Good Year for Going to Movies
Hollywood notes a solid year 1962 for film with varied entertainment and standout titles. Top picks include Lawrence of Arabia To Kill a Mockingbird The Longest Day Birdman of Alcatraz and more whilegenre shocks did not guarantee box office success and several productions offered strong performances. The year also featured a sharp report on public injury claim recommendations and commission outcomes for 1961 62.
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Hollywood
Jess
Lotita
Lawrence of Arabia
Terence Stim
Anne] Bancroft
Patty Duke
Robeert Preston
Freud
Tere
Hitchcock
Birdman
Alcatraz
Refugee ship African Pilot sails toward Port Everglades
A freighter carrying 923 relatives of Bay of Pigs invaders sailed toward South Florida to reunite with exiles traded by Fidel Castro for medicine and food. Coast Guard escorts, Red Cross staff, and a large security presence accompanied the voyage to Port Everglades as Cuban passengers endured a crowded, tense crossing plus surrender of valuables before boarding.
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Louis Uchitelle
Miami
Fla
APJ
South Florida
Fidel Castro
U.S. Coast Guard
Port Everglades
Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Morro Castle
Stone Sentinel
Havana Harbor
American Red Cross
Kennedy
Negligence Ruled Out In Slaying Attracts Claims
The Arkansas Claims Commission ruled no negligence by state prison officials in arming a trusty who killed a man and raped a woman during a January escape. Convict Charles F. Fields, serving a life term for rape, had been a trusty for eight years. The panel rejected damages against the state but noted possible appeals to the 1963 General Assembly. The commission also found highway negligence in a hole on Highway 149 near Earle and recommended payment to Sharon Teague for eye injuries, while rejecting several other claims related to highway work and a reservoir relocation.
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Little Rock
State Claims Commission
Charles FP. Fields
Verna Mencer
Halley
C. A. Mencer
Sheridan
Feilds
General Assembly
Highway Department
Earle
Sharon Teague
Teague
Troutt Motel
Benton
Frank McCormack
Lonoke County
William H. Dunn
Lite Rock
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H. M. Friday
Commission
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Arkansae
State Revenue Department
Ence
Palm Beach
Penneys
Penney
Doe Sons, Gabardines and ‘Nylons
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