Celebrities and News Bits Stir Walter Winchell Column
Walter Winchell reports on Sinatra’s rumored marriage choice Mia Farrow and his renewed chart success. Hedy Lamarr’s life fuels Movietown chatter, while a film producer seeks rights she mentions. Fidel Castro courts Eva or “widow” of Guevara as global intrigue rises. Ves and Nixon era items punctuate a rapid, gossip filled column.
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F. Sinatra
Mia
Hedy LaMarr
Fidel
Ch Guevera
Bobby Baker
Llegal
Moscow
Viet Nam
Raul
Broadway hits demand in era of big stage stars
The era sees demand for Mame Fiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha. Fiddler runs 95 weeks Broadway giants reap standing ovations while risqué films in East Harlem spark safety questions.
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Mame
Encyclopedia Gift Sparks Curiosity for Granada Hills Boy
Andy sends a complete 20 volume World Book Encyclopedia to Craig Cavanaugh age 12 of Granada Hills California in response to his question. The gesture highlights a community emphasis on self education and access to reference materials for local students.
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Andy
Craig Cavanaugh
Granada Hills
Calif
Nebulae in space and a World Book Atlas query
Discussion explains nebula meanings from Latin roots to astronomical use. It outlines luminous and dark nebulae in interstellar space, describing shapes like the horse head and coal sack, with notes on their visibility and cosmic dust. Andy sends a World Book Atlas to George Paris on Staten Island for a habitat balance question.
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Solar System
Orion
Money turmoil week spans bonds mortgages and loans
The government faces rapid rate shifts as Uncle Sam offers high yields to lenders while Congress debates ceilings on bank CDs. A Senate housing subcommittee backs billions to boost mortgages. Britain seeks aid as the pound falters. Treasury auctions and Viet Nam War spend threaten higher borrowing costs for 1966. Home buyers strain under expensive mortgages and builders cry of loan shortage.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Sam
House Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
Senate Housing
Capitol Hill
Wilson
Johnson
Britain
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
Savings and Loan Associations
Hal Boyle Narrates Hitchcock Fears and Film Career
Hal Boyle profiles Alfred Hitchcock noting his private terror of ketchup sounds and his disciplined on set temper. The piece recalls Hitchcock’s blue menu joke for Gertrude Lawrence, his 4 000 bottle wine cellar, and a career milestone reaching his 50th film after starting as a layout artist and writing titles in silent cinema.
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Pyaal Boyle
Alfred” Hitchock
Gertrude Lawrence
Hitchcock
Modern theory claims saving a dollar wastes a good time
The saying views saving as a loss of leisure or enjoyment, equating frugality with foregoing present pleasure. It reflects a skeptical stance on the value of thrift versus immediate gratification.
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