OU Theater Opens 90th Anniversary Season with Streetcar
Tennessee Williams streetcar named desire opened at the Forum Theater with a powerful cast led by Greg Winkler as Stanley and Janis Stevens as Blanche. The production earned strong performances from Susan Selig as Stella and Jeff Huber as Mitch. Director David McClendon and design team shaped a striking staging of the drama amid a Dixieland band ambience.
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Forum Theater
Greg Winkler
Stanley
Hurmor
Blanche
Janis Stevens
Winkler
Miss Stevens
Susan Selig
Stella
Jeff Huber
Mitch
Opposites Collide: Blanche Enters Stanley’s World in New Orleans
Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella Kowalski’s home in New Orleans French Quarter after losing Belle Reve. She clings to delicate fantasies while Stanley Kowalski confronts harsh reality with force and blunt honesty, sparking inevitable clashes.
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New Orleans
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Belle Reve
Blanche
Stanley Kowalski
Stanley
Bob Hope Keeps Busy With Call of Stage and Screen
At 74, Bob Hope says he works like two houses afire, averaging nearly 200 appearances a year. The entertainer tours Las Vegas, Dallas, Chicago, Peoria and Waterloo then plans Road to Hollywood and a Crosby tribute after his friend’s death. He trains in Palm Springs, writes, and eyeing Broadway while preparing for international appearances and a new television project.
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Dallas
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Crosby
Capitol Theater
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Miss Lamour
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Australia
Perth
Soviet Union
Hope says his wealth is overstated and he owns large California property
Henry Kissinger advised a letter to the Chinese embassy in Canada about going to the Republic of China. Hope recalls laughing with Bill Rogers at the idea and recounts his wealth, oil profits with Bing Crosby, and holdings from San Fernando Valley to Riverside. He claims to be the largest individual property owner in California and notes hefty property taxes.
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Henry Kissinger
Canada
Hope
Republic of China
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Peoples Republic of China
Bing Crosby
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Crosby
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Riverside
Oxnard
California
WATH Celebrates 27th Anniversary on Air
WATH Radio marked its 27th anniversary with listener remembrances. The station began broadcasting at 7 am on October 25 1950 under Andrew Kovilan and James Singard with five staff. The first song was Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael during an FCC test.
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WATH
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James Singard
Hoagey Carmichael
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Butlers Department
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David Palmer
Wath Inc
NBC
Southeastern
Ohio
Knievel Faces Plea Clash Over Assault Charge
Evel Knievel says he used a baseball bat to beat a man who wrote a book about him. He wants to plead guilty to assaulting Sheldon Saltman, but his lawyer, Paul Caruso, refuses to allow a guilty plea. A judge will study whether consent is needed for a voluntary plea.
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Los Angeles
Evel Knievel
Frances Rothschild
Knievel
Sheldon Saltman
Paul Caruso
Evel
Rothschild
Caruso
British Embargo Ordered on Cultural Treasures
Britain imposes a four month export embargo on 35 Wordsworth love letters and a Gainsborough painting bought by Yale. Lord John Donaldson says the move aims to preserve cultural heritage and test if Britain can raise funds to keep the items domestic. if not, they will go abroad to the original buyer.
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Britain
William Wordsworth
Seven Gables
New York
Thomas Gainsborough
Yale University
John Donaldson
Singer Patrician Price to join Bob Hope at OU homecoming
Patrician Price, a singer familiar to Bob Hope shows, will perform with Hope at Ohio University's Convocation Center during homecoming. Price has appeared on The FBI and Merv Griffin shows and toured with Hope's Overseas Christmas Show. Music will be by OU School of Music and marching band. tickets range 4 to 7 dollars and go on sale at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Bob Hope
Ohio University
Convocation Center
Miss Price
Dean Martin
Merv Griffin
Hope
School of Music
Memorial Auditorium
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia Phillies
Ohio University Marching Band
Ohio University Alumni Association
NBC to film Fire in the Sky from Gallico comet tale
NBC will produce a three hour film based on Paul Gallico story about a comet exploding near Phoenix Arizona. Screenwriters Michael Blankfort and Dennis Nemec adapted the script after the catastrophe described in Gallico's tale.
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NBC
Paul Gallico
Phoenix
Ariz
Michael Blankfort
Dennis Nemec
Gallico
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