Movie stars invade T Bird for Polly Bergen show
Opening night excitement fills Hotel Thunderbird in Las Vegas for the Polly Bergen Show. Celebrities like Mason Janssen Reed Robinson Newman Woodward Wagner Williams Fonda Rush Eggers Hudson attend a dinner before Bergen’s midnight performance. Columbia Pictures head Mike Frankovich joins the guest list. Bergen returns to Las Vegas for a month long engagement with Tony Sandler Ralph Young and Norm Crosby.
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American soldier recovered from Viet Cong captivity in Saigon
UPI reports the first U.S. serviceman freed from Viet Cong captivity since 1962. Officials could not identify him or reveal location or date of recovery. In a separate briefing, the Viet Cong were confirmed to have mutilated two dead American advisors, their decapitated bodies found beside hundreds of Vietnamese dead after a July ambush.
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Chicago Bombing Ties to Mad Bomber Terror Pattern
Police hunted witnesses for a mysterious blast at the R R Donnelley printing plant causing no injuries. The four of five major explosions in a week formed a downtown pattern from addresses 400 West 400 South 400 North to 400 East.
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Tired Pope To Take Needed Rest
Pope Paul VI plans a two week休 from audiences starting July 19 to early September to rest at Castel Gandolfo. Vatican said only general audience on July 21 would proceed.
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Escobar's Mexican Fiesta Debuts at Desert Inn Las Vegas
Leon Escobar brings the Mexican Fiesta to the Desert Inn Lady Luck Lounge Las Vegas direct from Mexico City. The troupe includes 12 dancers three singers two drummers and Escobar. The show blends Afro Caribbean styles with Mexican and Latin dances in a colorful revue. One segment depicts an African Wedding ritual with songs and dances from dawn to celebration.
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Nation's Weather 24 Hour Table San Francisco Field
United Press International reports a 24 hour weather table ending at 4 am prepared by the U S Weather Bureau in San Francisco. It lists temperature and precipitation figures for major stations across the nation.
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Needles California Reports US Warmest Temp 108 Degrees
Needles California recorded the nation’s highest temperature excluding Alaska and Hawaii at 108 degrees. Thursday’s low reached 41 degrees.
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UPI
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Successor To Adlai Looms Soon
White House sources say President Johnson will promptly choose a successor to Adlai E. Stevenson as U N ambassador. The move aims to shape U N proposals before the General Assembly meets in late summer, though Press Secretary Moyers cited no specific discussion to date.
TV's Ben Casey Marries Singer
Hollywood reports Dr. Ben Casey actor Vince Edwards wed actress-singer Kathy Kersh last June 13 in a secret marriage. Both were making their first marriages, Edwards 35 and Kersh 22, a former Miss Rheingold.
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UPI
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Kathy Kersh
Reds Eager Only for Battle Victory
Prime Minister Harold Wilson said his Viet Nam peace mission via HarOld Davies failed as North Vietnamese leaders appeared confident of imminent victory. Davies could not meet ministers or obtain any commitment to receive the Commonwealth envoy, limiting prospects for talks.
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Harriman and Kosygin Hold Top Level Soviet Talks
U S envoy W Averell Harriman met Premier Alexei Kosygin for about three hours in Moscow in the first high level Soviet American talks in two years. Officials kept the nature of the discussions confidential as U S sources said Harriman may have pressed for Kremlin backing on Viet Nam negotiations. Both sides labeled the meeting unofficial and Harriman said he was on vacation while Moscow called him a private visitor. The meeting fueled speculation that Washington aimed to gauge Soviet attitudes on Viet Nam amid growing U S involvement.
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America
Space Twins Awarded Astro Wings at Pentagon Ceremony
Space twins James A. McDevitt and Edward H. White received astro na ut wings at an Air Force ceremony in the Pentagon. The pair earned the wings for their Gemini 4 flight on June 3 and spoke about walking in space without a tether.
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