Ben Alexander doubles as car dealer and actor in Dragnet legacy
Hollywood figure Ben Alexander, known for Dragnet's Frank Smith, declines a prison warden role to focus on four car agencies and three service stations grossing about 20 million dollars annually. He also earns 50 thousand yearly from Dragnet reruns in 91 U S cities and 11 foreign lands. He splits time between Balboa Island and Maui, commuting weekly, and keeps up with acting hints for viewers while pursuing business.
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Ben Alexander
Frank Smith
Ben
Dragnet
Fanny Ward
Eugene O'Brien
Milestone
Kemmerich
Revue Productions
Revue
Lesley
Bradford
Balboa Island
Los Angeles
Maui
Hawaii
Monday Night at the Movies and Viewers' Night TV
TV tonight highlights several programs across channels. Tyrone Power stars in King of the Kentucky Rifles on channel five at 7 30. Lucy Show returns at 8 30 and Marcel Marceau appears on the Victor Borge Show at 9. Danny Williams Show offers tours for a fundraiser at 9 30. Ben Casey at 10 features injured children. Brinkley’s Journal at 10 discusses John H. Glenn Jr.’s past year.
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Tyrone Power
Terry Moore
Jude
Lucy
Marcel Marceau
Leonid Hambro
Victor Borge
Danny Williams
Rusty
Linda
Harpers
Danny Thomas
Ben Casey
John H. Glenn Jr
Brinkley
Band Sets Marathon Record With 80 Hours of Nonstop Music
Mel Rowe's Midnight Ramblers, a five piece band from Brantford, Ontario, played for 80 hours and 33 minutes without stopping. Between 1,800 and 2,000 tunes were performed with Ray Reekes singing 1,200 songs. Each member took brief rests. Don Kendrick continued on other drums after his drum set failed at 48 hours.
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Brantford
Ont
Mel Rowe
Midnight Ramblers
Ray Reekes
Don Kendrick
Afghanistan Trade Minister Heads to Pact Talks in Moscow
Ghulyam Mohammed Shirzad Afghanistan's trade minister arrives in Moscow to negotiate a Soviet Afghan pact for 1963. A separate meeting by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists notes similarities between life in the womb and a space capsule in orbit.
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Ghulyam Mohammed Shirzad
Afghanistan
The
American College of Obstetricians and
Heloise Advice Washable Drapes Hold Their Shape
Heloise shares a method for rehanging washable drapes to restore top stiffness and pleats. After washing, roll in a towel ten minutes, rehang, spray pleats while pinching them, and use rubber tipped bobby pins to prevent puckering. Let drapes dry with pins in place, then lightly spray starch to set pleats.
Peroxide Use for Cleaning Rust and Porcelain
The note states that gen peroxide removes rust from surfaces and whitens porcelain. It is attributed to L. T. F.
Locked-in Marathon Gasoline Claim Details
An advertisement touts a car problem solution claiming the locked in formula of Marathon gasoline delivers 100 percent of octane to all cylinders for top mileage and smoother engine operation. The claim emphasizes full octane delivery to end cylinders.
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San Francisco
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Webb
Jeff Chandler
Orson Welles
Commonwealth
Central Ave
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Middletown
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Sandy
New York, N. Y
Marathon
Mrathon
Marathon Oil Company
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