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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1960

Page

12

THAT'S EARL, BROTHER Most Popular Actor Of 61-65

Earl Wilson spans a starry page of 1960s showbiz notes naming Peter Lawford as Most Popular Actor 1961-65 and salutes newcomers, cafe champs, and glossy TV glamour figures. It highlights Marilyn Monroe, Bob Newhart, Desi Arnaz, and others with playful opinion segments and party tidbits.

Lawford Marilyn Monroe Brenden Behan Nicky Darvas Peter Lawford Bob Newhart Bobby Darin Paul Anka Connie Francis Eydie Gorme Steve Lawrence Sam” Sweeten

Quotable Quips and Small-Town Anecdotes In New England

A collage of jokes and brief stories from a New Hampshire village includes a storekeeper dodging debts, a diner’s humorous boarding question, a playboy waiter’s misfortune, a stern moral line about right, along with reflections on Labor Day thunder, retirement pay curiosities, and Eisenhower’s political shift.

May Get His Rank Back

Washington AP report that Congressional leaders press a plan to restore President Eisenhower to five star rank after his White House term ends January 20. Restoring the rank would bring $20,548 yearly pay plus up to $50,000 in office expenses and a $25,000 pension for a former president, requiring a special act of Congress.

Washington Eisenhower White House Congress

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