Winters on TV and the era of tough laughs
Comedian Jonathan Winters laments hard times for humor amid Vietnam unrest and riots. He notes the double standards between film and television, recalls Jack Paar era, praises CBS and family, and promotes an Oct 18 Anaheim benefit for American Indian education.
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Hal Humphrey
Jonathan Winters
Vietnam
Hawks
Rass
Ohio
Jack Paar
Paar
Johnny Carson
Joey Bishop
Jack
Paul
CBS
Eileen
Andy Williams
Anaheim
Calif.) Convention Center
National Congress of American Indians
State bids on used paint drums and mixed drums
The Ohio Department of Highways invites sealed bids for about 500 used 30 gallon paint drums and 200 used 55 gallon mixed drums. Bids due 11 00 A M EDST Sept 3 1968 in Columbus Ohio and read publicly. Drums at State Highway Garage Middletown Ohio. inspection via Richard L rcher.
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State OF
Department
Highways Bureau OF Rchasing
Ohio Department of Highways
South Front Street
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Garage
Middletown
Richard L Rcher
c/ Department
Tt Highways
Bureau of Purchasing
RP F&f. Masheter
Jane Russell Weds Actor Roger Barrett in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Calif AP Jane Russell and actor Roger Barrett wed in a Sunday ceremony after meeting in a play last June in Niles Michigan Barrett and Russell both 47. The bride wore a red jacket dress and the groom a white outfit. They depart for an undisclosed honeymoon location ending Russell’s 23 year marriage to Bob Waterfield on July 30.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Jane Russell
Roger Barrett
Niles
Mich
Barrett
Miss Russell
Bob Waterfield
Television Highlights for Tonight at the Democratic National Convention
The broadcast schedule covers the Democratic National Convention opening ceremonies from the International Amphitheater Chicago with Sen. Daniel Inouye delivering the keynote. CBS anchors Walter Cronkite Eric Sevareid and Roger Mudd with floor reporters Mike Wallace Harry Reasoner Joseph Benti and Martin Agronsky. NBC features Chet Huntley David Brinkley with Frank McGee Edwin Newman Sander Vanocur and John Chancellor. ABC promises unconventional coverage with a nightly wrapup and a Vidal Buckley confrontation guided by Howard K. Smith.
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International Amphitheater
Chicago
Hawaii
Daniel K. Inouye
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Eric Sevareid
Roger Mudd
Mike Wallace
Harry Reasoner
Joseph Benti
Martin Agronsky
NBC
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
Frank McGee
Edwin Newman
Sander Vanocur
John Chancellor
Pneumatic tires spread among cars by 1915
In Dearborn Michigan a 1915 report notes half the U.S. automobiles use pneumatic tires while most trucks still run on solid rubber tires.
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Dearborn, Mich
United States
Community club meetings fill the week across Middletown
A list of local gatherings outlines Monday and Tuesday events in Middletown with groups such as the Lions Club Optimists SPEBSQSA Rotary Civitan Sertoma and more. Also notes the Cairo African nations population statement: eleven nations including Angola Nigeria with Cairo noting Nigeria’s population dominance.
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Monroe Lions Club
Congress Inn
Optimist Club
Spebsqsa
Legion’ Home
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Civitan Club
Sertoma Club
Middletown Personnel Association
Manchester
Motor Inn
Madison Lew & Sows
Elk Creek Grange
South Middletown Fire Association
Amanda
Cairo
Angola
United United Cerebral Palsy
Arab Republic
Nigeria
Middletown
African Coal Is Cheapest in Transvaal Fields
Pretoria report notes the Southern Hemisphere's largest coal fields lie mainly in Transvaal Province. Thick shallow seams and horizontal placement make this the world's cheapest coal, with Transvaal producing about 50 million tons yearly.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Transvaal
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