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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1968
Page
5
P Lorillard Co. announced a $3 million research center in Greensboro North Carolina marking the first stage of a long range expansion into the 1980s. Construction will start this summer and finish in 1969.
A granite memorial shelters the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 near Hodgenville Kentucky. The shelter preserves the historic site heavily visited by tourists and scholars alike.
Robert Hooks, star of ABCs NYPD, seeks to expand from acting to producing. He credits progress in Negro representation on TV but says true integration requires a Negro producer and vows to help new Black performers through his Group Theatre Workshop and the Negro Ensemble Company.
A garbled list of TV time slots across channels WEMY Ch2 WGHP Ch7 and related stations shows daily programming blocks from early morning to late night. Entries include news CBS News Morn Shaw devotions cooking segments talk shows dramas and movies with several gaps and unreadable portions.
Hollywood reports a tie between Bonnie and Clyde and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as top nominees for the 40th Academy Awards. The list names Spencer Tracy as a record nine time nominee, with Best Actor and Best Actress fields featuring Hepburns, Dunaway, and Evans among others.
In Columbia a 4 A drop in humidity raised woods fire risk across South Carolina to 75 Monday after a calm Sunday. Most fires were small and quickly controlled. The State Forestry Commission credited diminished winds for keeping danger manageable and warned the dry conditions would likely persist for days. Foresters urged postponing outdoor burning.
Abilene Christian College received the final $300 paycheck of Marine 2nd Lt. Bill Reese, a 24 year old ACC music education graduate and former college drum major, who was killed in Vietnam by a Viet Cong mortar round. His parents were notified of his death.
Playwright Tennessee Williams may influence the Illinois Senate race as Democrat W Dakin Williams seeks the nomination to challenge Republican Everett Dirksen. Williams, a retired Air Force major and lawyer, calls for Vietnam withdrawal and suggests Asia allies take over some role. He tours a one man show and positions Paul Simon as his main Democratic foe.
Ocean City Maryland AP reports Bobby Baker former secretary to U S Senate Democrats and Carousel Motel owner was indicted by Worcester County Grand Jury for liquor law violations and conspiracy to violate liquor laws along with Dorothy Baker and Ocean City realtor Robert Bounds. The trio allegedly sold liquor after hours on Dec 31 to party guest Robert Cusic during a seven day license period. Police had raided the Carousel Motel New Year’s Eve finding liquor after hours. Baker faces a federal income tax evasion sentence imposed January 29 1967 in Washington.
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