NBC to Air The Funny Side with Burt Mustin and Queenie Smith
The NBC comedy The Funny Side will feature Burt Mustin, 87, and Queenie Smith among five couples in a weekly revue aimed at broad audience appeal. The show plans to include senior citizens and diverse couples while exploring life from birth to death and taxes to women's life.
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NBC
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ABC
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St Albans Nudist Sky Jump Hopes Failable Landing
Fiveacres Nudist Club plans a nude parachute jump from 10 000 feet to raise funds for a children's ward but fail to find a landing site. Landowners refuse access citing frightened horses and trees in potential fields. Club member Phil Corr, 31, notes the trees would make landing painful.
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St. Albans
England
Fiveacres
Phil Corr
Corr
Sierra Club to Seek Litter on Adirondack Trails
Twenty two club members plan to collect 10 000 to 15 000 pounds of litter along about 20 miles of Adirondack trails. A department helicopter will airlift the debris from Lake Colden to trucks for disposal as 17 000 hikers visit yearly and FCC personnel struggle to keep pace.
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Albany
N.Y
Sierra Club
Lake Colden
FCC
Murder rate climbs in New York City six months
Homicides in New York City rose 30.1 percent for January through June compared with the previous year, per medical examiner Dr. Milton Helpern. Manhattan led with 389 murders, followed by Brooklyn with 388, totaling 714 homicides, predominantly Black victims.
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New York City
New York
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Brooklyn
TV Tonight Listings with Classic Movie Highlights
A late evening schedule lists several channels and programs. Millie pretends to be a passenger’s Italian wife. Gunsmoke features a former sheriff seeking vengeance. Baseball Week highlights 1919. Lucy pursues Jack Benny for a celebrity bank depositor. Mayberry R F D follows Sam enabling his son to buy a car. Doris Day romance at a ski resort. Dave Garroway hosts The Newcomers with John Brown III. Movies include A Breath of Scandal Sophia Loren 1960 The Immortal Sergeant Henry Fonda 1943 Monte Cassino 1946.
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Monte Cassino
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Princess Anne Celebrates 21st Birthday Quietly in Scotland
Princess Anne, eldest daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, turns 21 with a private family party in the Scottish highlands. More than 100 British royals reportedly attended a discotheque celebration aboard the royal yacht Britannia two weeks earlier.
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Scotland
Anne
Britannia
Highlands
Queen Mother
Mayor and Judge Offered as Butler and Maid at Charity Auction
Charlotte native Mayor John Belk and Mecklenburg County Judge Claudia Watkins Belk were auctioned off as the butler and maid for a WBTV charity event benefiting Boys Town in Mecklenburg County. The $530 bid topped the televised sale, which raised over $100,000 for the cause. The mayor would greet callers and Mrs. Belk would assist with drinks hats and coats at a yet to be set date.
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Charlotte
N.C
John Belk
Claudia Watkins Belk
Mecklenburg County District Court
Charles R. Willard
Willard
Belk
WBTV
Mecklenburg County
Would-Be Robbers Fail in France Hold-Up Plan
In Bourg-en-Bresse police heard an anonymous caller say the gang failed and left their arms in a van in front of the post office. Officers found a stolen van loaded with two shotguns a carbine three automatic pistols a hand grenade and 1300 rounds of ammunition. Police hunt the would-be robbers amid unclear motive.
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Bourg—En—Bresse
France
Stamp Demoted in Sharjah After Oil Search Failure
Sheik Khalid bin Sultan of Sharjah lowers a commemorative stamp to one eighth its original value after failing to locate oil in his territory. The move follows a year of exploration and the stamp’s initial issuance during the search.
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Sharjah
Persian Gulf
Sheik Khalid bin Sultan
French Mint Plans Medal for Japanese Emperor and Empress Visit
The French mint intends to strike a special silver medal to commemorate the visit of the emperor and empress of Japan this fall.
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Paris
Japan
Welfare Payments Increase In July
Ohio welfare payments rose by over 2.5 million from June to July led by Aid to Dependent Children. Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced July outlays totaled 46 050 670 with ADC exceeding 16 million up 213 361 from June. Unemployed Parents ADC reached 1.8 million, up 26 568 from June.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
ADC
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