Nancy’s Day Not a ‘Bonzo’ Event

--America’s First Couple, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, celebrated Mrs. Reagan’s birthday by attending a performance of “Les Miserables” at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington. During intermission, the cast sang “Happy Birthday” to the First Lady, whose official biography lists her as 65. She blew out the single candle on a cake the cast gave to her. Asked if the visit made her want to get back into show business, Mrs. Reagan responded: “Yes. You’ll save a place for us?” The President seemed in a lighthearted mood as he quipped that this “is much different than ‘Bedtime for Bonzo,’ ” a movie in which he played the leading role opposite a chimpanzee. The 77-year-old President also joked about aging. Three things happen, he said: “First, you start to forget things, uh, and I can’t remember the other two.” Earlier, Mrs. Reagan was presented with a song written for her by composer Marvin F. Hamlisch.

--A diamond heart-shaped pendant and necklace worn by Arlene Francis for 40 years was snatched from her neck by a thief as she was walking down the street in mid-town Manhattan. The pendant was a gift from her late husband, Martin Gabel, on their first anniversary, the 79-year-old radio and television personality said. Best known for her 25-year stint as a panelist on the TV game show “What’s My Line?,” Francis said she never took off the necklace.

--It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s . . . Special Officer Art Stone coming to the rescue as actor Christopher (Superman) Reeve locked his keys in his rented car in Thomaston, Me. Reeve and some friends left their vehicle in a boatyard and discovered the keys still in the ignition when they returned. Stone, by day a mild-mannered auto repairman, came to the aid of the celebrity in distress with tools to unlock the car.

--A secretary from San Jose, Calif., miraculously survived a terrifying plunge over a roaring 100-foot Sierra waterfall--then had to put her ordeal in writing to justify missing a day of work. Lori Salvador, 24, called in sick because she was still shaken up three days after being dragged by the water’s strong current over the edge of Mist Falls at Kings Canyon National Park. Her boss at Fujitsu America said she had to explain her absence. “At our company, you have to substantiate those kinds of claims,” John Raser said. Only two other hikers have gone over Mist Falls in the last 15 years, rangers said. One survived.