Decapitated Rooster Story Reaches Readers
A Michigan reader asks Dear Abby to verify the famed headless rooster tale from Life magazine in 1945. Accounts cite Mike the Wyandotte living without a head, walking and crowing, with photos and a $10,000 price tag, plus similar headless chicken legends across the United States.
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Michigan
Life Magazine
Federal Express
Life
Mike
L.A. Olsen
Fruita
Colo
Denver
Mr. Olsen
Salt Lake City
Robert W. Ripley
Simon and Schuster
Minorca
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Coal City
Ill
Fresno
Calif
Middleport
Ohio
Mobile
Ala
Walnut Grove
Long Beach
San Diego
Florida
R.V. Jared
Olney
Woodstock
Conn
Jared
Abby
P.O
Hollywood
Isaac Asimov Super Quiz 1 1974 Barbra Streisand
Isaac Asimov hosts a 1974 Super Quiz segment featuring Barbra Streisand. The show explores popular culture and notable performances with trivia and audience interaction.
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Isaac Asimov
Barbra Streisand
The First Three: Roberta Flack and Three Dog Night
A chart dated 1971 1972 lists Roberta Flack and Three Dog Night among top performers. It highlights Joy as a notable track in the era.
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Roberta Flack
Sugar Sugar Tops Chart As Gilmer and Fireballs Rise
In 1963 Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs push Sugar Sugar to the top of the charts turning heads with a catchy pop rock hit. The group achieves widespread radio play and national recognition.
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Jimmy Gilmer and
the Fireballs
Elvis Presley Tops 1957 Chart With All Eight Hits
Elvis Presley leads the year 1957 with eight songs on the chart signaling his peak era while Prez Prado and Kitty Kallen also rank with notable singles in 1955 and 1954 respectively.
Today's Super Quiz Answers Hidden in Classifieds Section B
The note hints that the solutions to today's Super Quiz are concealed within the Classified Ads in Section B of News America Syndicate. Readers are invited to search the pages for the clues and complete the quiz.
ABC to Air Webster Reruns in Morning Slot
ABC announced Webster will air at 10 30 a m CST starting December 22, replacing Celebrity Double Talk which ends December 19. The move brings the popular sitcom back to daytime viewing for fans in Webster New York and nationwide.
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New York
ABC
Television Network Channel List Listing
A catalog of channels includes AMC Lifetime Nickelodson Disney and CBN with cable designation and religious content noted for 27 to 31. The entry lists several networks by short acronyms and marks cable status.
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AMC
Lifetime
NNK
Nickelodson
Disney
CBN
Shopping Seminar Highlighted In City Briefs
Perpetual Investment Associates hosts a free seminar Tuesday December 9 at 7 p.m. in the downtown office to discuss increasing monthly income tax free investments and growth. Seating limited. call Ron Feltes or Harlan Utecht at 366 7300 or 1 800 332 2224.
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Perpetual Investment Associates
Ron Feltes
Harlan Utecht
Local Theater Schedule Lists Wide Range of Films
Theaters list showings across venues including Theater Times Plaza and Westdale Mall. Notable titles include Crocodile Dundee Top Gun An American Tail Heartbreak Ridge Peggy Sue Got Married Nutcracker The Motion Picture Song of the South Star Trek IV The Voyage Home The Color of Money Across the Great Divide Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Odeum Mount Vernon is closed on Mondays.
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Westdale Mall
Westdale Mall Cinema
Garden
Marion
Ferris Bueller
ODEUM
Mount Vernon
Anne of the Green Gables and TV Highlights Tonight
A TV guide entry lists Anne of the Green Gables at 7 p.m. on IPT about an elderly bachelor farmer and his sister adopting an orphan. It notes Newhart at 8 p.m. on CBS and NFL Football Las Vegas Raiders Seattle on ABC with Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna concluding on NBC at 8 p.m.
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MacGyver
Los Angeles Raiders
Seattle
Anastasia
Anna
Japan
Aegis Philbin
Ruth F
Dark Circle
Robert Klein
Anne of the Green Gables
Newhart
Joanna
CBS
ABC
America
Russia
NBC
Ziggy Learns Christmas Spirit As Street Santa
Ziggy the comic strip character learns a holiday lesson after signing up to be a street corner Santa. A special animated segment airs at 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on HBO with a light holiday theme.
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Ziggy
Santa Claus
HBO
Santa
Showtime
Arkins Star in New ABC Comedy Harry
Alan Arkin headlines the ABC comedy Harry as head of purchasing for a large hospital. Barbara Dana plays a psychiatrist ally, while son Anthony Arkin portrays a mysterious basement scientist Emory Gillette in the family production co produced by Arkin and Barry Levinson.
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Los Angeles
ABC
Arkins
Harry
Alan Arkin
Barbara Dana
Arkin
Anthony
Barry Levinson
Harry Porschak
Dana
Porschak
Anthony Arkin
Emory Gillette
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Percy Faith
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Little
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KDUB
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Tiny Tots
First Ave
Mary Moppets Child Care
Town Rd
Bethany Lutheran
Forest Dr
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Collins Road Square
Best Buy
NARFE
Sirlein and Brew
1St Avenue S.E
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Welk Village
Catalina Island
Kenwood Branch
Elks Public Games
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Landenberger
P. Buckley Moss
Peppertree Studios
Coventry Gardens
4Th Avenue SE
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Busch Gardens
Disney Epcot
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St. Augustine
Gentle Dental East
Glandorf
Kings Guard Cleaners
Mt. Vernon Road
S.E. Adv
Dick Pinney
CornerHouse Gallery
Quaker Oats
T-Birds
Eulenspiegel
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Sea World
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Siegel's
Avon
St. George
Gazette Classified
Washington
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Ray Charles
Hume Cronyn
Jessica Tandy
Yehudi Menuhin
Antony Tudor
Kennedy Center
Novak
14Th Avenue
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Westdale
Edgewood RD
EL Cinemas
Heart East
Nad
Peggy Sue
K-Mart West
Heartbreak Ridge
Warner Communications Company
Warner Bros.,Inc
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Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley
Star Trek
the Voyage Home
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1St Ave
Big Boy
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