Frankie Fontaine confronts wealth and happiness in show business
Hy Gardner notes Frankie Fontaine once thrived as a top comedian yet chose a lower career path to stay near Boston. After joining the Gleason camp and later achieving fame in Miami Beach, Fontaine earned mid six figures but questions where his nest egg went. He cites tax bites and financial attrition as common among big stars, while four sons serve in the armed forces as the Fontaines fulfill their family duties.
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The Producers and Space Odyssey at Area Theaters
A dense schedule lists films including The Producers at Bonanza Palace and 2001 A Space Odyssey at Cierama with daily and weekend showings. Other venues offer The Odd Couple, Anzio, Doctor Dolittle, Bandolero, Boom, Shaggy Dog, Never a Dull Moment, and Doctor Zhivago across multiple theaters and drive-ins with matinees and nightly screens.
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Anzio
Dowsing Noted in 1556 Berlin Mineral Treatise
The first detailed description of dowsing appears in Johan Nes Agricola's De Re Metallica 1556, a German mining treatise. The device was later introduced to England during Elizabeth I's reign to locate minerals and soon widely used to find water across Europe.
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