Toots Roots and Rotary Riffs From Clark County
A breezy column mixes ads and anecdotes about license plate rules and personal property taxes and warns residents to pay up. It teases midyear changes, outdoor gear, a charity baseball night, and local spots Art’s and Tonopah Hwy diners with playful jabs and local flavor.
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Saludos
Amigos
Smith-Corona
Seattle World's Fairway
L.V.P.D
Dave Barnard
E. Fremont
Squires Park
Hank Henry
Mickey
Art’s
Girl Scouts of
Clark County
Tonopah Hwy
Lenny
San Francisco
Golden Steer
Winchell notes Kennedy at Madison Square Garden birthday show
Walter Winchell comments on President Kennedy’s split appearances at Madison Square Garden. He jokes about a birthday celebration for the rich and a charity rally for the aged, highlighting political appeal to different social groups. He also references Estes and a Justice Department probe that ended without charges.
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Washington
Conan
Adison Square Garden
Kennedy
Presidential Clemency Fichmann Sparks Controversy
An LA Times report raises a volatile claim tied to Israel's president and a clemency case. The piece discusses whether political leaders would face severe backlash if a controversial decision occurs, framing tensions around national loyalty and regional pressures.
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LA Times
Fichmann
Israel
Prez
Newspapers suspend attacks on foreign heads of state in Beirut report
AP notes in Beirut that newspapers will be suspended for attacking foreign heads of state after Saudi Arabia withdraws its ambassador amid insults to King Saud. The LA Daily Aggie Underwood source adds that the king is labeled a Fooofff and a Favgela.
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Aggie
Beruit
Lébanon
Saudi Arabia
Laud
Saud
Money men tangled in Washington Slip and Wall Street woes
The piece contrasts two groups of big money men facing troubles, those caught in the Washington Slip and those in Wall Street, reflecting a banking or financial issue central to the era.
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Washington
Wall Street
President's example questioned in Daily Winchell piece
The Daily Winchell quotes a comment on why the President and his wealthy family did not set the example by buying $500,000 worth of Blue chip stocks through a Financial Adviser. The column questions the choice of a newspaperman to lead by example in American business confidence.
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Winchell
U. S
Estes tale warns Washingtonians about dreams and nightmares
The piece contrasts a poor man with hopeful dreams against a rich man tormented by nightmares, portraying the grim warning as a social commentary for readers in Washington.
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Estes
Reader's Digest Quote Cited in Landrum Leader
A Landrum Leader item quotes a Reader's Digest advertisement about disavowing debt responsibility for Robert and John F. Kennedy with a mocking finish. The snippet notes a humorous declaration and suggests the piece is archival or reflective in nature.
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Landrum, S
Robert
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy administration under fire from press and public
The Journal American quotes G. Yksiokos criticizing President Kennedy and his administration for damaging the nation. He denounces journalists who align with politicians rather than serving the country, highlighting tensions between media and government.
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Kennedy
Winchell
JFK
Law markers seek House probe into sex in films
Displeased lawmakers urged the House Rules Committee to authorize a congressional investigation of sex in movies. They argued the morals of youth are at risk, though some noted corruption in politics may pose a greater danger.
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House Rules Committee
Labor Secretary warns on 40-hour cut to avoid harm
Secretary Goldberg told the ILGWU that reducing the standard to less than 40 hours would hurt the country. Analysts note the ILGWU already operates a 35-hour week, highlighting irony in the exchange.
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Goldberg
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ILGWU
Janet Leigh Quoted on Separation Amid Marriage Talks
Photoplay quotes Janet Leigh saying she and Tony have separated to save their marriage. The remark compares efforts to save a marriage to swallowing poison.
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Janet Leigh
Tony
Arenic
Vegas Daze and Nites at the Desert Showrooms
Vegas Daze and Nites highlights Tony Bennett's Carnegie Hall rehearsal tale amid a Vegas crowd. The column notes flicks of Kennedy signs, Tommy Sands at the Sands, and various entertainers like Al Hirt and Sammy Cahn. Also mentions Peter Ford's Los Angeles graduation reveal.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Tony
Los Angeles
Nixon
Eddie Jackson
Jimmy Durante
Kennedy
Washington
JFK
Bill Bailey
Bonanza Airlines
Vegas
Las Vegas
Dunes
al Hirt
Louisiana
Sammy Cahn
Joey Bishop
Bishon
Peter Ford
Chadwick School
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Powell
Dick Blake
Thunderbird
New Dunes
Charley Manna
Danny Thomas
Jimmy Deskin
Hamm
Safe at Home Receives Congressional Praise in Record
Washington DC Columbia's Safe at Home stars Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. The film is cited in the Congressional Record as excellent entertainment with a powerful message for adults and children. Congressman Frank Becker lauds the movie for its moral impact and family cooperation.
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Columbia
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Frank J
Dinah Shore to Open One Woman Show at Riviera
Dinah Shore will rehearse her opening television one woman show at the Riviera Hotel Versailles Room on Wednesday. The event marks a first in night club history with a dress rehearsal for NBC-TV to air October 4. Keely Smith lends the spotlight, Frank Duval leads the Riviera orchestra, and the show aims to recreate live audience atmosphere for a June tape in Burbank.
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Frankie
Links
I Believe
Jezebel
Ralph Pearl
DIAL
Riviera Hotel
Dinah Shore
Versailles Room
Nbc-Tv
Miss Shore
the Riviera
Frank Duval
Jack Cathcart
Riviera Versailles Room
Burbank
Prison Film Previewer By Lawmakers
Eighty five members of the Senate and House and key officials attended a screening in Washington DC of Allied Artists Privee prison life story of John Resko who escaped the electric chair and later became a celebrated artist during a 19 year incarceration. Milard Kaufman urged rehabilitation as a path to make amends explaining a criminal would not repent without understanding their crime.
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House of Representatives
Washington, D. c
Allied Artists
John Resko
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Kaufman-Lubin
Motion Picture Association of American
Milard Kaufman
Gibbs Featured Vibist at Las Vegas Jazz Festival
Terry Gibbs and his quartet will headline at the Las Vegas Jazz Festival on July 7 and 8. Gibbs has performed with Benny Goodman Tommy Dorsey Woody Herman Dizzy Gillespie and Buddy Rich, marking a career with many jazz greats.
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Terry Gibbs
Las Vegas
Benny Goodman
Tommy Dorsey
Woody Herman
Dizzy Gillespie
Buddy Rich
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