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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1969
Page
5
AP analysis notes faint signs of an approaching slowdown in the U.S. economy as inflation remains elevated. Indicators show moderating income gains, mixed consumer sentiment, weak June retail sales, and a cooling housing market, with uncertainty about whether stabilization will follow.
Hollywood director Lee McCarey rose in the 1930s and 1940s with wacky comedies and later dramas. He worked with Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman Bing Crosby Irene Dunne and Charlie Laughton guiding Going My Way The Bells of St Marys and The Awful Truth to acclaim. His experimental routines and late careering decline ended with emphysema and his death at 71 last week. He clashed with bosses over improvised methods and risky projects including My Son John which flopped and marked a turn in his career.
AP WRITER JERRY BUCK reports David Frost, 30 year veteran British satirist, launches a syndicated talk show filling Merv Griffin’s CBS hour slot. Frost favors spontaneous dialogue over preplanned segments and has already booked Prince Charles and Ed Sullivan in his first episode. He contrasts his approach with Liberace’s CBS summer program and notes his aim to attract guests not typically seen on talk shows.
A fragmented item from the Biddeford Saco Journal notes a columnist's playful remark about celebrities like Jerry Buck and Liberace. The brief piece hints at tongue in cheek commentary on vacation plans and media personalities without further detail.
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