Young Hoosier Actor Warns Against Acting Career
New York based Bryan Young, 23, a struggling actor, says acting careers bring hard work and little security. He has spent four years on Broadway with limited headway, six months without work, and relies on unemployment compensation to survive. He plans to keep auditioning despite nudity in some plays and hopes one day to play Romeo.
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A Comedian Tests Obscenity Rules On Prurient Interest
Washington columnist discusses the difficulty the Commission on Obscenity faces in defining obscenity and prurient interest. He recounts a casual survey about Portnoy’s Complaint and I Am Curious Yellow, noting mixed reactions and questioning the existence of prurient interest or the honesty of friends.
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Charlie Brown to be flown from Pearl Harbor for testing
The Apollo 10 command module Charlie Brown, after reaching Pearl Harbor aboard USS Prince ton, will be flown to Long Beach California by Air Force cargo plane today or Tuesday. It will be trailer transported to Downey California for extensive NASA testing. Preliminary checks say the vehicle is in good condition after its half million mile voyage.
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Television In Review Featured NBC Talent Chief Tebet
HOLLYWOOD UPI Dave Tebet, NBC-TV vice president in charge of talent, is a key professional link between Broadway style showmanship and corporate TV. He scouts major talent, handles performers’ issues, and believes in giving any capable actor opportunity to be heard, even if not hired. Tebet has 13 years at NBC-TV, built a talent department, and is renowned for his contracts and knowledge.
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Japan records peak 1968 divorces with 86921 couples
Tokyo officials from the Health and Welfare Ministry report 86,921 marriages ended in 1968, a new record since statistics began. The figure marks Japan's highest annual divorce count to date, reflecting ongoing shifts in family patterns and social norms.
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TV Cameos The Lucky Stiff C C Courtney
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Leggy Colt Look Replacing Era of Buxom Actresses
Hollywood reports a shift from buxom screen icons to the leggy colt ideal. Jo Ann Pflug, 5 foot 9 and 129 pounds, champions the natural look over the hourglass. she will appear in M A S H later this year and says audiences seek individuality in women on screen.
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TV Notes spotlight Kennedy documentary in fall lineup
ABC will air a 90 minute documentary on the life of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy during the fall Movie of the Week season. The report notes other TV items including Chad Everett and James Daly starring in CBS next season’s medical center series with Daly in the UMC pilot film set for April 17. Buddy Ebsen enters his 35 foot catamaran Polynesian Concept in three England races this summer and plans to sail the final leg of his match race with the America’s Cup yacht Columbia in September, after each boat wins one leg.
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License suspensions rise in Kentucky in 1968
Careless driving in Frankfort Kentucky shows one in every 49 drivers lost a license in 1968. The biggest reason was failure to comply with the financial responsibility law after an accident according to the Kentucky Department of Public Safety.
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Television Highlights On Tuesday Night
NBC offers Sirhan Sirhan interview and Miller talk plus shows on smoking cessation occult youth. CBS presents Lancer escape and Doris Day repeat. Star Trek It Takes a Thief Doris Day Dick Cavett with guests. Generations Apart closes the three part series on youth revolt.
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