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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1962
Page
20
Hollywood AP profile of Art Linkletter explores his public cheerful persona and private pranks. It charts his rise from San Diego State Teachers College athlete to TV host, noting his five children and marriage since 1935. The piece highlights his philosophy that people want happiness and respond to friendly, humorous approaches, while recounting offscreen moments and onair anecdotes.
Allen Ludden, a Texas-born broadcaster with a master’s in English, rises from behind the scenes to host CBS hit Password amid prior work on College Bowl and Mind Your Manners. His career spans radio and TV producing, with a quiet, literate hosting style shaping his newly found household name status.
Mrs John F Kennedy and children Caroline and John Jr spend the weekend at Glen Ora, their Virginia estate near Middleburg. The text notes the first discovery of gold in the New World was made in Costa Rica by Spanish explorers.
AP profile of Bob Horton known as Flint who leaves Wagon Train after five seasons. He says he feels older wiser richer and enthusiastic about the future. Horton, 37, reflects on studio power dynamics and turning down NBC lead to avoid future tying contracts. He plans touring roles in Chicago Atlanta Charleston Columbus and possibly Kansas City with a new deal.
The Broadway Hotel at Broadway and Fourth Street will be converted in a $2.5 million remodel into a luxury apartment building. Real estate developer Edward W. Mersman said remodeling will begin after investors complete the purchase. The buyer group includes Lee P. Stulliffe St. Louis, Lamplighter Motor Inns president, who recently bought the nearby New Richmond Motel.
A media mogul, blending entrepreneurship and entertainment, spends equally on diverse investments from safe to speculative. He derives more satisfaction from nurturing small firms than large blue chips and values books as tangible proof of his life and beliefs. Linkletter, famed for People Are Funny, notes radio and TV life spanned fame and risk, with books serving as a solid summit of self.
Preliminary work at Harvard University begins toward establishing a President Kennedy library to house the official papers after his term ends. The project aims to preserve records for scholarly access and public consultation, signaling a formal effort by the university to archive presidential archives.
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