Mind over metabolism hits a cocktail party
Washington humorist Dick West recalls a party where a stranger told him he looked like Jason Robards Jr and a movie binge led him to fear admiration could alter his appearance. He tests the theory by watching Virginia Woolf and notes his wife spotting Eddie Fisher lookalikes, disproving the idea.
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Dick West
Washington
UPI
Jason Robards Jr
Robards
Humphrey Bogart
Bogart
S. J. Perelman
J. Perelman
Woody Allen
Eddie Fisher
East European hopes for trade rise as Viet Nam war cools ties
From Prague reports the Viet Nam conflict dominates East European policy, dampening Western cultural ties while trade with West Germany and other nations expands. Government stance abroad grows cooler toward the United States, yet popular sentiment remains restrained and courteous toward Western visitors.
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K.C. Thaler
United Press International Prague
UPI
Viet Nam
Russia
East Europe
Europe
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Germany
United States
Three Martinez Sisters Die By Suicide Over Economic Hardship
In Buenos Aires three sisters Elvira Irene and Adela Martinez aged between 50 and 60 were found dead from an overdose of sleeping pills. A note cited dire finances after two brothers who supported them recently died, leaving the sisters without income.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Elvira
Irene
Adela Martinez
Susann novel stirs Hollywood casting fever
Jacqueline Susann writes Valley Of The Dolls drawing mixed reactions as Fox plans a film. Stars like Bette Davis Tina Louise Stella Stevens and Shelley Winters show interest while Susann jokes about casting being handled by producer David Weisbart. Ben Alexander returns to TV in The Felony Squad after Dragnet. He explains his dual role as actor and technical consultant and notes his business ventures in cars and mortuaries. The new series aims for sharper action and a non Los Angeles setting.
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Vernon Scott
UPT
Hollywood Correspondent
Hollywood
UPI
Jacqueline Susann
Miss Susann
Valley of the Dolls
20Th Century-Fox
New York
Ethel Merman
Josephine
Bette Davis
Joe Lansing
Tina Louise
Stella Stevens
Ben Alexander
Jack Webb
Frank Smith
Alexander
Friday
Abc-Tv
Howard Duff
Dennis Cole
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dragnet
Peyton Place
Duff
Ben
Gotham City
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