Pappy Boyington and More Heard in Valley of News
New York gossip notes show Pappy Boyington planning a California political run and possibly changing his name to Gregory to help voters. Nathan’s hot dog chain confirms Eddie Fisher and Richard Burton work there. Hugh O’Brien warns teens to draft board. Comedienne Rusty Warren lampoons a spoiled student. A taxpayer questions a hearing aid deduction. Gideon Hausner reflects on Eichmann trial. Mitch Miller’s show reaches Japan as Much Along With Sing. A Broadway jokester quips during a robbery. Carroll Baker tucked in a crib at Madame Toussauds. A dog thief pleads innocence, later jailed for dog collar theft. The Brass at Annapolis bans the Twist for mids. Kiplinger notes sanity is hereditary. Barney Ross cites a cold as surprise. Central Park signs warn against mugging. Direct dialing goes nationwide. Alan King quips about wrong numbers.
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Colder Than One Could Bury In Utah
The US Weather Bureau reported the nation’s coldest reading yesterday morning excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 4 below zero at Hanksville Utah. The warmest was 76 at Brownsville Texas.
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Sun Dial Column Remains Witty and Chaotic at LV News Hub
Brand new city editor fielded questions about Alaska’s state flower and Helldorado as staff gossip and eclectic quotes roll through the Sun Dial. A tapestry of locals and visitors, Mount Charleston lore, tall tales, and nightlife anecdotes mingle with sports scribes and casino postcard fl ashpoints, yielding a lively, if loosely stitched, city snapshot.
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Magician Johnny Paul joins Showboat as First Fate
In a year end inventory style note, Johnny Paul formerly of the Nevada Club is now a First Fate at the Showboat. The lobby at 900 St. Main features a Renee Querre Irvine painting, while Mike Gordon captures strong photo coverage. Lee Vallins from Algiers is praised as a pleasant waitress.
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Police dig out drunken man buried in snow
London police rescued Joseph King a 45 year old man from two feet of snow early yesterday. He was revived and fined 70 cents for drunkenness, saying he was celebrating.
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Walter Winchell items mix JFK era rumors and showbiz gossip
A collage of 1968 political hints and entertainment buzz covers Thurgood Marshall to JFK, Nixon rumors, UN tensions, Libera rumors, and New York nightlife. Notable names appear: Laurence Wex, Vaughn Meader, Rita, Jack Monroe, Chayetsky, Sam Spiegel, Audrey Hepburn, Tallulah, and Jackie Gleason, with Broadway and newspaper world chatter on strikes, taxes, and media figures.
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Celebrity Gala Bits and Bets on New Year News
Washington's walking Fort Knox, Perle Mesta comments on name mentions. Canadian Bert Wurlitz serious. A famed Star ripped a Captain's tux at the Colony and mailed it with compliments. Bill Hartack visits hospital daily to see nurse Edna Kiely. Roberta Sherwood's first co starring movie Courtship of Eddie's Father gets sugary previews. Sophie Tucker to undergo eye surgery. Jessel cited for a possible Israel post.
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Entertainer Talk and International Gossip Collide in 1960s Era
Rumors span Algerian leader Ben Bella seeking a union with Moroccan royalty to a British film star Mary Peach and Ingrid Bergman. Dinah Washington’s humor partner Dave Turner may be her eighth mate while Maria Callas battles a spread problem. The piece also notes JFK cover controversy, Pope medical secrecy, Sid Caesar’s role choicest, and disillusionment with Broadway reviews.
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Britain presses for rights on folding-wing aircraft
London reports detail Air Commodore Sir Arthur Harvey leading a Conservative delegation to the United States to press Britain’s Skybolt program. They fear U S cancellation would create a nuclear defense gap until Polaris-equipped submarines become operational. Harvey plans talks with Douglas Corp and possibly U S officials, with a 12 day trip noted. The defense minister pledged to strengthen Britain’s deterrent and V Bomber capacity.
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History's Heroes Indicted in Texas
Fort Worth police records show Tarrant County Grand Jury indicted Pone de Leon on armed robbery charges. Two weeks earlier the panel indicted Julius Caesar for car theft in the same county.
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