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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1961

Page

19

Backus Script Sparks Suspicions of Nepotism in TV

Hollywood profile of Henny Backus wife of Jim Backus reveals her writing a script for his show after a joke inspired the idea. She notes nepotism exists in the industry and discusses working with her husband and the pressures of TV life.

Hollywood Henny Backus Jim Mago" Backus Beverly Hills Henny Henry Jim Backus Saks

Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in Alabama shooting

In Mobile, Mary Olive Lawrence 41 pleaded guilty to manslaughter for shooting her husband George Lawrence 51 after a dispute over a $2 pair of shoes. She received a suspended 12 month sentence claiming she did not know the rifle was loaded. The state said the shooting followed his beating after she mentioned his $200 fishing gear buy.

Mobile Ala Mary Olive Lawrence George Lawrence

Radio and TV Highlights Tonight

WPFB and WKRC air bases ball Cincinnati against Los Angeles. D-Day episode of Winston Churchill series on Channel 2. Pat O Brien as Jim Harrigan Sr. stars in a Hollywood vacation spoof. The Million Dollar Incident stars Gleason hostage spoof on Channel 7. Jill Corey sings backstage at a Mitch Miller visit. Dick Shawn as aquacade star seeks Michael Shayne’s help. Twilight Zone features The Rip Van Winkle Caper. Best of Paar with Haskell, Genieveve, Coogan, and March at Channel 2.

France Winston Churchill Jim Harrigan Sr Pat O'Brien Hollywood Ed Sullivan George Jesse Everett Sloane Jackie Gleason Jill Corey Mitch Miller Dick Shawn Aquacade Michael Shayne Jack Haskell Genevieve Jackie Coogan Hal March

Mali Republic signs peanut trade with Czechoslovakia

The Mali Republic's first government contract exchanges peanuts for Czechoslovak industrial engineering products and consumer goods, CTK reports from Prague.

Prague Czechoslovakia CTK

Katangans Lift Part Of Boycott

Katanga government announced partial lifting of the economic boycott imposed on the United Nations more than two weeks ago. Officials said the move would ease tension while leaving several sanctions in place.

Elisabethville the Congo Katanga United Nations

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