Bikini Boy Makes It Big At Sixteen In Hit Record
Brian Hyland, 16, a Queens high school sophomore, parlayed a summer and after school job at Dave Kapp’s label into the hit novelty single Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. He started stacking records, cut Rosemary a year ago, and with the Bikini tune now selling past one million copies, he eyes a future in music and travel, living with family in Woodhaven and dreaming of airline work while his mother supports his career. Public notice: Edward Toomey to chair 1960 Community Chest campaign with $33,943.69 goal, kick-off Oct 17 and end Nov 4.
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Pvt. Maurice A. J. Dubois Graduates AS Postal Clerk
Pvt Maurice A J Dubois recently completed the Adjutant General's school at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana with a five week postal clerk course. He is now assigned to Fort Sill Oklahoma after basic training at Fort Hood Texas and is a 1959 graduate of a St Louis high school. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph A Dubois of Biddeford 28 Raymond Street.
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Short Stop at Art Shop Mentioned in Local Note
A brief local item notes a short stop at an art shop. Details are sparse, but the fragment references a stopover during a routine outing with no reported incidents, dates, or names provided.
Absence of Cello dramatized by author Ira Wallach
Ira Wallach adapts The Absence of Cello as a stage piece. The thermonuclear scientist interview and a section once a ready-made play form the core. Wallach notes he originally wrote that portion as a play.
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Pearl Bailey Says Entertainment Industry Is Eating Itself
Singer Pearlie May laments the decline of live vaudeville and urges apprenticeships as she recalls a career from the Pennsylvania stage to Hollywood. Her 300000 annual losses and a successful Cocoanut Grove engagement illustrate the struggle to sustain performers and revive live shows. A six week Grove run and a Chicago theater revival reflect a potential comeback amid changing tastes.
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