Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Controversy
Reader letters recount spankings as a means to discipline a wife and a teen daughter, with Ann Landers advising against physical punishment and addressing a teen engagement issue. The 1959 column promotes caution and offers to send a booklet on teen drinking.
TV Notebook profiles sponsors and TV hopefuls in 1960s era
Publicity and program selection reveal sponsor aims to reach mass audiences. Nicholas Keesely of Lennon and Newell explains prioritizing broad appeal over uplift, reviewing hundreds of ideas and pilots as three new shows loom. Elaine Malbin, an operatic soprano, seeks a permanent TV singing spot, stressing youth and appearance alongside talent. The piece also notes Joan Marshall’s wit plus quirky TV crew nicknames from writers Friedkin and Fine.
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NEA
Nicholas Keesely
Lennon and Newell
Keesely
Westchester Country Club
Tenth Avenue
Johnny Ringo
Bourbon Street Beat
Hennessy
Playhouse
Arthur Murray
Elaine Malbin
Miss Malbin
Tiny Elaine
Joan Marshall
Dane Clark
David Friedkin
Morton Fine
Joan
Sam Audio
VA Life and Education Help From Veterans Affairs
A compilation of veteran questions on GI loans debt release costs for loan assumption, reinstatement of WWII GI term insurance, changes of course under the Korean GI Bill, updating VA compensation addresses, three year training rule for GI Bill students, and VA dependency payments for needy spouses. Readers urged to write Major Nial in care of the La Crosse Tribune with a stamped self addressed envelope and 25 cents.
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Ann Landers
Field Enterprises. Inc
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Oklahoma City
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Birmingham
Ala
A.T
Port Arthur
Tex
Nial
la Crosse Tribune
Hollywood Scenes on film salaries and Star power
Hollywood gossip notes Tony Curtis earns 55000 for Spartacus while others land six figure sums. Angie Dickinson tops North Dakota pride as a born star, with TV stories from the era and a peek at Max Factor wig stats. Also recalls a TV studio holdup tale and Ricky Nelson fan mail surge.
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Spartacus
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Angie
Rio Bravo
John Wayne
Dean Martin
Ricky Nelson
Bramble Bush
North Dakota
Kulm
N.D
Herbert Swope
20Th Century-Fox Film Studio
New York
Pasadena
77 Sunset Strip
Fernando Lamas
Arlene Dah
Desilu
Desi
Hollywood
Max Factor’s
Ricky
Saturday Light Hot Meat Ball Plate Lunch Going Out
A brief advertisement notes a hot meat ball plate lunch offered on Saturday for $1.00. The simple promo highlights a meal deal, inviting diners to participate at a local eatery.
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