Gal Kaplan, from baseball to Tonight Show debut
Gabriel Kaplan, 27, grew up a baseball player in Amarillo Texas League farm system for the Giants. He pivoted to writing and performing, first paid work in 1967, then clubs in New York and Miami, a Playboy album, and a Tonight Show appearance that sparked talk of Midnight Special and a future record. He mentors fellow comics and counsels peers when performances falter.
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Gabriel Kaplan
Ling Chou
NBC
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Amarillo
San Francisco Giants
New York
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Maine
Miami
Playboy
David Frye
Tonight
Sharp one-liners from HAL BOYLE on love, work, and quirks
Hal Boyle sifts social quirks in breezy aphorisms about marriages, gender roles, aging, and modern life. He jokes that love fades with dull thoughts, air conditioning changes weather chat, and old jokes about women endure while younger readers miss the point.
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Hal Boyle
New York
When to Finesse in Bridge Strategy Q&A
A bridge column discusses timing for finesses, noting the diamond finesse is optional. The players debate play sequences to avoid heart losses, park losing hearts with dummy’s diamonds, and how ace heart leads impact trumps and overtricks. The dialogue references a Notre Dame student and a Korea letter.
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Jim
Oswald
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bridge bidding puzzle in four-spade heart sequence
In a four spade four heart sequence South holds SK 187 WK 1054 O32 A87. The correct reply is to bid one heart. This invites partner to show four spades if possible, avoiding locking in four hearts. Today’s question asks what to bid after partner replies one spade. answer tomorrow.
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Storm damages Almyra airport aircraft and lines
High winds at the Almyra airport near Stuttgart Arkansas destroyed five airplanes and damaged seven more, with total aircraft damage estimated from eighty thousand to one hundred thousand dollars. Power lines and a mobile home also suffered damage but no injuries were reported.
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Stuttgart
Ark
Almyra
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Waltons Win Six Emmys in 25th Awards
The Waltons dominated the Emmys winning six awards including best drama series and leads Richard Thomas and Michael Learned. The Julie Andrews Hour took seven awards but was cancelled by ABC due to low ratings. CBS led with 25 awards, ABC 22, NBC 10, PBS seven. News and docs to be awarded Tuesday in New York. Laurence Olivier and Cloris Leachman won top acting honors.
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CBS
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Shubert Theater
ABC
NBC
Public Broadcasting System
New York City
Laurence Olivier
Cloris Leachman
Northern Ireland
Scott Jacoby
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