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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1965
Page
14
Amersham England bartender Don Moss held a promotion from public bar to lounge at the Griffin Hotel. He paid $9 to legally add a second name, becoming Donald Hedley-Moss to feel more refined and fit into the ritzy area.
John Hohenberg surveys foreign reporting from the American Revolution to the present. He profiles the glamorous and the wire service workers, arguing reporters must be skeptical of official handouts, ready to invest in big beats, and endure long hours. He warns against over coverage and calls for some form of herd journalism regulation.
British actress Hermione Baddeley insisted on a contract clause for Do Not Disturb allowing a one hour tea break toward the end of the shooting day.
Hollywood UPI reports Red Buttons, once a comedian, secured a major part in Harlow with Carroll Baker in the title role. The casting highlights Buttons shift to dramatic acting and adds star power to the biopic project.
In a profile by Leonard Feather, Earl Hines discusses ASCAP, pay for writers, and the precarious life of jazz veterans. He reflects on past glory, current gigs in rock parlors, European tours, and hopes to run Club 14 in San Francisco while lamenting limited U.S. audience support. He also praises Ellington’s latest album, Ellington 86, as a standout transformation of pop songs.
A 24-year-old widow, Ann Milly Moore, lost 7000 pounds after three male judges ruled she was sufficiently attractive to remarry within six years. Judges reduced earlier damages of 16800 pounds awarded for her husband’s death in an auto crash two years prior.
A Las Vegas Sun reader recalls delivering in a maternity ward and reflects on boy versus girl first births. A 17 year old girl asks about an engagement ring from a 22 year old boyfriend and whether to return it. Ann Landers advises returning the ring and suggests the girlfriend tell her parents.
UPI reports Roger Williams, a decade long best seller, again surprises with Postlude to a Prelude a modern Bach adaptation preserving the original flavor. The piece stands out amid Williams piano albums for its inventive approach. The review notes Earl Hines’ earlier jazz work and the 1939 40 recordings reissued on The Grand Terrace Band with Budd Johnson. It also highlights James Brown stepping into instrumental work on Grits and Soul with notable sidemen, likening him to Jimmy Smith.
UPI reports U. S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer will serve as interpreter for a Tokyo filmed sequence of the Honeywell Science All Stars program on ABC TV scheduled for March 28. His wife belongs to a distinguished Japanese family.
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