Studios Grow Tense as New Season Hits
Hollywood reports rising studio tension as the 1961 62 TV season nears. Executives acknowledge pressure to curb violence, with revisions cutting killings and off camera deaths in opening episodes. Network insiders note unease among producers and actors over toned down battle scenes.
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Hollywood
Washington
Network Top Brass
Arsuc
Huber Robinson
NBC
87Th Precinct
Robinson
Ed McBain
Union naval strike forces capture Fort Hatteras in Civil War tide
A seven ship Union fleet with 158 guns and 900 troops landed near Fort Clark and Fort Hatteras in August 1861. After bombardment and landings under Maj. Gen. Butler, Confederate reinforcements arrived, and Fort Hatteras surrendered following a magazine explosion. Union casualties totaled one.
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Ben Butler
Fort Clark
Fort Hatteras
Sev
Visiting kin and returning travels span St. Louis to Oklahoma and Detroit
To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back. Iali Burton, Dorothy Jean and Earnesting Joshua visit grandfather Lonnie Roberson in St. Louis. Willie Evans returns from Oklahoma cities after visiting friends. J C Lawson of Detroit returns home after days with his mother Lethia Lawson, sister Mrs. Willie Ruth Reed, and Sylvester Lawson and family. Mrs. Lethia Lawson of Emmet hosts guests Annie Catherine Ross and Linda Kay Gamble of Hope. Funeral service for Henry White at Rising Star Baptist Church on Wednesday August 30 at 3 p.m. Burial at Providence Cemetery Azor community. Hicks Funeral Home in charge.
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Dorothy Jean and
Earnesting Joshua
Lonnie Roberson
St. Louis
J.C. Lawson
Detroit
Lethia Law
Willie Ruth ‘Reed
Emmet
Sylvester Lawson
Hope
Lethia Lawson
Emmett
Annie Catherine Ross
Linda Kay Gamble
Henry White
Rising Star Baptist Church
Providence Cemetery
Azor
Hicks Funeral Home
How tough is JFK in year one
James Marlow reviews President Kennedy's first seven months, noting a mild Congress stance, mixed foreign policy signals, and limited domestic outcomes. It questions whether he will pursue soft compromise or vigorous leadership in the next three years, citing the failed civil rights push and the ill-fated Bay of Pigs episode as context.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Berlin
Senate
House
White House
MW Kennedy
United States
Bertin
Khrushchev
Gail Russell Dies at 36 in West Los Angeles
Hollywood actress Gail Russell, once hailed as Star of Tomorrow, was found dead in her West Los Angeles apartment with an empty vodka bottle nearby. Police say death appears natural. she had a history of liver illness and past alcohol problems, including driving arrests and a 1987 incident.
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Hollywood
Gail Russell
Los Angeles
Miss Russell
Santa Monica High School
Paramount
Guy Madison
Russell
Madison
John Wayne
Esperanza Wayne
Wayne
Work on New Hall at University of Arkansas Under Way
Excavation has begun for an addition to Holcomb Hall, a girls dormitory at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, despite unresolved land condemnation suit. The university seeks expansion under a 1961 law authorizing condemnations but the case remains contentious. The outcome hinges on legal action and potential talks.
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U of A Fayetteville
Ark
Holcomb Hall
University of Arkansas
Universit
Indian dances plan meets stubborn wheels and misfit jobs
Finnegan seeks Indian summer workers for a ceremonial project in a motel district along Highway 50. Ben Tarrant and wife discuss wheel collecting while Finnegan proves entangled in a wagon wheel necktie mishap, exposing awkward tensions and comic misunderstandings in a small town setting.
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Highway 50
Finnegan
Redmen
Three Pines
Snowy Peaks
Linda Vista
Chamber
Mountainer
Ben’ Tarrant
Tarrant
Texas
Hank Sutliff
Sutliff
Rant
Hempstead Courthouse Records Reported Divorces and Judgments
Chancery docket lists Charles Irvin versus Joyce Irvin and Bernice Young versus Willie Young for divorce. Civil docket shows Eva L Garner versus Mg and A A Smith with plaintiff obtaining possession, $69 rent, $100 damages plus costs. Tarpley versus Rowan yields judgment for $350 plus interest and costs. Marriage licenses and multiple residents named Hope and Shreveport. An intoxicated driver wrecked a jailer’s vehicle, highlighting domestic strain from alcohol.
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Eva L.garner
A.A. Smith
William E. Tarpley
Louis C. Rowan
Untitled scene from a cliffhanger dialogue reel
Fragmentary dialogue shows Tarrant and Finnegan discussing a pocket knife, a tie, and improvised repairs to wheels. Finnegan drives away as Tarrant hints at a plan while the scene ends with To Be Continued.
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Lois M. Purtell
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Tony Thornton
West Northen Road
Springfield
L. E. Brown
Fieldman
Resston Road
Claud Sutton
Rocky Mound
Carl Jones
Rt. 2
Hope, Ark
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Burial Association
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Dial
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Herndon - Cornelius Funeral Home
Singer Sewing Machine CO
Duroc Hog Ranch
Rocky Mound Road
Hal Avery
W. Ave. B
Campbell Florist
Hope-Rosston Hwy
Ralph Montgomery Market
Barry’s Grocery
Cail Moore Bros
Bae
Lavender Construction Co
Shell Homes
Twrk
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Mike Snyker
Snyker
Perry's
Highway 67 East
Delmer Pipkin
AVIS
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Real Amen
Selah
Saylors
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Frozen Food Express
Procter St
Dallas
N. Y
New York
Lincoln
Roslyn Hts
N.Y
A. N. Ridey
Foster Ave
East Third Street
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Foster Avenue
Sala Cen Eete
Cynthia Lowry
AP Radio-Tv
Union
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Hatteras
Hatteras Inlet
North Carolina Sounds
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Hope Auto CO
Second Dial
Ialiburton
Willie Evans
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Broken Bow
Okla
JFK
Cratch
Ey Shea
Saas
Tauris
Tar
Harold Hendrix
Prescott Yardleh
Rover Gan
Hempstead
Chancery
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Joyce Irvin
Bernice Young
Willie’ A. ‘Young
Billy Cornelius
Shreveport
Paula Schorr
Glen Dale Scoggins
Judeth Ann Dugan
James
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James M. Arnold
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Richard H. Lackard
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