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Comedians Gather In Atlantic City For Demo Convention Ditties
Entertainer lineup previews include Dick Gregory at Basin Street in Atlantic City and Jackie Mason at Black Orchid. Jokes target Goldwater Nixon and LBJ while stars like Bobby Baker and Sinatra dreams appear. Newswriter Earl Wilson recalls Barry Sisters and Frank Jr. opening nights as pop culture buzz from 1964.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Atlantic City
The
Basin Street
Gregory
Senator Goldwater
Paul Revere
Health
Scrooge
Gen. Custer
Jackie Mason
Black Orchid
LBJ
Bernie Allen
Sarah Vaughn
Adam Wade
Bernie
Bobby Baker
Marty Allen
Steve Rossi
Wagner
Gracie Mansion
Lynda Bird Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
U.S
Teamsters
Sinatra
Rome
Frank Jr
Americana Royal Box
Helen Forrest
Pied Pipers
Tommy Dorsey
Frankie Jr
N.J
Bo Belinsky
Frank Thomas Tiffin
Scribes
Jerry Shane
Barry Sisters
Patrice Munsel
Maxim
City Folk
Judy Townsend
Joe van Riper
Cashbox
Kaye Ballard
Duke Ellington
Basin St
Audrey Hepburn
Fran Jeffries
Danny
Bob Newhart
CBS
Alain Delon
Lola Albright
Jane Fonda
Bobby ‘Breen