Spanky MacFarland Hopes for Comeback in Hollywood
Hollywood AP report finds Spanky MacFarland, the missing Our Gang member, in Hollywood preparing to revive his acting career. For years fans traced him from Alaska bakery truck driving to Barstow gas station operations, but now he emerges as a hopeful returning performer.
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Television Listings Summary from Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Markets
Channel schedules list a dense array of programs across KCRG WMT KWWL WHBF and others. Entries include news Weather Sports Tonight with varied segments plus classic shows like December Bride Gunfight and Dinah Shore.
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Spanky Returns to Hollywood After 11 Years in Texas
Spanky, once a child star from Dallas who led the Mischief Makers in the Hal Roach era, has returned from Texas and aims to resume acting. Now 13 years since his last film, he hopes producers will give him a chance and recalls his long journey from Our Gang to television fame.
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Three Inch TV Shines in Window Oldest Set Alive
New Jersey shop displays a three inch television once featuring Herbert Hoover. Helen Keller 75 watches TV by tactile sensing with the set, matching emotion to programs. DuMont network loses sponsors while rumors say Faye Emerson could replace Jack Paar on the morning show. Art Carney says he’s never had a harsh word with his boss.
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Istanbul Hilton opens with Hollywood stars in attendance
Hollywood dignitaries travel to Istanbul for the Hilton opening party hosted by Turkish President and Turkish Red Crescent aid. Irene Dunne Olivia de Havilland Merle Oberon and Sonja Henie lead a guest list as Conrad Hilton plans five days of events including Bosphorus cruise and Beylerbi palace luncheon.
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Hoover Commission Urges Brakes on Foreign Aid and NATO Help
The Hoover Commission endorsed foreign aid in principle but called for reduced spending and brakes on programs. It recommended eliminating Point Four aid to NATO allies deemed techically proficient and stressed continuing overall aid with savings of about 360 million dollars yearly.
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Kremlin Leaders Return from Trip to Reassure Yugoslavia Ties
Moscow officials led by Premier Bulganin and Party Chief Khrushchev arrived from Belgrade to a welcome at Moscow airport. Foreign Minister Molotov and others reported that Hungary Czechoslovakia and Romania approved the Yugoslav Yugoslav Tito accord on active coexistence, signaling improved bloc relations.
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Finder of Famed Oilfield Dies at 92 in Texas
Pattillo Higgins, who discovered and promoted the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont, died of a heart attack at 92 in San Antonio. Once nearly penniless after years of exploration from 1892 to 1901, he later sold his holdings for over three million dollars.
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Monday Theater Schedules From Local Theaters
The Gazette lists today’s showtimes for Paramount Iowa State State Times Palace Marion C Drive In and Twixt Town venues. Feature films include Soldier of Fortune Ten Wanted Men Purple Plain Abbott and Cosello Meet the Keystone Kops Johnny Guitar Long Gray Line Hell Below Zero Massacre Canyon with various afternoon and evening screenings.
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