Bacall and Robards on Broadway in Cactus Flower
Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards star together in a Broadway show described as a potential long-running hit. The piece notes Bacall’s past battles for principles, her desire for audience appeal, and the pairing’s spark amid industry chatter, with producer David Merrick commenting on critics’ reactions.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Lauren Bacall
Betty
Sardi’s
Jason Robards
the Devils
Broadway
Lunt & Fontanne
Tell Me Why Pigeons Aided Messages Across Ages
A reader contest winner is Joey Weeks of Dartmouth Nova Scotia. The article explains homing pigeons ancient use to carry messages and modern military training. It notes 269 pigeon species, the sun as a directional cue theory, nesting in trees, and the extinction of the passenger pigeon by 1914 after heavy hunting and trade.
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Joey Weeks
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia
United States
Riddles and prizes headline local TV offerings and games
A multi item schedule lists TV programs from 6:00 to 19:00 and features a drawing contest with riddles. It invites entrants like Tonda Baker of Portsmouth Virginia and notes Texas leads the nation in rice production.
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Ozzie and Harriet
Virginian
Patty Duke
Beverly Hillbillies
Gidget
Green Acres
Big Valley
Bob Hope
Dick van Dyke
Danny Kaye
Amos Burke
1 Spy
Secret Agent
ETV
Face -of- Sweden
Danny’ Kaye
New Breed
Manhattan
Texas
Britain Starts Pay TV Plan With Films and Ballet
London AP Britain launches its first pay television system on January 7 featuring films and sports from Chicago and an evening with the Royal Ballet starring Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Initial service targets Westminster and Southwark with 2 000 to 3 000 subscribers, expanding to about 10 000 by summer. Lord Brabourne says Britain’s relay network supports pay TV, with box receivers, two shilling coins, and four showings per film over two weeks.
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London
Britain
Ainly
Chicago
Royal ‘Ballet
Margot Fonteyn
Rufold Nureyev
Westminster
Southwark
Pay-Tv, Ltd
Lord Brabourne
Soviet Union
Lord Brasbourne
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Gaarl Brother
Allant
Betty Bacall
Humphrey Bogart
Bacall-Barry Nelson
Boradway
David Merrick
Dick Gregory
Tim Boxer
Express
U. S. District Court
Alameda
Great Northern
Ricky Bernard
Larry Mathews
Mamie van Doren
Joe Namath
Traction’s
Hollywood
Midnight Earl
John Lindsay
Marty Allen
Steve Rossi
Paramount
Howard Koch
Alan -Jay Lerner
Kennedy Ladies
Stephen Smith
Pat Lawford
el Moroc
Brigitte Bardot
Paris
Hotel Plaza
Pierre Salingers
Jack Lambert
Pussycat Gang
Money Werblin
Dean Martini
Frank Thinatra
Arnold Palmer
Zsa Zsa Gabber
Flhwell Merman
Eddie Risman
Loew’s
al Kellys
Liz Taylor
Mike Todd Jr
Harry Bloomfield
Prez
Forest Hills Concerts, Inc
Richard Burton
Forest Hills
PAN Mail
Barbra Streisand
Judy Garland
Judy
Alice Etzold
Springfield
N. J
Joe Levine
Dorothy Kilgallen
Sammy Davis
Golden Boy
Stage Door Alley
Althea Gibson
Wm. Darben Jr
Mort Sahl
N. Y
Richard Boone
Hawaii
Virginia Woolf
Ernest Borgnine
Nat Cole
Alain Delon
The
Hall Syndicate, Inc
RCA Victor
New
Aycock
Radio Shack
6Th Ave
N.E
Westinghouse
Shirt Service
Aleokum
Marshal Dillon
Huntley-Brinkley
Combat
Rawhide
Young People’s Concert
Smothers Brothers
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
Red Skelton
McHale’s Navy
Dr. Kildare
F Troop
Peyton Place
Wlac-Tv
CBS
Chicago Bears
Mona McCluskey
Johnny Carson
Herald of Truth
Country Junction
Countryboy
Eddie
Dixie
Imperial Gospel
Capt. Kangaroo
Sergeant Preston
Bugs Bunny
Captain Kangaroo
Superman
Deputy Dawg
Mickey Mouse Club
Mike Wallace
Cheyenne
Benny Carle
Walter Cronkite
Andy Griffith
Young
Andy of Mayberry
Morning Star
McCoys
Paradise Bay
Donna Reed
Ben Casey
Ben’ Casey
General Hospital
Lloyd Thaxton
Kiddie Circus
Tombstone Territory
Huntsville
Tonda Baker
Portsmouth
Virginia
WMSL
Mutuel
WHOS
WHRT
WJOF
WJIMW
WKAC
Lana Turner
John Geavin
Leandra Dee
Martielle, Ala
Charles J. Fold
Pussycat
United Artists Technicolor
Nes McTure
MC Aao
Ann-Margret
Sterring van Heflin
Alan, Delon
Thunderbird
Johnny Cash
Princess
Theatre
Wntown
Princess Seenuine
Carr
Xmas Decatur
Beredit Jewelers
Munts’ Lle
Florence
Washington ST
N.C
Court ST
Magnavox
Pocket Radio
LO Re Furniture E Frigidaire
Decatur
Second Ave
Holly ST
Ster
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