13 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1960
Page
1
The article notes the Democratic National Convention opening with speeches and state-by-state balloting set to begin at 3 p m, including color presentation and the national anthem as the session formally starts. It emphasizes the major task of nominating the party's candidate for president.
CBS coverage centers on Walter Cronkite with Edward R. Murrow and Howard K. Smith leading the staff as anchormen and reporters. ABC coverage lists John Chattele heading the team while NBC features Heatley and David Brinkley as lead newsmen.
Ben Alexander host of About Faces, an actor since age four, now manages car agencies and a motel in Southern California. He talks of a seven to seventeen million dollar yearly gross, owning four service stations and judging the postwar car market while continuing TV emcee work. He grew up in Hollywood amid stars and recalls school with Katharine DeMille, finding entertainment in business rather than acting.
The schedule lists Pow-Wow and other cartoons on Ch 18, All Star Baseball at Yankee Stadium described by Mel Allen and Vince Scully, Restless Gun episode Take Me Home, Full Circle adventures, She Dollar Doodle comedy playhouse, and the Democratic National Convention across channels.
Radio Highlights lists programs across stations WMON WHAZ WHMS WCAY and others. It notes 45 minute to 4 minute intervals with shows like Union Mission Jeffers Jamboree Arthur Godfrey Paul Harvey Juke Box Revue Best of Broadway Crow's Nest and evening Catholic Beliefs and a Louisville vs Senators game.
Questions cover Frankie Sinatras first film in 1943 and whether he ever danced on screen. His birth year is listed as 1913 or 1917, with 1917 favored recently. He rose to crooner fame in 1942, peaking 1947, and made a comeback in 1955. The item confirms John Russell is the same actor on Soldier of Fortune and Lawman, with syndicated overlap. It also notes Richards Ney played Custer in Tonto and provides Joanna Barnes contact details and current film Yarzan of the Apes.
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