Entertainers Pay Tributes To Jack Benny
A funeral in Culver City drew many as Bob Hope paid tribute to Jack Benny calling him a national treasure. George Burns, 78, delivered a moving sermon as Benny’s widow Mary Livingston and family attended. Benny, who died of pancreatic cancer, was lauded by peers from vaudeville to TV. The service included Benny’s colleagues Phil Harris Dennis Day Don Wilson Mel Blanc and Eddie Rochester Anderson.
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Culver City
Calif
Jack Benny
Bob Hope
Hope
Benny
George Burns
Hillside Memorial Park Chapel
Mary
Mary Livingstone
Joan
Phil Harris
Dennis Day
Don Wilson
Mel Blanc
Eddie ‘Rochester’ Anderson
al Jolson
Humphrey Bogart
Clark Gable
Will Rogers
Maurice Chevalier
Picasso
Gershwin
Girl For Barnhills A Seven Pound Ten Daughter Birth
A seven pound ten ounce daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Victor Barnhill of Middletown at 12 55 PM at Medical Center.
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Logene Friday
Perry
Audrain Medical Center
Friday
Kaiser Refractories Co
Victor Barnhill
Middletown
Kissinger Tops Gallup Poll Again in Admired List
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger leads Gallup's annual list of men most admired by Americans for a second year. Rev. Billy Graham is second, followed by President Ford. The Dec. 1969 survey of 1517 adults shows Graham and Ford in familiar spots, with Rockefeller and Reagan new to the top tier and Nader and Pope Paul VI dropping out.
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Princeton
N.J
Henry A. Kissinger
Gallup
Billy Graham
Ford
Graham
Richard M. Nixon
Kissinger
Edward M. Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
California
Ronald Reagan
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Rockefeller
Reagan
Ralph Nader
Pope Paul VII
Brando's Sister Refuses to Relinquish Illinois Farm
Mrs. Richard Loving, sister of actor Marlon Brando, says she will not give up her share of the 40 acre Min delein farm in Illinois, calling it “the family homestead,” despite Brando’s pledge to donate his U S land holdings to American Indians.
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Los Angeles
Marlon Brando
Illinois
United States
Brando
Calabasas
Calif
Anaheim
Richard Loving
Mindelein
Ill
Loving
Half Of High Schoolers Are Listed As Drinkers
Washington AP reports a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study finds about half of U S high school students drink at least monthly and many drive while intoxicated. The study, from Grey Advertising, surveyed 2000 students in 25 areas and notes adults show similar drinking rates.
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Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
James Gergory
NHTSA
Grey Advertising
New York
Gregory
Veterans Benefits Information Need Expanded Distribution
A five year audit of the Missouri Division of Veterans Affairs recommends broader dissemination of veterans benefits information. The report through late June found overall good management and compliance with law, but pamphlets and brochures were not printed in sufficient quantities for wide distribution.
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Jefferson City
State Division of Veterans Affairs
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Missouri Military Academy
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Land
Missouri
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the Home of Quality Homes
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Mike Guinn
Quality Lumber Co
Henry Fielt
Cfetis
Henry Field
Henry Field Seed & Nursery
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Shenandoah
Iowa
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Lawrence
Seagrams
Crawford
Conrad
Walker’s
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Sys
Budweiser Px
Michelob
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