Groucho and the changing face of television humor
In a review by Alan Gill the evolution of TV comedy is traced from Groucho Marx in Tell It to Groucho to modern living rooms. The columnist notes lighter, self aware humor has faded with aging hosts and the rise of self promoting amateurs. Stan Freberg is highlighted for thriving in TV advertising while reducing his on screen appearances.
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New York
Groucho Marx
Africa
Groucho
Robert Hare
Grocho
Stan Freberg
Television Listings and Daytime Schedule Fragments
A fragmented list shows TV time slots and programs including Captain Kangaroo As World Turns Password House Party and Brighter Day with mentions of hosts and cross program blocks. the OCR yields scattered times and show names without complete schedules or clear dates. The sporadic items suggest a daytime television lineup with variety of kids and soap opera blocks and fare at multiple hours.
Queen Elizabeth Races to Cheam to Visit Prince Charles
Queen Elizabeth II rushed from Windsor to Great Ormond Street Hospital after Prince Charles aged 13 underwent emergency appendectomy. The ambulance traveled 58 miles under police escort with Dr Basil Phillips surgeon John Royce and nurse David Waterson assisting. Sir Wilfrid Sheldon and other royal aides joined the queen in London as news reached Windsor and Venezuela where Prince Philip was touring. The hospital said the prince was comfortable and the operation concluded successfully.
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Elizabeth II
Windsor Castle
Prince Charles
Charles
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Cheam
Berkshire
Basil Phillips
John Royce
David Waterson
Wilfrid Sheldon
Prince of Wales
Windsor
Prince Philip
Venezuela
Rains Continue To Plague Parts Of Los Angeles
Los Angeles suffers a sixth day of heavy rain with cloudbursts flooding parts of the city. Seven foot flood depths in Hollywood hills overwhelm streets and homes, with drains failing and cars submerged. Police report widespread flooding and more than 20 deaths attributed to the storm since last Wednesday.
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California
Hollywood Hills
Sunset Boulevard
Pacific Coast Highway
Vermont Avenue
Eighty-eighth
Ninetieth
Hollywood
American Motors Board Grants Romney Leave to Run for Governor
Detroit AP reports the American Motors Corp directors voted a leave of absence for George Romney to pursue the Michigan governor race. Romney’s chairman post goes to Richard E. Cross and presidency to Roy Abernethy.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
George Romney
Michigan
Richard E. Cross
Roy Abernethy
Paris Auto Production Drops 10 Percent
Paris reports a 10 percent decline in auto production last year from 1960 levels. Industry figures show lower output across French plants and components sectors.
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Paris
Take Me to Your Leader Trade by Powers Defense Lawyer
Brooklyn lawyer James Britt Donovan, 45, details his role in negotiating the 1962 Powers Abel prisoner exchange. He describes crossing West Berlin to identify Gary Powers and Rudolf Abel, aided by German and Soviet officials, as Pryor was released. The operation involved three governments and dramatic risk.
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Attorney For Powers Trade
New York
Brooklyn
James Britt Donovan
Francis Gary Powers
Donovan
Rudolf Abel
Gleinecker Bridge
Berlin
Potsdam
Powers
Abel
Wolfgang Vogel
U. S. State Department
London
West Berlin
Scotland
East Germany
Ivan Shishkin
Vogel
Frederic L. Pryor
Shishkin
U.S
Pryor
River Traffic Returns to Normal at Alton Dam
Mississippi river traffic resumed normal after a massive ice floe descended on the Alton navigation dam last Wednesday. Dam officials reported conditions improved by Sunday, allowing vessels to travel with no delays.
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Alton, Ill
Alton Navigation Dam
News final on the spot with Shadel and Tenney
On air report coverage situates Bill Shadel and Craig Tenney presenting the latest developments as the program delivers on the spot summaries of news events and ongoing stories.
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Bill Shadel
Craig Tenney
Scouts Prepare for Civic Posts Across City and County
Hawkeye Area Boy Scout council announced three final week events with Cedar Rapids Explorers taking citizenship day roles Tuesday and Thursday. Sunrise district Explorers will replace county officials Tuesday while Kingston district Explorers serve with city officials Thursday. Bauer named Iowa honor Scout will compete March 18-19 in Wichita for regional honor ahead of a national Kennedy visit.
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Christian Bauer
Post 227
North English Rotary Club
David Lindeman
Canopus Club
Iowa
Bauer
Wichita
Kan
Kennedy
Boy Scouts of America
Gun Battle Kills Two Deputies in Tennessee Farmhouse
In WINFIELD Tennessee a gun battle between five sheriff's deputies and two hill country farmers left two deputies dead Alvin Jeffers 45 and Levi Harness 50. Esan Massengale 55 was treated and released after shotgun wounds. Murder warrants were issued for Bill Dingus 66 and his son Arthur after they fled the scene.
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Levi Harness
Esan Massengale
Kovacs Named Best TV Director of 61
Hollywood AP Ernie Kovacs posthumously named best television director of 1961 for a dialogue free show. His car accident last month killed him. widow Edie Adams accepted the Directors Guild of America award. She recalled his belief in creativity and tools to be creative. The Kovacs Special directed by him was a study in silence.
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Hollywood
Ernie Kovacs
Edie Adams
Directors Guild of America
Ernie
Little Things That Count In Want Ads
Small classified style line emphasizes that simple, specific ads attract responses. Images no longer needed. readers are urged to include concrete details like item condition price and contact.
Swiss to Represent Argentine Interests in Cuba
The Swiss government announced it has taken over the representation of Argentina in Cuba. The Swiss embassy in Havana assumed this function after the Cuban government agreed.
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Switzerland
Argentina
Cuba
Havana
Castro
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