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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1963

Page

3

Elizabeth Taylor London special sparks network offer

AP reports Elizabeth Taylor, the American actress, is the focus of a proposed London themed special by Norman Baer and Phil D'Antoni. They pitched a package to Miss Taylor, a CBS sponsor, after forming a TV packaging outfit. D'Antoni dismisses clichéd London bits.

New York Elizabeth Taylor Liz Taylor Big Ben Threadneedie Street Norman Baer Phil D’ Anton London Taylor CBS

Miss Taylor or Princess Margaret in London TV deal

Baer explains two potential London specials and Miss Taylor accepts. D'Antoni says the hour show could be worth about 400000 dollars, with filming set to begin soon and color footage planned with a British crew. In Los Angeles, obesity patients at Wadsworth Hospital slow starve to lose weight under Dr. Ernst J. Drenick, including Elaine Johnson who has shed 115 pounds in 101 days and aims for more. Leland Poe, once 500 pounds, weighs 444 and seeks 230 in six months as he endures the nonfood diet.

Baer London Miss Taylor Princess Margaret D'Antoni D’ Antoni Los Angeles Wadsworth Veterans Hospital Wadsworth Elaine Johnson Dr. Drenick Leland Poe Poe

Radio station schedule fragment noted for wartime tones

A list of radio call signs and hours appears as a fragmented schedule. WAJF WJIMW WJOF WMSL WHOS WHRT are shown with time spans from early morning to late evening and multiple frequencies. The text resembles a wartime early warning or public information frame.

Nurses Episode Exits Harlem Strife in Express Stop

CBS airs The Nurses from 10 to 11 PM EDT featuring Ruby Dee as a nurse seeking to leave Harlem and her community behind. The episode centers on personal and social pressures as she navigates relocation and loyalty.

CBS Lenox Avenue Ruby Dee Harlem

Project Friendship quiets race divide in Knoxville

In Knoxville 160 white and Negro families joined a noncourt ordered exchange called Project Friendship. The planned program, begun with interracial visits, aims to foster understanding across communities. Organizers say pairs were matched by similar backgrounds to encourage open, informal talks.

Kennedy Washington Knoxville Robert Harvey Merrill Proudfoot

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