OF DIMES BUT WAS TURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE UPKEEP.