Kay Starr the mystique of a singer who rose from Dougherty
Jim Bishop chronicles Kay Starr from Dougherty Oklahoma to national fame. The piece traces her austere childhood, early singing in Texas and Memphis, and breakthrough in Hollywood. It highlights her resilience after vocal trouble, multiple marriages, and phenomenal success including The Lonesomest Gal in Town and The Wheel of Fortune, with life-income plans and a California home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bishop
Kay Starr
la Femme Mystique
Dougherty
Oklahoma
Harry Starks
Ann Coll Starks
Catherine la Verne Starks
Hollywood
Charlie Barnett
Capitol
Roy Davies
Hal Stanley
Vic Sheen
Andrews Sisters
George Mellen
Earl Callicutt
Squaw
Harry
Ann
Sulphur
Glenroy Knolls
California
Watch Taylor's Deputy Watch Taylor's Deputy
U Alexis Johnson named deputy to Gen Maxwell Taylor ambassador to South Vietnam. Johnson advocates strong policy toward Red China and neutralization cautions. He stresses unity among U S agencies in Vietnam and Cold War efforts and has long been a troubleshooter in Asia and Communist hotspots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromley
Enterprise Agst
Washington
U. Alexis Johnson
Maxwell Taylor
U.S
South Viet Nam
Johnson
China
Taylor - Johnson
United States
Saigon
Dean Rusk
Alexis Johnson
Pacific
Manchuria
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Czechoslovakia
Dien Bien Phu
Laos
Thailand
White House
Cuba
State Department
Taylor
Russia
Germany
Khrushchev
Q and A Quiz Facts from History and Names
A compact Q and A snapshot covers topics from the blood feeding Vampire Bat to presidential lineage, the Greek origin of Alexander, Bahia's 1549 founding as Brazil’s oldest city, and Jefferson Davis becoming provisional then regular president of the Confederacy with 1861 inaugurations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Alexander
Alexander the Great
B.C
Brazil
Bahia
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States
United States must avoid isolation warns Pearlson editor
Drew Pearson writes to his granddaughter Felicia on the 50th anniversary of World War I. He recalls the Sarajevo killing, explains how alliances drew nations into war, warns against isolationism, and praises international cooperation led by Johnson and Lodge in defending the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Drew Pearson
Washington, D.C
Felicia
Galeton
Chautauqua
William Jennings Bryan
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Bryan
Washington
Austria
Hungary
Serbia
Russia
Austro - Hungaria
Germany
United States
League of Nations
Cyprus
Viet Nam
Congo
Goldwater
United Nations
League of Natons
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Sen. Lodge
Massachusetts
President Johnson
Kennedy
Congress
Mail Room Ramblings in Boyle Column
New York AP column samples miscellaneous notes and quotations on life and culture. It catalogues quirky facts about vacations, hearing, mental illness, famous entertainers, psychology scams, birth certificates, and folklore. It ends with a Dunne remark on poverty and money.
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New York
U.S
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Madison Square Garden
Lord Chesterfield
Catholic Digest
U. S
Finley Peter Dunne
Communist Operative Infiltration in Pittsburgh Steel Industry
Inside Labor reports that the Communist apparatus has strengthened its grip on U.S. industries, focusing on Pittsburgh's steel sector. It profiles Herbert Kransdorf alias Herb Kay, detailing his 23 years as an infiltration specialist, his roles in Baltimore and Youngstown, and his moves to Pittsburgh via a cover as a bakery route operator and a front group in Western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 26 St
Pittsburgh
Herbert K. Kransdorf
Herb Kay
Herbie Kaye
America
Baltimore
Kransdorf
Communist Party
Herbert Kransdorf
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Communist Party of Baltimore
Baltimore-Washington, D.C
Kay
Willaim Cottle Taylor
Los Angeles
Baltimore-Washington, DC
Taylor
New York
Europe
Thule
Greenland
Sudi Arabia
Youngstown
Ohio
Achap
Iron City
Penns City
Toylvania
Western Pennsylvania Constitutional Liberties Information Center
Unprofitable Friendship for Ralph in Bossy Child Case
Dear Mrs Lawrence discusses a 9 or 10 year old boy Ralph coping with a domineering 11 year old new neighbor in an apartment building. The adviser urges patience, recognizing signs of deteriorating friendship and the child’s hurt as a sign to develop independence and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lawrence Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Lawrence
Ralph
Pushibest
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Beaumont
Texas
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Catherine
Southern
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Starks
Memphis
Tennnessee
Jewel Cowboys
Dave Perkins
Joe Venuti
Joe
Sally
Ann Starks
Ventui
The
Automat
Momma
Ventus
Bob Crosby
Glenn Miller
M.gm
Davies
Kathy
Qwil
Boyle
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