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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1967
Page
8
A diction ary editor notes television fueling an English language explosion with space terms like telemetry gantry and retro fire. He cites telecast teleplay and telegenic as words that entered dictionaries since 1957 and observes how television shifts word meanings including star.
A TV program guide notes terms like Classic Controversial Creative Hit and Flop as on air lingo. It mentions Parmenter sheltering a Japanese girl fleeing a marriage contract amid a Thursday 7 PM COLOR slot on KCRG TV Channel 9 TROOP.
Television actor Christopher George of Rat Patrol was confined to Antelope Valley Hospital after a jeep overturned during filming near Rosamond California. Co stars Gary Raymond and Justin Tarr were treated and released with Tarr escaping with a sprained arm. Raymond suffered a broken ankle and George had X rays for possible injuries.
In Los Angeles UPI Attorney Louis J Boies Jr sixth husband of actress Hedy Lamarr won a final divorce decree while admitting back support arrears. Boies 45 earns just over 1000 dollars monthly with 515 dollars for office expenses and 300 dollars for a prior child. Lamarr had been granted an interlocutory decree on June 2 1965 awarding her 1250 dollars monthly alimony for two years.
A recurring item shows the character Dennis the Menace appearing daily in the newspaper's classified pages. The feature highlights humor and playful notes next to ads and notices.
Memphis officials clash over renaming the city coliseum in honor of Elvis Presley. Mayor Ingram proclaims a name change to Mid-South Coliseum, while the coliseum board and county commission oppose formal action. Presley fans and visitors push for official recognition, with Vernon Presley noting they won’t oppose the gesture.
Ormond Hunt, 83, longtime director and former executive vice president of General Motors, died Tuesday in Detroit.
New York reports Perry Como will perform at the inaugural ball for Florida Governor-Elect Claude Kirk Jr., a favor he eagerly accepts due to friendship and past golf games. The article also notes Hollywood and Broadway gossip, from divorces to restaurant ownership rumors, and brief items on entertainers and fashion novelty stores selling fake currency in Manhattan.
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