Jolson musical planned as million dollar Las Vegas Broadway likely
Umberto Cecchi and Jim Gates announce Jolie a musical about Al Jolson with a nationwide talent search for a star to head the lead. Producers aim for a Christmas premiere in Las Vegas or Broadway. Also notes Nita Cruz divorce bid and other show business items.
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al Jolson
Great Jolie
Umberto Cecchi
Jim Gates
National Ballet of Mexico
Las Vegas
Broadway
Jolson
Sammy Davis
Frank Sinatra
Tom Jones
Jimmy Durante
Danny Thomas
Cecchi
James Brown
Gates
Nation's Weather Report Highlights 106 Degree High
United Press International reports the peak temperature as 106 degrees at Buckeye Arizona, with a 30 degree low at Fargo North Carolina. The Weather Bureau in San Francisco provides a 24 hour table ending at 4 a.m. PST.
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New York
U.S. Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Nevada Weather Report Sparks Thunder Showers
Eastern Nevada sees partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms in the north and central regions turning fair. Southern Nevada stays fair with warmer afternoon clouds near mountains and highs 95 to 106. Western Nevada remains mostly fair with possible afternoon and evening showers mainly in the north.
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United Press International
Nevada
Reno
Carson City
Fallon
Las Vegas
Winnemucca
Elko
Ely
Austin
Battle Mountain Lovelock
Cost Increases on Nine Pentagon Projects Reach 3.5 Billion
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said the nine reviewed Pentagon contracts show cost overruns totaling 3.5 billion, led by the Lockheed C5A transport with 1.36 billion overruns. Other increases stem from labor and material costs, production issues, and design changes across projects including DX destroyers, SRAM, and a nuclear powered carrier program.
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UPI
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Pentagon
Bom
PSC
Navy
Air Force
Nimitz
Army
Life expectancy milestones through American wars
Washington era life expectancy stood at 34 years. By the Civil War it had risen 10fold to 70 years in the past nine years. The figures track dramatic improvements in longevity over turbulent periods.
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Washington
U S Asked To Save Wild Mustangs In Pryor Range
An eight member advisory committee urged the government to save at least half of about 200 wild horses in Montana’s Pryor Mountains. They propose reducing the herd by removing old and sick horses but keeping at least 100, and building a fence to protect the horses on the 32,000 acre range. Wild Horse Annie Velma Johnston urged preservation as a symbol of American freedom.
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Pryor Mountains
Montana
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Reno
Nev
America
Reindeer Total 200000 in Finnish Lapland
About 200000 reindeer roam Finnish Lapland as part of the regional herding economy. The herd supports local livelihoods and reflects traditional Sami herding practices in northern Finland.
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Colorado State University
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the Bistro
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Art & Dotty
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Dunes Hotel and Country Club
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