Merrick Draws on Feuds and Gatsby Plans in London
Broadway producer David Merrick, filming in England, reflects on past feuds with Jackie Gleason and the success of The Great Gatsby. He discusses Gatsby’s budget, Scotty Fitzgerald Smith’s potential payoff, upcoming projects Mack and Mabel and The One Night Stand, and his lack of a current Broadway show.
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Earl Wilson
London
David Merrick
Paramount
Mia Farrow
Robert Redford
Jackie Gleason
Gleason
Merrick
FL Scott Fitzgerald
Scotty Fitzgerald Smith
Washington, D.C
Scotty
Tony Curtis
Mack and Mabel
Los Angeles
Gower Champion
Jerry Herman
Sennett
Mabel Normand
Friends honor former residents at Creston church dinner
Creston area residents gathered at the Baptist Church auditorium to honor Mr. and Mrs. William Brunken and their daughter who recently moved to Columbus. The event featured a meal by the Doreas Society, a Africa film by Larry Scheffler, and gifts from the church’s junior Sunday School.
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Creston
William Brunken
Baptist Church
Brunkens
Columbus
Doreas Society
Africa
Larry Scheffler
the Baptist Church
Terry Scheffler
Scott Scheffler
Ernest Blessen
Wayne Moran
George Summers
Agnes Walter
Anna Fischer
August Wiemer
Don Conyers Jr
Niobrara
Ida Lettie
Corona
George Brown Ans
J.W. Larson
Wiliam Larson
Minneapolis
Misn
Dwayne Larson
Salina
Kan
Jack Larson
Harold Larson
Robert Conyers
San Diego
W. F. Conyers Sr
Paul Hulsebus
New York
N.Y
Robert Olson
Spencer
Pele Bieh
Nebraska energy law debated at tax commission hearing
A new Nebraska law giving state controls over energy distribution was discussed at a hearing before Tax Commissioner William T. Peters. Suppliers of petroleum electricity and natural gas voiced questions. The act LB387 passed in 1973 becomes law Sunday and aims to prevent monopolistic advantages and unfair trade practices while requiring suppliers to continue serving independent outlets proportionally.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
William TE. Peters
Medieval Churches Prolific Remains in Northern Ethhopia
Researchers report Northern Ethhopia houses at least 1,400 medieval churches with hundreds still unknown to outside scholars. The find suggests a dense historical landscape and potential for many undiscovered religious sites across the region.
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Ethhopia
Marjorie Main revisited in candid interview by Nancy Anderson
Spy News Service details Marjorie Main known as Ma Kettle, her limited public appearances, and her life in California. Spec McClure shares insight into Main’s personality, metaphysical interests, and late husband’s influence. The piece recalls her stage debut, Broad waw, and a famous onstage slap with Bogart.
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Nancy Anderson
Hollywood
Haney
Moncjorie Main
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
Idyllwild
Dullwild
Ine
Spec McClure
Hedda Hopper
McClure
Mariotie Main
MGM
Marjorie
Greta Garbo
Metaphysics
Miss Mann
Staley Krebbs
McClre
Chautauqua
Miss Main
Hell
Humphrey Bogart
It Was One of Those Days by Judy Nelson
A humorous AP dispatch from North Platte recounts a morning mishap when a heavy box of AP teletype paper attacked the narrator, slicing her nose. The piece jokes about inanimate objects and odd accident reports, ending with a warning to not doubt such strange injuries.
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Judy Nelson
North Platte
Associated Press
Hans
North Platte Man Charged With First Degree Murder
Lincoln County District Court charged Danny Jo Taylor 21 with first degree murder after police found his wife Barbara 20 dead at the North Platte residence in an attempted murder death by self.
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North Platte, Neb
Lincoln County District Court
Danny Jo Taylor
North Platte
Lincoln County
Wall Mullikin
Taylor
Barbara
Skyway Drive In Theatre Ad In Schuyler Nebras
Local theater listing shows Skyway Drive-In Theatre in Schuyler Nebraska with Technicolor and Panavision film presentation. Co feature includes Play Misty for Me as part of the bill.
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Skyway
Drive-In
Schuyler, Nebraska
One good idea made Smith Johnson millionaire
Hal Boyles column profiles Smith Johnson of Sun City Center Florida who invented a steel paint pail that transformed his life. From humble 1820s beginnings with wooden staves to mass production, royalties, and later rubber product innovations Johnson built a fortune and a reputation for strong employee relations while still staying curious.
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Hal Boyle
Smith Johnson
Sun City Center
Fla
Haine
Johnson
SIKAD
OCH
Jolson
Ted
Pauling
N.Y
Thay
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