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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
5
The Odd Couple brings Neil Simon's Broadway hit to cinema with Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison and Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar. The review lauds sharp lines, pacing, and strong supporting cast while noting social satire amid comic misadventure.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller visited the Humphrey drug store in Huron South Dakota and learned he was eight cents short of a 21.08 purchase. A clerk whispered I am the only Republican working here as Mrs. Ralph Humphrey helped with purchases.
Review finds Bandolero enjoyable despite thin plotting and a listless central premise. James Stewart and Dean Martin anchor the film with Raquel Welch and George Kennedy delivering solid turns. Humorous moments and desert visuals, plus capable supporting work, elevate this American Western.
Frank Nicholas Veloz II, eldest son of the dance team Veloz and Yolanda, died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a cancer battle. He was 27 and was nicknamed the million dollar baby at birth due to his mother canceling lucrative bookings during pregnancy.
New York City faces $3.3 million in claims for riot damages after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. The comptroller's office says losses include stolen merchandise and damaged stores leading to business closures.
A subdued Finney directed comedy, Charlie Bubbles follows a bored London financier. The plot includes a playful spaghetti fight with Smokey Pickles and a provocative interlude with Eliza played by Liza Minnelli. The film emphasizes mood over plot and ends with Charlie adrift in an orange dirigible.
Hollywood byline reports Lee Meriwether former Miss America joined the Universal comedy set as Andy Griffith's pregnant wife. She disguised as a showgirl with a blond wig and heavy makeup to mingle with chorus girls for two hours before being discovered by director Alan Raskin.
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson honorary chairman of Operation Headstart calls for volunteers in a nationwide TV appeal. The taped message has been distributed to 811 television stations nationwide for the summer program aiding pre school children.
W Dakin Williams says Tennessee Williams wrote a note from New York claiming fear of murder and asking to be hidden if needed. The note, signed Devotedly Tom, references danger from con men and his work as his love. The playwright’s mother Edwina Williams, 86, lives in St. Louis.
Kennedy High School presents Half a Sixpence with Paramount showing The Odd Couple for multiple screens. Iowa World Plaza Marion C R Drive In and Twixt Town list films including Gone with the Wind Planet of the Apes and The Good Bad Ugly with various start times and shorts intervals.
Chattanooga Tennessee claims the title as the world's largest producer of wooden doll houses and furniture per the local Chamber of Commerce.
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