Sadie Wimmer and the Song That Went to California
Sadie Wimmer, a 57 year old Youngstown widow who runs a cosmetic shop, wrote a note to Johnny Mercer six years ago to pen a song. Mercer wrote back a year later, and Sadie now expects several thousand dollars from Tony Bennett’s rising San Francisco hit record. The tale threads through Frank Sinatra rumors, TV moves, and Broadway chatter as industry figures react to the unusual copyright success.
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New York
Sadie Wimmerstedt
Youngstown
Ohio
Johnny Mercer
California
Sadie
Johnny
Tony Bennett
Tony
San Francisco
Soldier Vinson participates in Grafenwohr winter exercise Germany
GI Pfc. Everett G. Vinson aged 18 son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville L. Vinson of 1014 Pine St. took part in his unit's phase of annual winter training with the 4th Armored Division at Grafenwohr Germany. The drill tested combat readiness with night fighting, communications, and nuclear and special warfare. Vinson is a truck mechanic in Battery A of the division's 78th Artillery based in Crailsheim. He entered the Army in February 1961, trained at Fort Riley, and was last stationed at Fort Sill before arriving overseas in July 1961.
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Grafenwohr
Germany
Army
Everett G. Vinson
Orville L. Vinson
Pine St
4Th Armored Division
Vinson
78Th Artillery
Crailsheim
Fort Riley
Kaw
Fort Sill
Okla
WILL VISIT CENTRAL HIGH
Valparaiso University admissions counselor Earl H. Smith Jr. will be at Central High School Monday at 2 30 p.m. to explain the universitys academic program and admission qualifications.
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Central High
Earl H. Smith Jr
Valparaiso
Ind
Central High School
Meteor questions from Janet LaCombe spark World Book prize offer
Uncle Ray presents a science Q and A from Janet LaCombe asking why meteors move so fast. Explanations cover meteor speeds, Earth orbital velocity, and how entry into the atmosphere creates heat and light. The piece notes a World Book Encyclopedia award for top question groups and invites schools to submit queries.
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Harry Spence
la Crosse
Uncle Ray
Janet LaCombe
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Hollywood
Irving Berlin
Suzy Parker
Brad Dillman
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B.W
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Baggage Claim
E.W
Romy Schneider
Alain Delain
Henry Fonda
Lee Mortimer
Ann Kogo
Hawaii
Richard Burton
Voisin
Kitty Kallen
Budd Granoff
Hu Uchitel Perry Cross
Johnny Carson
Jerry Lewis
Kate Smith
Ted Collins
Kate
Collins
Palm Beach
Tony Newley
Heckler
Newley
Joan Collins
Dane Clark
Jason Robards Jr
Woodrow Wilson
Earl
Oscar Levant
George Gershwin
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