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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1960
Page
4
In San Remo Italy Renato Rascel's Romantica topped Domenico Modugno's Libero with 186 to 84 votes in a vocal duel. Toni Dalara belted Romantica again as the judges debated the verdict. Third place with 26 votes went to Quanilo Viene La Sera, a brisk tune likely to boost its recordings.
Washington authorities expanded the payola investigation by filing nine more complaints, bringing total charges to 37 against record manufacturers and firms accused of concealing payments to radio and TV disc jockeys to boost play and sales. Respondents in New York City Chicago Newark and beyond were given 30 days to file answers.
Funeral services for George Bowser 67 retired Fox West Coast Theaters general manager will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Los Angeles with memorial prayers the night before at Pierce Bros Mortuary. Bowser native of Greece came to the U.S. around 1910 and rose to management in regional theater chains before retiring in 1955.
United Press International top 20 list shows Johnny Preston's Running Bear in first place for the third week. Teen Angel by Mark Dinning and Where or When by Dion and the Belmonts follow in the top ranks with El Paso by Marty Robbins at fourth. Handyman by Jimmy Jones rises to fifth while Why by Frankie Avalon's sixth.
Laborite MP Norman Dodds urges the army to ban initiative tests for soldiers after proposals that promoted panty raids theft from chorus girls and nudist camp visits. He calls such tests degrading and costly, arguing soldiers are forged on the parade ground.
Washington House subcommittee begins hearings on whether books films and magazines are too sexy and if the publishing and movie industries should self regulate. Eric Johnston of the MPAA slated as first witness to discuss efforts to curb objectionable material and advertising in newspapers and mail.
The Independent lists theater schedules with starting times for Goliath and the Barbarians, Desert Deserandas, Angry Man, and others across Lakewood and Altos drive-ins. Details note matinees, evening shows, and contact info for further information.
A Bell Gardens three year old boy was hit by a car Sunday around 12 50 p m while stepping onto Magnolia Avenue near Seaside Boulevard. Willian H Lowery was admitted for treatment following the accident involving driver Janice Sue Mathews seventeen of Roff West Cuvi na.
In Coventry England teenage girls were barred from a local cinema after the manager described them as trouble makers who use the theater to meet boys. He said they ignore film screenings and cause disturbances, forcing the ban.
Premier Karim Kassem has accepted an invitation to visit India, announced by the minister of guidance on Sunday. The exact dates for the trip have not been fixed.
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