Ruth Roman recalls Andrea Doria sinking and rises in TV roles
Hollywood star Ruth Roman recounts surviving the Andrea Doria disaster and describes her steady TV career ahead. She notes a tougher, talent-light era for women and her push through auditions and studio mingling to land major guest roles in Breaking Point Outher Limits Dr Kildare Eleventh Hour.
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Television Highlights Tonight Shows and Guests
TV tonight features Nathan Hale documentary on CH7 and CH9 at 7:30. The Bob Hope Show welcomes Sandy Koufax Tommy Davis and Don Drysdale on CH5 at 8:30. Mickey Rooney plays a crook on Twilight Zone at 9:30. Helen OConnell and Bill Cosby appear on Jack Paar on CH2/CH5 at 10. A killer contemplates escape in Hitchcock on CH9 at 10 and The Key with William Holden Sophia Loren screens on CH12 at 10.
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Vic Damone Weds TV Actress in Las Vegas Ceremonies
Singer Vic Damone aged 35 wed Hollywood TV actress Judy Rawlins 26 in a civil Las Vegas ceremony after exchanging Bahai faith vows in Beverly Hills. The couple, who have a son Perry eight, say a second civil ceremony is required by their faith. Damone was previously divorced from Pier Angeli in 1958.
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Hope to Play Santa Claus for Troops in South Vietnam
Bob Hope announced plans to entertain American troops again as Santa Claus this year in South Vietnam. He postponed a Australia trip to focus on entertaining troops in the Asian conflict area.
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Brazilian coffee going to Cubans
Cuban authorities lifted limits on coffee sales and authorized each person to buy 1% ounces weekly as 1 500 tons of Brazilian coffee arrived and 3 800 tons more were expected, restoring the supply after Hurricane Flora damage.
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110 in The Shade Flops as Broadway Weather Theme Fades
Broadway premiere at the Broadhurst Theater opens with Inga Swenson and Robert Horton in a drought romance. The musical, adapted by I Richard Nash from The Rain Maker, delivers pleasant but tepid numbers and falters despite a breezy score by Schmidt and Jones.
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