Officials explain use of dogs in Birmingham riots
Birmingham police defend deploying patrol dogs during demonstrations led by Negro crowds. Sheriff Bailey and Chief Moore say canines restrained rioters, noting dogs measure about six feet when leashed around an officer. They deny systematic use to provoke fear and emphasize shortages of officers at the time.
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Birmingham
Ala
Melvin Bailey
Bailey
Moore
Birmingam
Batley
South
From Dinah Shore to Ben Casey A TV spotlight rises
A review of Vin cent Edwards breakout in Ben Casey and Al Hirt’s rise via Las Vegas and television, with notes on his Bourbon Street start and shift to national stages. The piece contrasts entertainment paths and highlights the TV Las Vegas link in boosting careers.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Vincent Edwards
Hollywood
Ben Casey
al Hirt
Edwards
Hirt
New Orleans
Dorsey Brothers
Ray McKinley
Horace Heidt
Bourbon Street
Gerald Purcell
Las Vegas
Wirt
Dinah Shore
Ed Sullivan
Fidel
Castro
ABC
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Toldine
Mom
Market St. Road
Scottie
SUN
Sears
Kenmore
Sears and Save
Nick Gearhart
Walter Cronkite
Showtime
Mitch the
Flintstones
Dickens
Fenster
Alfred Hitchcock
Jack Parr
CBS Dragnet
Jerry Lester
Toot
George Reasoner
Farm Journal
Flicka
Shaun Lewis
Art Grindle
Roy Rogers
Sheena
Sky King
Bennie and
Cecil
Bugs Bunny
Superman
Shirley Temple
Larry Kane
Life of
Riley
MGM Theatre
Abc's
Wide World of Sports
Divorce Court
Hollywood Playhouse
Lary Kane
Texan Decker
Sterling
Bruce Terminix Paulierst At
Home Lumber Company
Terminix
Gosia
Sears Portable Hair Dryers
Ran Robbuck and
West Texas
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