Senators Grill AGVA Over Dancer Exploitation in Chicago
Senate investigators focus on alleged ties between Chicago night clubs, mobsters, and the American Guild of Variety Artists. Witnesses name forced prostitution, pocket picking, and coercion. AGVA accused of inaction while dancers face exploitation at Calumet City and Miami venues.
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Entertainers’ Union
Senate
American Guild of Variety Artists
Louis Cantone
Vice and
Chicago Police Department
Cantone
AGVA
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
AGWA
Joseph May
America
Doc) Amadio
Julio Desaris
James
the Monk
Joan Gainsley
Calumet City
Amadio
Corinne Suzette Stein
Miami
Dan Blocker weighs 260 pounds says he never weighed under 200
Hollywood interview with Dan Blocker discusses his 260 pound frame on Bo Danza and his dieting habits. He notes personal appearances add weight and tours bring heavy meals. He hints at losing 50 pounds if he quits alcohol while keeping the image of Hoss Cartwright on NBC. He recalls weighing 200 at age 10 and being taken to a pediatrician in Lubbock Texas.
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Dan
Hoss Cartwright
Lubbock, Texas
State Board Declares Alcoholism A Major Health Issue
The Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board stressed alcoholism as a grave health problem, estimating about 5 million U.S. adults are currently in some stage of the illness. It highlighted treatment strides, the AMA recognizing alcoholism as a disease, and the need for prevention and early detection among youths.
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Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board Today
U.S
E. M. Jellinek
Yale University
American Medical Association
Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board
Vermont
Kennedy Urges GOP Aid On Major Kennedy Proposals
President Kennedy urged Republicans to drop labels and back his key plans including farm bill production controls with price supports and policy moves on debt limits aid to Poland and Yugoslavia. He pressed for nonpartisan action on national issues and warned against politicizing economic crises.
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Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Poland
Yugoslavia
Senate
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