Joe Miller joke tale cites John Mottley origin
A humorous column discusses jokes credited to Joe Miller's Joke Book tracing authorship to John Mottley. It explains Miller's fame, his death, and how Mottley's name was used. The piece includes asides on reading, an anecdote about a library service, and a NatGeo note comparing bulb efficiency to fireflies.
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Joe Miller
Joe
London
Drury Lane Theater
John Mottley
Mottley
Miller
American Library Service
Raphael Gould
New York
National Geographic
G. E
Westinghouse
Prisoner Draft Rejected in 1966
Defense officials say the Pentagon in 1966 examined and rejected drafting imprisoned men for military duty. The idea, used in World War II, was rejected on grounds not specified in available records.
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Washington
Pentagon
Associated Press
Vietnam
John R. Michel
Montana Prison News
Deer Lodge
U. S
Congress
Michel
George Patton
Batte of the Bulge
Tokyo
Robert & Me
Namara
Robert
McNamara
Rank
Jakarta
Mikio Mizuta
Takeo Miki
U S to Award SRC 830 760 For Youth Jobs
The Labor Department approved a Neighborhood Youth Corps project in West Virginia, financing 830 760 of 944 770 total to provide summer jobs for 9 400 youths. The program aids disadvantaged 14 to 21 year olds to stay in or return to school and gain work experience.
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Washington
Labor Department
West Virginia
West Virginia Road Commission
Notables Join to End Hollywood Violence
Hollywood figures from Hugh O Brian to Jack Lemmon join a anti violence push over film content. Directors Guild and MPAA leaders back efforts to curb on screen brutality amid calls for self restraint and possible federal censorship debate.
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Hollywood
New York Times Service
Shane
Dino Dilaurentis
Spain
Italy
Hugh O'Brian
Wyatt Earp
National Rifle Assn
Jack Lemmon
William Wyler
Richard Boone
Tom Smothers
Dennis Weaver
Directors Guild
Delbert Mann
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Washington
Producers’ Guild
Valenti
Paris
Indus
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