Dreamers And Storytellers Dreamers And Storytellers
Jim Bishop reflects on columnists like Walter Winchell and others as idea men or writers. He recalls WW’s famed short story, Doctor Brown Upstairs, and contrasts careers with anecdotes from Park Row days. The piece ends with Bishop declining a Hollywood offer, noting the disparity between writing and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
Walter Winchell
New York
Lower East Side
Doctor Brown
Doc
Waldorf-Astoria
Park Row
Mark Hellinger
Old Park Central Hotel
Hollywood
Jerry Wald
Speaking Freely on Women Crime and Monster Bait
A collection of brief items discusses rising female crime rates challenging old gender myths, Loch Ness monster bait experiments by I F and fragrances, and weather service notes. It cites quotes from professors on women in masculine roles, a monster-lure trial in Scotland, and a Weather Service director describing hurricanes named after girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Gene Kassebaum
University of Hawaii
Marvin Wolfgang
Criminology Research Center
University of Pennsylvania
International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc
New York
Loch Ness
New York Museum of Natural History
Scotland
George P. Cressman
U.S. Weather Service
Washington Merry-Go-Round looks at summer unrest and Vietnam secrets
The column argues a hot summer could spark urban unrest due to high black teenage unemployment and heroin addiction, while cities cut recreation budgets. It also recounts Vietnam-era press guidance, and details Lt. James Carr’s forced resignation and involuntary discharge amid dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Vietnam
Gabe Anendeket Nak
AIR Force
James Carr
Air Force Academy
Carr
Malcolm Grow
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews
Seaman
How to tell people apart in modern times
New York AP column satirically explores how both sexes imitate each other across ages from teens to seniors. It playfully lists humorous, often pointed cues to distinguish men from women, teens from parents, and public figures, ending with a tongue in cheek Q&A about famous curiosities and science lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Papa
Mama
Evers outlines Mississippi progress in Fayette experiment
Charles Evers, mayor of Fayette, Mississippi, explains the white black partnership driving reforms. He cites jobs from three new factories, free county health care, a day care center, training programs, and a Medgar Evers Fund led upgrade, crediting SECFRE and white donor support for rapid gains while noting ongoing challenges from four centuries of oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
South
Mississippi
Charles Evers
Little Fayette
Miss
Fayette
Michigan
Medgar Evers Fund
HUD
Secfre
Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund For Racial Equality
Liquor raid and other incidents across multiple towns
In a Diamondville operation, June 26, 1966, Liquor Control Board agents seized an illegal still and arrested a Clymer RD 2 man for illegal manufacture and untaxed liquor possession after a monthlong stakeout. Other notes include a fatal Polana house fire in 1956, Sheridan Stroup earning a University of Pittsburgh PhD, a 1951 obscene gesture arrest of Daniel H. MacDonald, and a 1946 lion tamer Eugene Christie injured by a mauling during a New York performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liquor Control Board
Diamondville
Clymer RD 2
Carl Johns
Punxsutawney Area
LCB
Charles
August Polana
University of Pittsburgh
Sheridan Stroup
Daniel H. MacDonald
Cherry Tree RD
Michael Corbett
Corbett
Eugene Christie
New York
Cole Circus
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Don Oakley
James F. Byrnes
U.S
Matthew
John Ruskin
Peter
Johann Goethe
Congress
Betty Furness
New York State Consumer Protection Board
Indiana Evening Gazette
Dablichndke
Waler St
Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Indiana, Pa
BU H. Ray
N. Dewitt Ray
Amye Taylor Ray
R.hastie Ray
Russell M. Hick
Joseph. Donnelly
Uscs
William B. Hasti
Frank B. Hood
D Press
Associated Press
AP News
Carrier Boy
Indiana
Armstrong
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Indiana Penna
State Department
China
Boyle
Pat
Terry
Tha
George Washington Adams
John Quincy Adams
Germany
United States
Union
Utah
Moses
Charles Evers Black
America
Medgar
Vernon Dahmer
Charlest Jackson
Michael Schwerner
James Chaney
Andrew Goodman
Viola Liuzzo
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