Comedy critique on Shelly Berman and the 1970s night life
The piece criticizes modern American humor in clubs and rooms, praising Shelly Berman and his circle for using sharp acting to express life's frustrations. It notes rising costs, tasteless acts, and the decline of traditional night life while observing a shift toward audible humor and assembled monologue acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Shelley Berman
Berman
Mike
Elaine
Compass Players
Chicago
Mills
Baily Telegraph Notes Patronage and Publication Details
Fragmentary 19th century newspaper snippet notes publication schedule and Associated Press affiliation. Mentions subscription rates by carrier and a city agency contact, with garbled names and dates for the issue.
Morning Proverb on Virtue and Punishment by Colton
The quote emphasizes readiness to punish disobedience and asserts that God supports virtue. Colton writes that those who fear punishment suffer it, while those who deserve it also fear it, framing virtue as aligned with divine approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Charles Colton
Guaranteed investments may shield American capital abroad
American investors face risk from confiscation and political acts in host countries, prompting talks in Congress about private guarantees for overseas ventures. Proposals include limits on profit repatriation and policy protections, while existing aid agencies insure against confiscation but may expand coverage to political acts.
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Cuba
Africa
Congress
United States
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Europe
South America
Aid Program Confusion Highlights Latin Policy Friction
Veteran Inter-American specialist Harry R. Turkel resigns over perceived White House and State Department disarray in Latin policy. Diplomats report runaround as three White House officials and several State Dept functionaries handle the program amid Congress funding over half a billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Turkel
White House
State Department
Congress
Latin Valedictorian Speaks at Columbia College Speech
Columbia College 1961 valedictorian John Vaie will deliver the farewell in Latin breaking a 50 year tradition. English translation will accompany the class day program. Vaie promises a brief address despite protests from classmates and parents.
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Harvard
Columbia College
Columbia
John Vaie
Vaio
Fifty years ago S. L. Matzs Lynchburg business trip
Daily Telegraph items recap events from five to ten decades past. S. L. Matz and L. J. Holland left on a business trip to Lynchburg. Fort y years ago the city council approved building permits totaling eighty three thousand dollars for new residences. Thirty years ago Senator Henry D. Hatfield noted mortgage growth for the Democratic party. Twenty years ago Alexandria faced bombing by Nazis. Ten years ago Republicans won in Princeton with John C. Crockett elected mayor.
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Henry D. Hatfield
Roskel
Democratic Party
National Committee
Princeton
Mercer
McDowell
John C. Crockett
Dixon Aims for More FTC Scrutiny Of Ads And Pills
Washington watchdog Paul Rand Dixon targets deceptive advertising in appliances and headache pills. He cites an icebox claim of 150 pounds capacity that could only fit one turkey and two chickens, and seeks $12,000 for testing equipment to measure how fast four brands of headache pills dissolve.
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Berman
Shelly Berman
Washington
Paul Rand Dixon
Dixon
FTC
Albert Thomas
Texas
Oak
Dixon Proposes Budget for Office Ahead of Year
Rep Sidney Yates questions testing costs and Dixon replies a human cannot be treated like water. Dixon estimates needing 9.64 million dollars to run his office next year with programs on cigarette filters razor safety fair trade dance courses bakery claims and misleading iceboxes advertised to hold 30 pounds.
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Sidney Yates
Til
Dixon
Lois
Republicans Northward Cheer Over Defense Spending Cushion
The piece analyzes how postwar economic recovery is influenced by high nonpartisan defense outlays totaling about 40 billion dollars annually. It notes 3.5 to 4 million defense workers and dependents benefiting from wages, and claims defense payrolls cushion the downturn while other anti-recession measures exist.
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Washington
GOP
Harry Hopkins
Harold L. Ickes
Pentagon
Defense
Recovery Rumblings and Welfare Plans Across Parties
The piece notes a rising sense of recovery with small gains in installments and declares consumers as heroes steering the economy. It forecasts bigger spending in housing, slum clearance, distressed areas, and education, plus possible retirement at sixty two for workers if new legislation passes. It credits Carter Glass with Fed policy influence.
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Federal Reserve System
Carter Glass
Hollywood gossip and film world notes from Sheilah Graham
Sheilah Graham reports on Rock Hudson settling a divorce settlement with ex wife Phyllis as he forms new ventures. Alfred Hitchcock plans a New York meeting with Anna Maria Alberghetti delaying a project. Tony Franciosa and Kirk Douglas tied to projects as Alec Guinness and Olivier hover for Becket. Diana Lynn and Rosalind Russell news mix with other Hollywood chatter and social sightings.
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Hollywood
Rock Hudson
Phyllis
Rock
Gibraltar Productions
Hollywood Hills
Alfred Hitchcock
Arizona
Bobby
Hollywood gossip and star updates from Newport to Broadway
Seen and Heard in Hollywood sketches Claire as selective actress and Mil ton living by the sea at Newport Beach. Ralph Bellamy returns to live in town as he buys a house and prepares for a Europe film assignment. Gracie Allen enjoys retirement and race days. Rose Marie writes a musical about her early film life, Kiss es for Ronnie. Jack Komack shifts to writing for Jackie Cooper while pursuing acting remains easier than writing.
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Mexico
Claire
Milton
Newport Beach
Ralph Bellama
Ralph
Europe
Gracie Allen
Rose Marie
Dick van Dyke
Ronnie
Jack Komack
Jackie Cowper
Komack
Farley Attacks Warmaking Errors in 1961 Speech
James Farley denounces postwar Western missteps and appeasement citing Dem and Republican misjudgments. He criticizes demobilization and the Soviet expansion, urges release of Russo-American documents from Teheran onward to uncover truth. He labels Western overconfidence in strength as a failed policy.
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Big Jim
James A. Farley
James Farley
San Antonio
Texas
Khrushchev
Vienna
General Marshall
Dean Acheson
John Foster Dulles
Teheran
Meaningful used up by speech writers amusing quote
Senator Soaper notes the word meaningfully overused. A joke about the disappearing horse and future statues on lawn mowers lampoons inflation and travel costs. A quip about space, four bit orbits, and a crocodylian chase rounds out the filler item.
Kennedy Eisenhower Talks and Cold War Reflections
A commentary recalls Kennedy's meeting with Khrushchev and Ike's role in foreign policy. It notes the value of personal contact at the highest level, warns of rapid communication risks, and cites U S and Soviet tensions including U-2, Cuba, Laos, and Venus rocket hints.
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Kennedy
Colorado Springs
North American Air Defense Command
United States
Roy Slemon
Canada
Peter Wyden
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Moscow
Japan
Eisenhower
Cube Autoto
Castro
Laos
Vienna
Alabama
Troney
Washington
Ed Murrow
New
Lever Brothers
United States Information Service
USA
Congress
Venus
Thomas Power
Strategic Air Commander
Russia
Traines Oe
Poems Where May Runs Into June
A reflective verse fragment describes a fox and speaker meeting peacefully across seasons from January to June. They greet without enmity, noting the fox has fed without poaching on the speaker’s land. Edsel Ford is referenced as the author.
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Fox
May
Edsel Ford
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