Ken Murray Takes a Shot at Acting in Death Valley Days
Hollywood veteran Ken Murray promotes a new acting turn after filming Death Valley Days. He recalls on set stories, clashes with method actors, and his decision to pass Wagon Train for the dramatic role. Murray, 57, aims to prove he can carry serious scenes without his usual humor. Colorado reports 1,064 peaks above ten thousand feet.
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Ken Murray
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Walter Huston
Whipple & Huston
Larry Butterworth
Death Valley
Huston
Sierra Madre
Radio TV Highlights and Cape Coral hydroplane win
Radio and TV listings cover the Cincinnati Royals Lakers game and Ohio State Northwestern on WPFB, plus musical programs and dramas, with Evegene Whipp of Kettering winning a Cape Coral hydroplane race in Florida. The cable guide previews The Ameri cans, The Heiress, Surf Side 6, Adventures in Paradise, Chick Hennesey, and The June Allyson Show with Hugh Downs filling in for Jack Paar.
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Admiral Shafer
Hans Conried
June Allyson
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Jack Paar
Cape Coral, Fla
Eugene Whipp
Kettering
Ohio
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Ballyhook
Cape Coral
Lincoln Salute Marks Lincoln Birthday in Ohio Legislature
The Ohio legislature plans a ceremony honoring Abraham Lincoln on his birthday, marking the 152nd anniversary of his birth and the 100th anniversary of his 1861 address to the 54th Ohio General Assembly. A plaque in the House chamber will honor Lincoln, with Sen. Lowell Fess and Rep. Roland Bright speaking.
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Ohio General Assembly
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Washington
Ohio
Lowell Fess
R-Greene
Roland Bright
D-Hocking
House action on unemployment benefits extender bill
A subcommittee may report tonight on a bill to extend unemployment benefits beyond the current 26 weeks. If the report stands, the measure could reach the House floor by week’s end while Senate hearings on similar pay proposals proceed. Lawmakers also expect a decision on whether Republicans will back DiSalle’s $75 million appropriations bill.
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Kennedy And Nixon To Get TV Awards
NEW YORK AP President Kennedy and former Vice President Richard M Nixon will receive the 1961 gold medal for outstanding achievement in broadcasting from the Radio and Television Executives Society. Society president Richard Salant of CBS News called the 1960 campaign broadcasts the era’s most significant contribution to broadcasting. The awards will be presented at a March 9 dinner.
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Porgy Pulled Out Of South
Sam Goldwyn withdraws the film Porgy and Bess from the South due to racial tension and potential riots. He notes strong performance elsewhere but says the South has seen racial incidents sparked by the picture.
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Sam Goldwyn
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George Gershwin
New Subdivision Equipped With Fallout Shelters
In Thousand Oaks California a housing development offers homes featuring built in nuclear fallout shelters. Builder Lou Towne says it may be the first entire subdivision sold with shelters, priced between 17 000 and 18 000 dollars and 30 000 dollars. The 10 by 10 foot shelter sits under the garage, costs about 1 300 dollars and uses 6 inch concrete walls, a 6 inch concrete ceiling, and 19 inches of dirt above.
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Hiroshima
Los Angeles
Lou Towne
Two Trenton Men Enlist in U S Navy
James K. Taylor and Charles W. Chamberlain of Trenton were among recent Navy enlistees at the local recruiting station in the Post Office building. Chamberlain is training at Great Lakes Illinois, son of Mr and Mrs Robert F Chamberlain 05 FE State Street. Taylor is stationed in San Diego California, son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Taylor 108 North First Street.
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San Diego
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Betsy New York Celebrates 80th Birthday in Scotland
Betsy McIntyre, known locally as Betsy New York, marked her 80th birthday on Saturday in Glasgow Scotland. The sole resident of New York in Argyll shire still tends a small flock and croft on Loch Awe’s wooded shore along the road to Oban. The place earned its name after an Englishman named York started a charcoal business there about 150 years ago.
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Scotland
New York
Betsy McIntyre
Argyllshire
Betsy
Loch Awe
Oban
York
Dentists Trained Each Year in the United States
About 3,000 dentists are trained annually in the United States according to recent schooling and licensure data. The figure reflects dental schools nationwide and ongoing expansion of programs to meet healthcare needs.
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United States
Seaman High seniors launch mouse rocket to 1000 feet
Four Seaman High School seniors fired a mouse carrying rocket 1 024 feet high in Topeka. The parachute failed and the mouse died. Seaman team members were Terry Babb Fred Hill John Lampe and Gerald Reed. They spent 15 66 and 24 months on the project. Viola Hunt of the Shawnee County Humane Society plans an official protest to the National Anti Vivisection Society. An Air Force officer supervised the launch.
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Seaman High School
Viola Hunt
Shawnee County Humane Society
National Anti-Vivisection Society
Chicago
Air Force
Seaman
Topeka High School
Terry Babb
Fred Hill
John Lampe
Gerald Reed
Livermore High Sets Skirt Length Rule
Livermore California AP authorities at Livermore High School curb the short skirt fad citing good taste. Superintendent Ralph Wattenburger says kneecap length is the line. Dean of Girls Marie Barthe enforces the rule, sending students home for violations. Britain’s Royal Mint weighs plastic money possibilities.
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Livermore
Calif
Livermore High
Ralph T. Wattenburger
Marie Barthe
Wattenburger
Britain
Royal Mint
New Non Surgical Cure Shrinks Piles and Relieves Pain
Science introduces Bio-Dyne a new healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids stops itching and relieves pain without surgery. Cases show actual shrinkage and strong statements from patients. The ointment Preparation H is now available in supporting preparations at drug counters.
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