Bing Crosby on film rise and studio friction in early talkies
In a reminiscence Crosby recalls resisting studio makeovers including flattening ears and a toupee while appreciating the musical era opening with sound. He notes breaking into Mack Sennett two reelers and Paramount musicals, forming a key partnership with Bob Hope after early stage and radio success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Sennett
Paramount
Dumbo
Crosby
Fred Astaire
Dick Powell
Myself
Bob Hope
New York
Capitol Theater
Gunmen Die As Hijacked Bus Stormed In Japan
Police stormed a hijacked long distance coach after more than 15 hours seizure. One of two gunmen was killed, another arrested. Seized with 17 passengers, several hostages including children and elders were released. police and NHK reported injuries among officers. The gunmen claimed Red Army affiliation and demanded talks with three political figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Red Army
Japan Broadcasting Corp.s
NHK
Hisayuki Kawasaki
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Japan
Mitsuo Setoyama
Ryugen Hosokawa
Takeo Nishioka
New Liberal Club
Liberal-Democratic Party
Bus Hijackers Seize Passengers in hostage episode
A bus with about a dozen passengers seized by hijackers who claimed to carry pistols shotguns and explosives. Passengers were released and hospitalized. hijackers reportedly used lit dynamite fuses to threaten hostages though no explosions occurred. One hostage wore dynamite sticks around her neck.
Bing Crosby's Son Arrives in Madrid for Funeral Departure
Crosby's 19 year old son Harry flew in from London to handle red tape for his father's body to leave Spain. Funeral planned next Tuesday at St Pauls Catholic Church in Westwood Los Angeles with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Kathryn Crosby says service will be a low mass but larger than his wishes, with family, staff, and friends in attendance. Crosby died Friday in Madrid after a holiday following a short England tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
UPI
Bing Crosby
Harry
California
Crosby
London
Red Cross Hospital
Meany tests Soviet human rights pledge with dissidents move
AFL CIO chief George Meany invites Sakharov and five Russian dissidents to the United States to test Moscow's adherence to the 1975 Helsinki accord and to gauge reactions from the Carter administration and U.S. policy on human rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Aflcio
George Meany
Andrei Sakharov
United States
Soviet Union
Meany
Afl-Cio
Los Angeles
Carter
Sakharov
George McGovern
Dl.d
Military notices of promotions and assignments list Air Force cadets
Cadet Byron Calhoun of Tipton is promoted to cadet technical sergeant at the Air Force Academy. John Svoboda and Roger Becker begin active duty at Lackland. Airman Russell Engelbart earns the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with his jet engine shop at Offutt. Staff Sgt. Thomas Smothers serves in Spain. Pvt. Casey Hartman joins Fort Ord as combat engineer. Cynthia Myers enlists in the delayed enlistment program, entering active duty January 23. Rodney Clark begins active duty at Lackland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron C. Calhoun
Byrom Calhoun
Tipton
Air Force Academy
Colo
John M. Svoboda
Arthur Svoboda
Jacolyn Drive
The
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Roger A. Becker
J.J. Becker
Cedar Rapids
Russell L. Engelbart
Dale Engelbart
Anamosa
Offutt Air Force Base
Neb
Thomas W. Smothers
Lowell Smothers
Clarence
Torrejon Air Base
Spain
Offutt
Casey G. Hartman
Carol A. Geurrero
Drinkward Ave
14Th Engineer Battalion
Fort Ord
Calif
Cynthia R. Myers
William F. Myers
Meadowdale Drive
Rodney Clark
Robert D. Clark
19Th St
Carter defends progress pace amid polls drop
President Carter says he will not drop any major initiatives despite unfavorable polls and a crowded agenda. He cites plans on energy, SALT, and economic measures while acknowledging public skepticism and complex timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Washington
White House
Middle East
Africa
Chimp Heart Transplant Patient Alive in Cape Town
Benjamin Fortes, 59, remains in satisfactory condition two days after Dr. Christiaan Barnard grafted a chimpanzee heart onto his dying heart in a four hour operation at Groote Schuur Hospital. Barnard notes animal hearts only as a last resort when no human donor is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Benjamin Fortes
Barnard
Hillary rejoined expedition after Himalaya rescue
Sir Edmund Hillary was evacuated by Indian air force from a 15 000 foot Himalayan village due to pulmonary edema. Doctors allowed him to rejoin expedition at Joshi Math, about 250 miles north of New Delhi, with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
UPI
Indian Air Force
Edmund Hillary
Mt. Everest
Himalayas
Bareilly Military Hospital
Hillary
Joshimath
Nar Parbhat
Air Force
Tenzing Norgay
Peter
Ganges River
Bay of Bengal
Holly River
Nandprayag
Badrinath
Narain Parbat Peak
Ganges
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buddy de Sylva
Moraleja Golf Club
NBC
Louis Harris
Israel
Chimp
Edmund Hillary Ok’d
Mana
American Federal Savings
Thomas Plumbing Service, Inc
15Th Street
General Nutrition Center
Lindale, Plaza
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!