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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1969
Page
20
New York AP reports the Oscar telecast on ABC attempted a show style with fewer speeches and more entertainment. It featured dance numbers, comic bits, and fashion moments while honoring nominees and directing staff. NBC offered a Monkees rock special with elaborate visual effects aimed at teens.
TV guide highlights multiple programs and guests tonight. Lucy’s pal from New York aims to meet Hollywood stars. Peter Lawford Nancy Ames on Channel Five. Polynesian Adventure on NatGeo. Julia features a friend seeking Julia’s boyfriend. Red Skelton with Patrice Munsel. Doris Day features a Bengal tiger plot. Ironside and bomb squad tackle campus threat. Prescription Murder with Peter Falk as a police lieutenant. The Desperadoes and Badman’s Country westerns offer classic crime tales.
Carolyn Brunton, 69, of Cincinnati was killed when her car rolled down a driveway and into a garage wall. She appears to have been exiting the vehicle but left it in gear, the AP reports.
Listings show diverse groups meeting this week across Madison and Middletown including Lions Club Sertoma Civic groups boards and commissions plus veterans and service organizations. Times range from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at schools Civic buildings and clubhouses with venues such as Madison High School Manchester City Building and Monroe IOOF Hall.
Barbra Streisand and Katharine Hepburn shared the 1968 best actress honors, making Hepburn the first three time lead winner. Cliff Robertson won best actor for Charly, and Oliver! captured best picture with five awards. Ruth Gordon and Jack Albertson won supporting acting honors as The Subject Was Roses and Rosemary’s Baby triumphed in their categories. The Windmills of Your Mind won best song, War and Peace took best foreign language, and Mel Brooks earned best original screenplay.
The Golden Age Club at 603 Mary Etta St plans a birthday and anniversary event with 29 members celebrating, including the longest married couple Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Robinson who reach 50 years on April 20. Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald, 86, is the oldest birthday honoree. Lubers School of the Dance will provide music and refreshments. Allen Kleine will assist in book selections.
On this date April 15 in history events include the burial of Franklin D Roosevelt in Hyde Park in 1945, English settlers arriving at Haven Connecticut in 1638, San Francisco’s incorporation in 1850, Lincoln’s death in 1865, Banting’s insulin availability in 1923, Castro's 10 year ago visit, Soviet-Chinese tensions and a Sputnik link up one year ago.
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