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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1962
Page
5
Sir John Hunt, aged 52, returns to London after leading the British Soviet Mt Garmo expedition where two British climbers died. He says cliffing is a young man’s activity and may retire from major climbs. The piece also notes others in arts and politics including Joan Plowright’s pregnancy and U.S. engagement in Bogota.
Ft Ross California will host a dedication on August 18 marking the 10th anniversary of Russian Christianity in America. Archbishop John of San Francisco will preside with music from 50 voices from local Russian Orthodox churches. The fort, a state monument since 1903, has been restored.
Channel Post 644 American Legion at 16417 Market Street Channelview hosts a western jam session and barbecue from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday Aug 5 featuring Red Waltman and his western band. Admission is $1 with barbecue supper. musicians pay 30 cents each. Proceeds go to the Legion Benefit Fund. Public invited.
The Desilu Cahuenga Studios commissary, during lunch breaks, acts as the West Coast Lindy’s with Joey Bishop Dick Van Dyke Morey Amsterdam Jack Carter Carl Reiner Marty Ingels and others dropping by for impromptu entertainment. Andy Griffith enjoys the scene as Amsterdam mimics Hitler and jokes about comics needing work and play. Griffith plans to keep The Andy Griffith Show on air with Joanna Moore joining for four episodes as a Mayberry purse. Bob Hope prepares NBC specials featuring Crosby Ball and Benny Merman and Darin with plans for topical monologues later. Broadway notes and Burton bio quirks wrap the Hollywood chatter.
Readable TV guide fragment shows Friday night into Saturday morning with programs ranging from News and Weather to The Flintstones and Twilight Zone, plus sports and late night talk. Includes children's cartoons, Captain Kangaroo, Pip the Piper, Mighty Stouse Furs, and MGM Theater blocks.
A 380 foot U.S. balloon flew over Canada carrying three capsules with animals including five monkeys and two hamsters for a cosmic ray study. Changes to the capsule cooling and heating aim to prevent fatalities seen on a prior flight. The craft neared 128000 feet altitude and is set to be detached and recovered near Edmonton after about four hours and 2000 miles.
A Dutch touring bus parked on a steep San Remo street rolled downhill after brakes failed and sped 600 feet into town, smashing through a railroad station wall and stopping on the tracks before a fast international train. The driver received a small fine for negligence.
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