Pat Boone Says Kiss Fuss Was a Mistake In Career
Hollywood star Pat Boone explains the kiss controversy over his films was a publicity mix up. He recalls refusing a kiss with Shirley Jones during April Love, citing religious principles, and notes wife Pat Boone agrees on keeping romance private. Boone co stars with Diane Baker in To the Center of the Earth and partners with 20th Century Fox on the Jules Verne adaptation.
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Hollywood
Pat Boone
Diane Baker
Pat
April
Henry Levin
Shirley Jones
Henry
Irley
David Weisbart
20Th Century-Fox
Arlene Dahl
James Mason
Evangelism visitation urged by Methodist official
Dr. Harry Denman of the Methodist Board of Evangelism endorses regular visitation programs where church members visit potential members at their homes to grow church membership.
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Nashville, Tenn
Harry Denman
Methodist Board of Evangelism
Lassie Star Tim Ready for a New Attitude
Jon Provost, the Lassie child star, signs a new contract earning four figures weekly over three years. He spends long studio days and a makeshift school on set, answers fan mail for 27 countries, and will see Tim become more headstrong this fall to counter perceptions of his overly perfect character.
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Hollywood
Jon Provost
Tim
Jon
Cecile Provost
Tommy
Lassie
Skunk Trap Is Rejected in Eagle Rock Neighborhood
In Los Angeles Eagle Rock residents reject a city skunk trap as cruel. Vanita Brewer explains she does not want wildlife in her garage area despite five skunks occupying the home. Neighbors, police, and the humane society offer limited help as a field inspector jokes about triggering a skunk revolt.
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Los Angeles
Vanita Brewer
Eagle Rock
Chamber of Commerce
Op Society
Foothills Parkway Contracts Awarded
The National Park Service awarded two contracts totaling 723 224 for Foothills Parkway work in Sevier County Tennessee. Harrison Construction Co. of Alicoa won 506 992 for nearly three miles of road between Banner Bridge and Caney Creek. Garrett & Farris Contractors Inc. of Knoxville won 216 232 to build two bridges at Perry's Dam and Gum Stand connecting parkway lanes and county roads.
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Washington
National Park Service
Gatlinburg- Caney Creek
Sevier County
Tenn
Harrison Construction Co
Alcoa
Banner Bridge
Caney Creek
Garrett & Farris Contractors, Inc
Knoxville
Perry's Dam
Gum Stand
Weekend In Country Remains Part Of Social Customs In England
English weekend life at country houses featured large staffs and formal routines. Guests arrived Friday with servants, baths prepared by butlers, and dinners followed by bridge or conversation. By 1959, servants are fewer but the weekend tradition persists with strict dress and village church attendances.
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England
Britain
Milady
Shirley MacLaine and Steve Parker Secret Marriage Plan
Hollywood gossip notes Shirley MacLaine explains the long distance marriage to Steve Parker. She sees him a few weeks a year due to careers in film and TV production in Japan and beyond. She expects to resume full independence and marriage after 1961 with new deals ahead.
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Hollywood
Shirley MacLaine
Steve Parker
Shirley
Steve
Japan
Dinah Shore
Las Vegas
Dinah
Asia
Hal Wallis
Austin Diocese Introduces Christianity Courses
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin becomes the first U S diocese to officially establish a system of Christianity Courses. Laymen conduct classes in the faith common in Spain and much of Latin America.
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Austin, Tex
Diocese of
Austin
United States
Spain
Latin America
Baptists in France Report 124 Baptisms in Year
France's 26 Baptist churches recorded 124 baptisms in the last year, increasing total membership to 2,054 across the denomination.
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Paris
France
Movie Guide Highlights Big Circus Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure
Sunday to Wednesday showings include The Big Circus with Red Buttons and Rhonda Fleming in cinemascope and color. Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure runs Thursday to Saturday in color, plus Beasts of Hollow Mountain and two color cartoons. Saturday morning rounds 9 to 12. Also The Young Land in Technicolor with Pat Wayne Yvonne Craig Dan OHerlihy. The Legend of Tom Dooley stars Michael Landon Jo Morrow and Jack Hogan shown Wednesday to Saturday.
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Red Buttons
Rhonda Fleming
Victor Mature
David Nelson
Kathryn Grant
Hollow Mountain
King of the Rocketmen
Young Land
Pat Wayne
Yvonne Craig
Dan O'Herlihy
Tom Dooley
Michael Landon
Jo Morrow
Jack Hogan
Talent Scouts Seek New Faces for Next Season
New York and Hollywood scouts scramble to sign big show business names for upcoming specials. Author John Gunther plans a September ABC travel series The High Road with Justice William A. Douglas and Cesar Romero, aiming for dramatic, in‑depth reporting on people and places.
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New York
Hollywood
John Gunther
Gunther
ABC
U.S. Supreme Court
William A. Douglas
Cuba
Cesar Romero
Benny Goodman
New Use for Marbles in Paint Cans
Marbles, long used as shooters in games, are now employed in spray on paint cans. A marble in each aerosol can helps break up settled pigment when shaken, ensuring thorough mixing. One maker uses over 20 million marbles annually.
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New York
Schoolyard
Godfrey Improves On Farm After Lung Cancer Surgery
Arthur Godfrey, convalescing from lung cancer surgery, reports better energy and longer gaps between checkups. He enjoys farm life near Leesburg, Virginia, swims, rides, naps, writes, plays cards with neighbors, and plans four TV specials for September.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey plans summer fishing and market outing
The article notes Godfrey has prepared his boat for the market and intends some fishing this summer. Friends say he rarely watches television or listens to the radio, though he will catch his daytime radio show in fall and keeps up with news through newspapers and magazines.
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Godfrey
New York
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