What Young People Think About Teen Date Ideas
A study by Eugene Gilbert of Gilbert Youth Research Co finds teens favor movies as the top date idea, with dancing second and bowling third. Drive-in movies appeal to a minority. most teens prefer theaters or home gatherings, and two thirds report parents do not object to drive-ins.
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Gilbert Youth Research Co
Jack Winsum
Faribault
Minn
Sue Hastings
Austin
Pam Torfin
Hollywood Vacation Log From Listener’s Palm to Sunset
A Hollywood columnist recounts a two week vacation by car along the Santa Ana Freeway visiting Knott's Berry Farm Disneyland and Beverly Hills then Las Vegas. He notes the week’s standout moments including Grand Canyon and Baja excursions and lists KLAC radio ranked tunes with Dee Clark Coasters Ricky Nelson Roy Orbison Pat Boone and the Everly Brothers among the top 10.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jerry Wallace
Jack Roubik
Santa Ana
Knott
Berry Farm
Sunset Boulevard
Radio
Music City
Beverly Hills
Las Vegas
Kay Starr
Eddie Fisher
the Grindstone
la’ Crosse
KLAC
Dee Clark
Mabel HS Salutatorian Wins PTA Scholarship
Marcia Tollefson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roman Tollefson, salutatorian of the Mabel High School class of 1961, receives the second annual Mabel PTA Scholarship at commencement. The $200 award is funded by the community calendar project and presented by Mrs Harold Karli. Selection emphasizes academics, character, interview and need with preference for teaching entrants.
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MABEL
Minn
Marcia Tollefson
Roman Tollefson
Mabel High School
Mabel Pta
Mabel Pta Scholarship and Loan Fund Committee
Harold Karli
Leadership Training School at Luther College
About 100 youths from the Decorah Mason City and Dubuque American Lutheran Church conferences will attend the 1961 Leadership Training School at Luther College from June 12 to 17. Ten adult counselors will accompany them to study Christian leadership and churchmanship for active congregational participation.
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Decorah
Iowa
Mason City
Dubuque
American Lutheran Church
Luther College
Luther College Summer School Opens In Decorah
Luther College in Decorah Iowa begins summer session with registration on Monday June 12 from 8 a m to noon and 1 to 4 p m in Main Building. Classes start Tuesday and run until July 15 with a second session July 17 through August 19 offering forty three courses in biology English mathematics music physical education Bible speech and foreign languages.
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Decorah
Iowa
Luther College
Liberia flag stars mark status as Africa’s first republic
The lone star on Liberia’s flag represents the country’s claim as Africa’s first republic. This symbol underscores Liberia’s historic political heritage and its founding ideals shared by the nation.
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Liberia
Republic
Africa
Tips for Teens by Elinor Williams
Dear Elinor I seek guidance about a troubled dating pattern. My boyfriend sulks yells and insults me and acts disinterested yet occasionally kind. He may want out but lacks words. I should move on and date someone who shows respect and consideration. Also how to form a girls club without uninvited trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor
Elinor Williams
Ann
Ducky
Teen Politico Self-Vote Debate Echoes Kennedy Logic
Ann Landers answers readers from 1961 on self voting in school elections, dating car etiquette, wrong-number manners, and American politeness. The column references President Kennedy voting for himself and offers pragmatic guidance on student and dating behavior.
Sullivan's shows the same as toast days in TV notes
AP TV editor notes Sullivan's 13th anniversary on The Ed Sullivan Show. The piece compares early Toast of the Town formats to current variety TV, critiques production frills, and mentions contract talks with John Daly for What's My Line. It lists upcoming programs and times across networks.
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New York
Ed Sullivan
S. Sullivan
John Daly
NBC
Dave Garroway
Daly
CBS
John F. Kennedy
Europe
Summer Driver Education Course at Aquinas High
A summer driver education course starts June 19 at Aquinas High School with 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of behind the wheel. Classes meet 9 am to noon in room 101 for two weeks, led by instructor David Bruha. Driving runs by appointment in week two. registration is at the high school. The Bahama Islands House of Assembly is noted as an old representative body.
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Aquinas High School
David Bruha
Hayley Mills Stars in The Parent Trap Teaser
Hayley Mills stars in The Parent Trap as twins at a summer camp who reunite separated parents. Maureen O’Hara and Brian Keith play the Mom and Dad, with Joanna Barnes as the rival. Teen previewers praised Mills as fantastic and urged others not to miss the film.
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Hayley Mills
Pollyanna
Jecame
Hayley
Walt Disney
Tiger Bay
Mills
Maureen O’hara
Brian Keith
Mama
Papa
Joanna Barnes
Brian
Douglas Cochran
Camden
N.J
Fyllis Jane Berger
Miami Beach
Fla
Paul Anka A Teen Star Aims For Broadway Gold
Teen idol Paul Anka discusses his shift from teen fame to serious show business. He details his focus on song writing for himself and others and his ambition to create a Broadway show while maintaining close ties with family and fans.
Beatniks Seek Togetherness Not Ailment In Beaux Arts Study
New York NEA report by University of California researchers concludes the Beats are not mentally ill or anti social but seek belonging. Most come from middle class backgrounds and use art over science to cope, while fearing testing and preferring warmth in low cost togetherness.
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New York
NEA
University of California
Francis Rigney
San Francisco
North Beach
L. Douglas Smith
Berkeley
Smith
Minnesota
Rigney
Squaresville
University of Miami to Admit Negro Students in Summer
The University of Miami will end racial bars for the summer session starting June 15. Dr. Paul K. Vonk, chair of the Admissions Committee, said no quota exists and no records were kept on Negro admissions, as all applications are judged on merit.
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Miami, Fla
University of Miami
Paul K. Vonk
Gary Cooper leaves vast estate to widow and mother life care
The actor who died May 13 of cancer bequeathed more than $1 million to his widow Veronica with provision for his mother. Additional gifts include $10,000 to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, $5,000 each to brother Arthur nephew Howard Cooper and niece Georgia Burton, $1,000 to Our Lady of Gethsemane Abbey, and a $1,000 bequest to his daughter Maria, 23.
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Los Angeles
Gary Cooper
Veronica
Motion Picture Relief Fund
Arthur
Indio
Calif
Howard Cooper
Georgia Burton
Marion
Ohio
Our Lady of Gethsemane Abbey
Louisville
Cooper
Maria
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Lindy Shannon
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Roy Orvison
Ral Donner
Pat Boone
Paradise
Tony Rlando
Rama Lama Ding Dong
Idsels
Paul’nka
Everly Brothers
PTA
Mabel HS
Iowa College
Ann Landers
Teen Politico
Kennedy
O.K
S. G. and
Miss
Field Enterprises, Inc
Sullivan’s
Gene Barry
Bat Masterson
Dinah Shore
Craig
Stevens
Peter Gunn
Don Knotts
Andy Griffith Show
Lloyd Bridges
Sea Hunt
Buddy
Whispering Smith
ABC
Aquinas
House of Assembly
Bahama Islands
British Empire
WEA, Inc
T.M. Reg. U.S. Pat
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Paul Anka
Paul
Diana
Connie Francis
Bobby Darin
Ottawa
New Jersey
Ward Cannel
California
Deborah Walley
Deborah
Hawaii vi
Paris Coutouriers
Coop
Guitar
Danny
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