Stogie Rolling a Dead Business Ends in Pittsburgh
The two man shop run by Ben Young and Clara is slated for demolition to make way for a new highway. Once Pittsburgh’s thriving cigar trade employed thousands, mass production ended the era as Young laments a dead business. He recalls 1910 earnings, current eight cent tobie pricing, and the rise of machines eroding a craft he learned as a boy.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Pa
Ben Young
Pittsburgh
Young
Clara
Hollywood Blockbuster Trend Drives 1968 Film Plans
AP writer Bob Thomas reports Hollywood studios push big budget epics but tighten budgets after overruns. MGM plans Ice Station Zebra and Shoes of the Fisherman while Kubrick’s 2001 cost far more than expected. Fox bets on The Star as a top roadshow offering with other major projects in development.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Doctor Zhivago
Epic
MGM
Stanley Kubrick
John Sturges
Anthony Quinn
Laurence Oliver
Richard Burton
Clint Eastwood
Twentieth Century-Fox
Motorist Arrest Pleases Officer in Traffic Stop
A 74-year-old man arrested for speeding in Missouri told Magistrate Margaret Young it was a pleasure to be arrested by a nice officer. Baits of Kansas City faced a $10 fine after Patrol Trooper BF Thomas cited him for speeding. Nearby notes mention acacia varieties and several upcoming film releases from Fox, United Artists, Columbia, and Paramount, including Planet of the Apes Anticipated, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Funny Girl.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Margaret Young
Gary P. Baits
Kansas City
BF. Thomas
Missouri Highway Patrol
Balis
Julie Andrews
Robert Wise
Fox
Charlton Heston
Anthony Quinn
Michael Caine
United Artists
Dick van Dyke
Ian Fleming
Charge of the Light Brigade
Empire
Robert Mitchum
MacKenna
Gregory Peck
Paramount
Film and stage previews in Garden City Telegram 1968
January 9 issue highlights Tommy Steele in My Fair Lady staged revival Homeo Juliet and Barbarella with teens. Warner Bros Seven Arts plans Fred Astaire Return in Finian's Rainbow. John Wayne notes Vietnam War. Universal combines Burt ons and Tennessee Williams in Goforth and previews Thoroughly Modern Millie and Sweet Charity starring Shirley MacLaine.
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Tommy Steele
Franco Zeffirelli
Barbarella
Janet Fenda Haring
Warner Bros
Seven Arts
Fred Astaire
Finian
John Wayne
Green Berets
Universal
Burtons
Tennessee Williams
Shirley MacLaine
Invasion of the Philippines Opens World War II
Highlights include the 1945 start of the American invasion of the Philippines, plus notable events such as Connecticut’s 1788 Constitution ratification, Mississippi secession, Napoléon III’s death, Luxembourg’s Charlotte ascension, and WWII bombarding of San Benedetto Italy.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Connecticut
U.S
Mississippi
Napleon III
Charlotte
Luxembourg
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