TV Reviews Assess Marriage Dramas on Wagon Train and Armstrong Circle Theater
TV critic notes Wagon Train episodes with Bette Davis and The Bettina May Story show marriage tensions and the value of professional help. The piece praises Dramatizations on Armstrong Circle Theater while previewing upcoming CBS True anthology, NBC Beethoven special, and other network plans for 1962 63.
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New York
UPI
Chris Hale
Bette Davis
CBS TV
Armstrong Circle Theater
Alvi Boretz
George
Lela Davis
Bette
Lydia Bruce
Miss Davis
Reno
John McIintire
Cbs-Tv
Jack
Dragnet) Webb
Walt Disney
Beethoven
Hans van Meegeren
NBCTV
Jimmy Doolittle
Brazilian man confesses starting Ni teroi circus fire
Adilson M. Alves, held in Rio de Janeiro, admitted starting the Ni teroi circus blaze that killed 307. He said he sought revenge on a circus worker. accomplice Wal ter Rosa denied ties to the fire. About 2 500 people watched, with 600 injured as the tent burned.
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Man
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Niteroi
Teodoro Gonveia de Abreu
Adilson M. Alves
Alves
Gouveia
Walter Rosa
Rosa
Maciel Felizardo
Opposition to Trinity canal plan in West Texas
Spokesmen from Amarillo Lubbock and Childress oppose opening the Trinity to barge traffic arguing it would hinder regional development. James H. Eubanks of Amarillo Chamber of Commerce transportation committee says the plan would centralize wholesale and industrial facilities in Dallas Fort Worth. Opponents say taxpayers outside the area would pay while Dallas Fort Worth would gain, noting the region’s large population lacks water transportation.
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Paap
Amarillo
Lubbock
Childress
West Texas
James H. Eubanks
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee
Trinity
Dallas-Fort Worth
Eubanks
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Wright
Mexico City
Fort Worth Livestock Auction Slower Trade Across Cattle
In Fort Worth cattle and sheep sales, 700 cattle and 700 sheep listed. Slaughter steers not established as demand slows, heifers down about 25 cents, loads largely good with some low choice near 825 pounds. Slaughter heifers $24.00, standard and good calves $22.00–$24.75, stocker calves $25.00–$26.00, stocker heifers $23.00–$25.00. Sheep market steady with fall shorn lambs $15.25–$16.00, yearlings $13.00, ewes $7.00–$7.50.
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Fort Worth
UPI
USDA
Canteen Opens Friday at Fair Park Auditorium
An adult supervisor announced Teen Canteen will open Friday night at Fair Park Auditorium with events for youth after Friday evening.
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Fair Park Auditorium
Hart's Greatest Play Unfinished After Hart Dies in Palm Springs
Palm Springs California obituary reports Broadway figure Moss Hart dies at 57 from heart attack. He had just completed act two of a new comedy possibly surpassing Lady in the Dark and The Man Who Came to Dinner. Kitty Carlisle Hart was at his side as doctors tried to resuscitate him.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Moss Hart
Hart
Kitty Carlisle
Christopher
Kathy
George Kaplan
Byron
Brooklyn
Toronto
Bennett Cerf
Random House Publishers
New York
Cerf
George S. Kaufman
Man
Children’s Santa Letters Request Toys for Christmas
A collection of Christmas requests from several children. Irma and Gladys Ramirez ask for dolls and dishes, Sherry Atkinson seeks a Bride Doll and Teddy Bear, Kim Crossley wants a chatter box and Thumbalina Doll, Keith Allen Lacy asks for a Rocky Horse and tricycle, Terri requests a crying doll and bat, and Eddy Smith asks for a train plus warm wishes for all children and grandparents in Valley Forge, Pa.
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Santa Terri
Eddy
Eddy Smith
Faulkner Seen Near Release From Virginia Hospital
Novelist William Faulkner remains at the University of Virginia Hospital after Saturday admission for a virus lung infection and a sprained wrist. Doctors expect his discharge soon.
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William Faulkner
University of Virginia Hospital
Dividend for motherhood reveals a new world
He shifts perspective slowly and notices the world around him feels better. He straightens up, smiles, and smooths his hair as the idea of motherhood brings a positive payoff.
Federal Action Could Target Reds Next Month
The Justice Department may indict leaders of the US Communist party next month for failing to register as agents of Russia. The registration deadline for the party and its leaders and members has passed amid continued defiance. An indictment against the party itself was already obtained for failing to register under the 1950 Internal Security Act, with trial set to begin February 1 in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Communist Party
Russia
Congo leaders avert break in Kitona talks on unity plan
The Kitona conference nearly collapsed when Tshombe walked out after 15 hours but U.S. Ambassador Gullion and U.N. official Bunche persuaded him and Adoula to resume. They reached a two hour later agreement on Katanga governance and central authority, with Tshombe retaining autonomy yet allowing wealth access to Kinshasa.
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Kitona
Tshombe
U.S
Edmund A. Gullion
U.N
Ralph Bunche
Adoula
Atanga
Cetral
Katanga
Congo
Belgium
Kennedy
Guilion
Bunche
Mystery mass fish deaths baffle Australia coast
The fish die off along 200 miles of New South Wales coast ends as suddenly as it began. Sportsmen resume catching live fish, fish swim normally again, and there is no explanation for the baffling sea mystery that sent thousands to their deaths earlier in the week. Lester Cribb notes the phenomenon has ceased and fish behavior returns to normal.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
New South Wales
Lester Cribb
Evans Five
Holidays Bring Gatherings From Across The States
Mrs Betty Morgan and children of Redding California visit her parents Mr and Mrs R B Howard and other relatives. Mr Norman Hemp hill and Ronald Jones head to Fort Worth for holidays. Mrs Hughes to Magnolia Arkansas with Ruthie Franklin. Carl Laningham of Los Angeles and W F Laningham of Tucumcari visit relatives incl J J Laningham. Don Hamilton of Dallas and wife with Perkins Seminary ties arrive. Lyle Hamilton arrives as youth director for the Methodist Church at Baird. Teen Canteen opens Friday at 8 30 pm at Fair Park Auditorium.
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Betty Morgan
Redding
Calif
R. B. Howard
Norman Hemphill
Ronald Jones
Fort Worth
W. I. Hughes
Magnolia
Arkansas
Ruthle Franklin
Carl Laningham
Los Angeles
J. W. Hamilton
Don Hamilton
Dallas
Perkins Theological Seminary
Irving
Lyle Hamilton
Baird
Hamiltons
Chickasha
Okla
Darling Training At Fort Knox
Army Pvt. Gene W. Darling son of Mr and Mrs Clyde S Darling 701 Starr St Quanah is completing eight weeks of reconnaissance training at Fort Knox Ky The 20 year old is trained in scouting patrolling and gathering enemy movement data He previously trained on armor and tank operations and entered the Army last August after high school in Quanah and college at West Texas State and North Texas State.
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Fort Knox, KY
AHTNC
Army
Gene W. Darling
Clyde S. Darling
Starrst
Quanah
Armor Training Center
Fort Knox
Darling
Fort Ord
Calif
Quanah High School
West Texas State College
Canyon
North Texas State College
Denton
International Drilling Corporation
Tulsa
Okla
Rockefeller Laments Loss Of Youngest Son Michael
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller announced in a choked voice that his youngest son Michael has been given up for lost in New Guinea.
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Albany
N. Y
UPID
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Michael
New Guinea
McNamara Cancels $1 Fee Plan for Military Dependents
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara has rescinded a proposal to charge military dependents a $1 fee per out-patient visit to military hospitals. The move stops a plan aimed at offsetting healthcare costs through small charges.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Sour Note for Atlas Cape Canaveral
UPI reports 1961 ends with a sour note for the Atlas rocket program as a monkey goes missing in the Atlantic and two other test shots miss targets by hundreds of miles.
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ATLAS
Five Rhee supporters hanged by Seoul military regime
Seoul police and military authorities announced that five more backers of former President Syngman Rhee were executed today as part of a crackdown by the South Korean military junta.
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Seoulorea
UPI
Syngman Rhee
U.N. Recesses as Assembly Rebukes Soviet China
The United Nations General Assembly reprimands the Soviet Union and Communist China for suppressing Hungary and Tibet and then begins a three week Christmas recess.
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U.N
United Nations, N.Y
UPI
General Assembly
Soviet Union
China
Hungary
Tibet
Obituary Notice for E. J. and Survivors Listed
E. J. is identified as the brother in law of Mrs. Viola Johnson with survivors including his wife a daughter and a son and another sister. Miss Bertha Johnson Mrs Ben J Teague Whit Johnson of Houston and Vernon Johnson of Andrews are listed among other survivors. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a m Saturday in Waco.
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Page One
Dent
Viola Johnson
Bertha Johnson
Ben J. Teague
Whit Johnson
Houston
Vernon Johnson
Andrews
Waco
Happy Birthday Tomorrow to Miss Charlotte Czewski
A brief birthday note wishes Miss Charlotte Czewski a happy birthday tomorrow with warm regards from the sender.
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Charlotte Czewski
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report
Admissions list includes James Ragsdale Mrs. Shelby Wilson Bobby Rowland Mrs. Ben Purcell Mrs. Margaret Blunt Mrs. H. A. Neal Jr. Wesley McInturff. Dismissals feature Patsy Veale Mrs. W. B. Wallis Mrs. Billy Leonard Mrs. R. G. Pratt.
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James Ragsdale
Shelby Wilson
Bobby Rowland
Ben Purcell
Margaret Blunt
H. A. Neal Jr
Wesley McInturff
Patsy Veale
W. B. Wallis
Billy Leonard
R. G. Pratt
Noon Cotton Prices Rise in New York Market
United Press International reports New York cotton prices at 34.14 and 34.60, with March futures up and May futures up as of the latest market update. Futures remain unquoted for 1963.
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United Press International
New York
Banks Testify by Mail in Texas Meeting Subpoena
Subpoenaed banks including American National Bank of Beaumont First Security National Bank of Beaumont Moody National Bank of Galveston First National Bank of Dallas and National Bank of Commerce of Dallas answered in writing and were excused from testifying at the meeting.
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American National Bank of
Beaumont
First Security National Bank of
Moody National Bank of Galveston
First National Bank of Dallas
National Bank of Commerce of
Dalas
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