Carson delays live Tonight Show broadcast plans
In Los Angeles AP reports Johnny Carson has reversed plans for live Tonight Show telecasts. NBC had announced a March 15 live start but a spokesman said no definite live date due to production problems and guest availability. Carson, on vacation, could not comment. The show remains taped at 5:30 p.m. Pacific for same-day late-night airing.
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Rolling Rock Fox Hunt Abandoned Over Money Shortage
Ligonier Pennsylvania Rolling Rock Hunt, a fox chase with five decades of tradition, faces a halt from April 1 due to lack of funds and expenses. The club plans to sell its 100 hounds to other stints while awaiting a possible revival, with longtime master and Pittsburgh financier Richard Beatty Hewaldo among figures tied to the era.
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Warren Hotel Slated For New Look
Owner Jim Simonsen announced major expansion plans for the Allegheny River Hotel in Warren. The 1.5 acre riverfront site will add a 120 room Sheraton Inn, glass enclosed tropical pool, expanded dining and kitchen facilities, a large banquet area, meeting rooms, health club, and entertainment spaces. The existing hotel stays open during construction with upper floors renovated into luxury suites. An eight story river view tower plus new discotheque and enhanced dining in a railroad motif are planned.
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Robbery Foiled In Odd Cocktail Tale At Elmford
A report describes a robbery foiled when Betsy Flanagan, a barmaid at Halls Comers in Elmsford New York, allegedly created a cocktail using a tail feather. The tale claims the first cocktail dates to 1776 and recounts a drunken patron asking for more, leading to the feathered drink in a railroad car lounge.
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Tax Bureau Workers Arrested For Bribe Scheme
Harrisburg AP reports two state sales tax bureau employees Bennie Goldbard and William Weselyk were arrested on charges of demanding an $8,000 bribe to reduce a coal company’s tax bill. Both Philadelphia men allegedly told Westmoreland Coal Co they could cut its tax liability on a purchase, but the company alerted authorities after a $3,000 payoff. The pair was dismissed by the Revenue Secretary.
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