Vaughn Meader’s Carter impression reshapes quiet Hollywood
By November 1963 Vaughn Meader’s First Family albums sold over six million copies. Now living in Hollywood he models a Jimmy Carter impression while avoiding the Kennedy echo that toppled his act after the assassination 14 years earlier. He earns as a songwriter and session pianist while keeping stage ambitions modest.
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Allen to chair National Hobby Month in October
Comedian Steve Allen accepts the chairmanship noting hobbies edify and relax the mind as he promotes National Hobby Month. The report also profiles Jackie Gleason after his comeback and a Hollywood Walk of Fame note. It mentions Yale freshman Elizabeth Kissinger among class of 1981 enrollees.
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UPI
Chicago Stories Define City Spirit In Odd Moments
A Chicago tale recalls an elderly man biting a dollar to use at a crowded L station and a swift purse theft turn, framed as how the city embodies resilience and helping one another amid daily life. The vignette contrasts small acts with a later incident of a teacher thwarting a purse snatch, underscoring communal bonds.
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Lincoln Journal contact and subscription details
The notice lists contact options for information and problem resolution including ACTION LINE and NEWS CONTACTS with phone and mailing addresses. It details carrier and mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and specifies regional coverage and AP republication rights.
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Journal-Star Printing CO
Lincoln
Dead son returns to tie up family funeral in Michigan
In Midland, Michigan, 20 year old Steven Fairson walked into a funeral parlor where his mother Jeanniene Haapala was making burial arrangements for his supposed death after a fiery auto crash. The body was later identified as 19 year old Bruce Beebe of Midland.
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Close to Home Jim Raglin
In a lighthearted column the author notes detasseling season ends soon as Bus loads of Lincoln youths ride to fields near Fremont and David City to remove tassels from female corn plants. Temperatures soar into the 100s yet workers persevere while parents drive them to early starts and DeKalb says 2500 to 2700 youths will work this season with about 300 from Fremont Lincoln and Omaha.
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Omaha
Walking Tall album set for release in Nashville
W. R. Morris and Compass Records plan to release an album about the life of the late Sheriff Buford Pusser in Nashville despite a lawsuit by Cartee Music Corp. seeking 100000 dollars and a restraining order. Attorneys will ask a circuit court to dismiss the suit over an alleged broken agreement and a rough tape sale.
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