Palmer Ignored as Friars Roast at Hollywood Event
Arnold Palmer was treated as guest of honor yet largely ignored at a Friars Club roast in Hollywood. Notables like George Jessel and George Burns teased while Palmer received a standing ovation after a night packed with risqué quips and jokes about others. Mickey Rooney and Bob Hope cited Palmer’s golf fame and shared anecdotes from pro-am events.
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Palmer
Friars Club
James Bacon
Associated Press
Hollywood
The
Friars
Arnold Palmer
Arnie
George Jessel
George Burns
Hillcrest Country Club
Bo Wininger
Abso
Jessel
Arnold Pallmer
Bob Hope
Mickey Rooney
Rooney
Somehow He Just Moved Himself In
Mrs. William C. Blake sought help as a man identified as a minister moved into her Charlotte home with trunks and clothes. She loaned money to cover bills totaling at least 81 70 14 and posted $13 for his release after an arrest for drunkenness. Police hunt for Stokes.
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Charlotte, N. C
William C. Blake
Chicago
Inaugural Promises A Mix of Performers for Ceremony
The 300 voice Mormon Tabernacle Choir from Salt Lake City and a Laurel Mississippi-born singer will perform. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey asked for appearances per the Congressional Inaugural Committee. Chief Justice Earl Warren will administer the oath. Floats and souvenirs, including a President postcard set, will be part of the event.
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Salt Lake City
Aequir Cement Quakh Gho
Laurel
Miss
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congressional
Earl Warren
Coast Plan Approval Expected
The North Carolina Seashore Commission, chaired by Woodrow Price, is expected to approve three legislative proposals this week. The board will hear reports and recommendations from its committees during a coastal meeting in Kinston.
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Kinston
N.C
North Carolina Seashore Commission
North Carolina
Woodrow Price
Raleigh
Boards of
Commiscoastal Counties
Good Neighbor Council's Fate Hangs on Moore
William Johnson of Raleigh says Gov elect Dan Moore will study the council's work and racial issues before deciding its future. Johnson notes Moore is interested in continuing race relations efforts after Gov. Terry Sanford created the council. Sanford previously warned that racial discrimination is unprofitable.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Good Neighbor Council
Dan K. Moore
William Johnson
Raleigh
Ln Winston-Salem
Moore
Terry Sanford
Johnson
Oswald's Widow Begins Classes at University of Michigan
Mrs. Oswald, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, attends an eight week English language course at the University of Michigan English Language Institute. She says she hopes to meet fellow students and plans to return to Dallas at course end. She has previously declined interviews.
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Dent John F. Kennedy
Awful Publisher Plans More Books in Humorous Series
London AP reports Peter Wolfe plans a series of Awful Books for people who are bad at tasks. The first three titles will publish in March The Awful Cook's Book The Awful Dressmaker's Book The Awful Handyman's Book Each explains what not to do and how to recover from mistakes. The Awful Spellers Dictionary assists spelling by phonetic lookup.
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London
Peter Wolfe
Wolfe
Non-Support Charged After Family Dies
In Yadkin County North Carolina a husband was charged with nonsupport hours after his estranged wife Nellie Mae Driver Bolin and their three children died in a house fire in the Deep Creek area. The fire killed L G Jr four Marty Lee three and Carolyn Jeannette six months. Funeral services set for Thursday at Deep Creek. Sheriff Brown requested arson experts to determine cause.
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Yadkinville
N.C
Yadkin County
Orville Brown
Nellie Mae Driver
Bolin
Deep Creek
Brown
North Carolina
Giles
L. G. Jr
Marty Lee
Carolyn Jeanette
Princess Margaret Pub Crawl With In Laws in Ireland
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon along with her in laws toured Paddy Burke's bar in Clarenbridge trading beer and stout while locals gawked. The party at Birr Castle followed a singing sequence led by Rose O'Toole and featured Tom O'Toole and selections like Galway Bay.
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Clarenbridge
Ireland
Margaret
Chablis
Dalney Bay
Paddy Burke
Paddy
Lord Snowdon
Countess of Rosse
Earl
Snowdon
Viscount
Viscountess de Vesci
Birr Castle
Rose
Former Gangster Writes Memoirs by Joseph Valachi
Justice Department weighs releasing 1200 page manuscript by Joseph Valachi a convicted murderer who spilled details on the Cosa Nostra to federal authorities and a Senate committee. Officers say the book largely aligns with his prior disclosures though some officials find it uneven or hard to read.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Washington
Justice Department
Joseph Valachi
District of Columbia
Senate
Cosa Nostra
Valachi
Department
Senate Committee
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William G. Hundley
Hundley
Herbert J. Miller
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