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A light hobby column marks 15 years on air for radio duo Dick Perry and Bill Wood at KFOR. Their informal show draws calls from locals including Burlington and Stover, with jokes from listeners and occasional references to national humor sources.
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KFOR
Dick Perry
Bill Wood
Wood
National Observer
Grit
Burlington and
Stovers
Perry
Mae West crowns Mr. America winner in Santa Monica
Sultry Mae West returns to the stage in Santa Monica to crown probation officer David Johns of Los Angeles as Mr. America amid a night of posing by fifty contestants. Measurements of the winner were not released. In other notes Sen. George McGovern advocates deterring war with a strong nuclear arsenal, while Jack Charlton abandons a cross country skateboard attempt after reaching Tulsa. Demonstrations against television violence planned in 11 cities outside ABC outlets and Groucho Marx hospital bound in Los Angeles for pneumonitis update readers.
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Mae West
Santa Monica
Calif
David Johns
Los Angeles
Miss West
California
UPI
George McGovern
McGovern
Senate Nutrition Committee
National Nutritional Foods Assn
Las Vegas
Donald Wildman
National Federation For Decency
ABC
Wildman
Wlst Television
Chicago
Tex Antoine Benches After Rape Remark Controversy
Veteran New York weatherman Tex Antoine loses job after a November on air remark about rape. He voices hurt and a sense of failure while seeking new work, noting he still wants to work and has more to give. The incident led to suspension, off air duties, failed contract renewal, and public protests.
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New York
Tex Antoine
American Broadcasting Co
WABC
Antoine
Tex
Wanted: One wife by Michael Block in New York ad gamble
Michael Block, a 35 year old transit ad executive, spends 2600 to find a wife through eight Lexington Avenue subway clock ads. He aims to show singles bar emptiness and monogamy longing while inviting responses from the right woman as he continues his city life pending a first date.
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New York
Times Square
Empire State Building
Grand Central Station
Michael Block
Lexington Avenue
New York University
Upper East Side
Buried radio host seeks telegram from Carter for charity
Indianapolis vigil ends in stunts as Bill Shirk remains in a reinforced coffin with a rattlesnake a python and two tarantulas to raise money for retarded citizens He demands a telegram from President Carter pledging support while a pledge drive climbs past the $3000 mark and a $5000 target looms nearby Shirk vows to stay buried another day if needed hoping the White House will respond for his WXLW station stunt.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Bill Shirk
Carter
Shirk
White House
WXLW
Harry Houdini
Arm severed in fencing machine reattached. patient doing well
Los Angeles reporting confirms Harold Spaulding a 32 year old construction worker had his arm severed above the elbow but surgically reattached. Doctors say circulation is good and he is progressing but final success awaits. He was injured at a Golden State Freeway site and rushed to orthopaedic hospital by fire department helicopter.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Harold Spaulding
Golden State Freeway
Fire Department
Spaulding
Orthopaedic Hospital
Band Leader Larry Funk Dies at 70 in Funks Grove Illinois
Larry P. Funk an orchestra leader and Music Corp of America executive died at his home in Funks Grove Illinois at age 70 He led The Band of A Thousand Melodies and hosted a weekly radio show from New York during the 1930s He retired from MCA in the early 1960s.
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Funks Grove, Ill
Larry P. Funk
Funk
Music Corp. of America
New York City
MCA
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