Lawyers Now Run The Movie Business In Hollywood
Earl Wilson notes with wit that studios rely on lawyers to draft contracts for stars like Marilyn Monroe Liz Taylor and Doris Day while stars and agents haggle over clauses. He recalls Burt Lancaster and David Niven delaying films over color of dressing room walls amid long, costly contracts. Memo culture expands from Selznick era to doormen and memo pads as legalities overshadow storytelling. The piece closes with Anna Maria Alberghetti’s high school graduation gift to her brother.
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Earl Wilson
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Liz Taylor
Doris Day
Marilyn
Liz
Doris
Nagg Hy
Niven
David 0. Selznick
Selznick
Earl
New York
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Celebrity News Roundup From 1961 Pages
A compact digest notes Julius LaRosa hobbling after a water skiing spill, Rock Hudson with Wendy Roberts at a screening, Mitzi Green in a Riviera Gypsy with nudity, plus Robert Preston optioning Lion Pit. It mentions budget talks for Lawrence of Arabia, Carrie Adams to wed Larry Benito, Flor de Oro Truji llo’s eleventh wedding, and other showbiz bites from across popular culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther Paul
Europe
Julius LaRosa
Rock
Artie Singer
Phila
Las Vegas Riviera
Mitzi Green
Robert Preston
Lion Pit
Rock Hudson
Wendy Roberts
Eleanor Powell
Hal LeRoy
Earl
Toni Arden
The
Hall Syndicate
Radio and TV Schedule Log for Morning to Sign Off
A broadcast log lists daily programming on WAPI TV Channel 13 and CHANNEL 10 Educational Network. Programs include News, Morning Watch segments, public service, Serenade, Word of Life, Jack Paar shows, and a News Round-up with sign off at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Paar
Playing The Game According To Boyle
HAL BOYLE notes mail reveals aging trends with men gaining weight and women losing weight relative to parents. He cites sound travel distances, dogwood twig brushing, rat radio sensitivity, a Kansas sidewalk law, July hot dogs consumption, diabetes diagnosis gaps, and aging women in the workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Kansas
Don Herold
Lawrence School Post Set to Move July 1
Silas Cross will become top administrator in Lawrence County schools on July 1, succeeding Woodrow Burks who moves to principal of Lawrence County Junior High on July 31. The new high school opens this year with grade splits and Cross will oversee mathematics and athletics at Chalybeate Springs prior posts.
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Cross
Burks
Franklin Roberson
Chalybeate Springs
Lawrence County
Lawrence
Trinity High School
Morgan County
Chalybeate
Catching a Snake Safely For Kids
Science For You offers a safe method to capture a non poisonous snake using a shelf bracket and cloth without injury. It warns against handling venomous snakes and notes harmless species can make good pets, encouraging non lethal approaches and gentleness toward snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Features Corp
Kuwait Annex Plan Raises Regional Tensions Amid Oil wealth
Iraq's Kassem announced a peaceful annexation of Kuwait claiming historical rights and named Sheikh Abdullah As-Salim as chief administrator of the 5,800 square mile territory. Britain offered aid if Kuwait sought it, while diplomats noted Kuwait's oil wealth and long British protection despite its independent treaty since 1899.
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Saudi Arabia
Kassem
Sem
Kuwait
Iraq
Sir Abdullah As-salim As’sabah
Britain
London
Basra
Baghdad
Mosul
Persian Gulf
County Agents To Hold Annual Meet
Alabama county farm agents will hold their annual convention in Birmingham on Tuesday. State Senator Alton Turner of Luverne is set to speak at the opening session.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Alton Turner
Luverne
Cross outlines education goals for Lawrence County schools
Cross, newly elected superintendent, details his Coast Guard service, education, and community roles. He pledges economy in government, fair disbursement of funds, and focus on improving instructional programs to give every child the best possible education with equal facilities for all races. He lives in Moulton with wife and three children.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Benjamin Franklin Technical Institute
Boston
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
London
Hazlewood High School
Cross
Florence State College
Peabody College
Nashville
Masonic Lodge
Town Creek
Moulton
Lawrence County
Special Area Leaders Named for 1962 United Fund Drive
W G Hall announced two new area chairmen for the 1962 United Fund campaign. J D Knight will head the special area group and Mrs C H O'Brien will coordinate the Junior Service League in soliciting the women's area. The special area covers four divisions including Redstone Arsenal and NASA, Negro division, and executive and professional associates. Solicitation begins late August with help from Junior Service League members and their teams. Knight, a Knoxville native, previously worked in the executive and professional division. O'Brien, from St Augustine, mentored in clothing and dry goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
W. G
Bill) Hall
J. D. Knight
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
North Alabama
Junior Service League
C. H. O’brien
U. F
O’brien
Knoxville
Tenn
Knight
St. Augustine
Fla
Clothing and Dry
Perspiration Facts and Functions Explained
A school column explains why perspiration is vital. It outlines how sweating cools the body, removes wastes, and maintains temperature. It notes sweat’s chemical components, the number of sweat glands, and daily output, with engaging trivia for readers.
Riddle Box questions and punchlines
The text discusses insensible and sensible perspiration as a framing device for a riddle. It lists three questions about work with a will, yard differences, and subtraction frequency, with answers suggesting lawyers, a fence, and only once. The closing line hints a wordplay about time.
Puzzle Box Riddle Points to Tomorrow's Atlas Prize
Readers are invited to solve a drawing that represents a specific location. Tomorrow's paper will reveal the answer. The winner receives the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events. Virginia Cook of 11 Phoenix Arizona is today's winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Shepard
Charleston
Virginia Cook
Phoenix
Arizona
Trinidad’s Place at End of Caribbean Island Arc
Trinidad stands as the southernmost point in a 675 mile arc of Caribbean islands stretching from the Virgin Islands to Venezuela, marking its geographic extreme among nearby isles.
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Trinidad
Virgin Islands
Venezuela
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ABC
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Indochina
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Lewis Watkins
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Science
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Johnny Johnson
Decatur Nursery
C. H. O'Brien
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Decatur
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