Blackstone Remains Supples To Magic Fame At 78
Hollywood and global audiences still thrill to Harry Blackstone the famed illusionist as he reflects on a long career. He recalls losses to television and explains selling tricks to magicians while preserving key acts in storage across major cities. Blackstone continues performing rare appearances and cherishes memories with his wife Jess.
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Death and retirement cut top House member ranks
Death and retirement lower the average age of influential House members as seniority shifts from aging leaders to younger chairmen. The piece notes Vinson of Armed Services, 80, will be replaced by Mendel Rivers, 59, next year, and cites Mahon, 63, as Appropriations chair, with other 50s and 60s leaders rising while older figures depart.
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Armed Services
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Rules
Smith
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Mahon
Appropriations
Omar Burleson
House
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Olin E. Teague
Veterans ‘Affairs
and Wilbur D. Mills
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
George H. Mahon
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Philadelphia
Marples
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Nixon's Nebraska win draws Barry's surprised remark
Senator Goldwater said Nixon's strong Nebraska showing in the Republican presidential primary was expected noting Nixon's popularity there. He appeared on NBC Today and added he thought Nixon would do better than the results.
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Washington
Berry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Nebraska
Coldwater
NBC Today
Birth announcement for Steven Benjamin Critzer in Washington DC
Heirport Critzer and Mrs Roger Critzer announce the birth of a son, Steven Benjamin, on May 8 in Washington DC. The baby weighed eight pounds two ounces. Mother Marilyn Padgett of Baytown is the former. The family of five lives at 2701 Carswell Ave Apt 1 Washington DC. Grandparents are Dr and Mrs A R Padgett of Seateh Plains New Mexico and Mrs Frances Critzer of Waynesborough Virginia.
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Roger Critzer
Steven Benjamin
Washington, D.C
Marilyn Padgett
Baytown
Critzers
Roger OY
Cheryl
Michelle
Carswell Ave
Apt. 1
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Seateh Plains
Nwt
Frances Critzer
Wayneshborough
Eight Thousand Men Drafted in July by Defense Dept
Washington AP report states the Defense Department ordered 8,000 men drafted in July, 2,006 more than the June quota but 4,000 fewer than the April and May quotas. The action targets Army manpower as part of wartime mobilization.
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Defense Department
Roswell man says he is 112 years old and father of 22
Roswell New Mexico reports patient Bobby Coronado claiming a 112 year age. He says he was born Christmas Day 1851 in Corpus Christi Texas and has 22 children with 17 living. Coronado once worked as a gardener and is now hospitalized after abdominal surgery.
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