Webb backs old movies in TV despite critics
Jack Webb says networks should air features, praising old pictures for their stars and value. He cites entertainment as key and blames heavy star demands for labor friction, noting he uses unknowns in his G E True series to avoid bidding wars.
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Hollywood
Jack Webb
NBC
ABC
CBS
Lucille Ball
Andy Griffith
Danny Thomas
United Artists
Warner Bros
Webb
Man Cleared in Holdup Held as Short Changer
A Michigan man was cleared of involvement in a Madison supermarket hold up but kept for questioning in a separate series of short changing incidents at Madison banks and businesses. He was jailed after police asked for his arrest and authorities found $3,700 in coins and wrappers in his car. Darrell Smith, manager of an east side market, identified him as not the armed bandit.
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Madison
Michigan
Short
Edgerton
Janesville
John Henry
Darrell Smith
East Side
Judge F O Mercer Receives 33rd Degree
Federal Judge Frederick O Mercer husband of Melba Hamilton received the 33rd Degree in Masonry in Philadelphia this fall. The couple lives in Canton Illinois and have a son a daughter and four grandchildren all in Canton. Mrs Mercer was a home economics teacher.
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Albany
Frederick O. Mercer
Melba Hamilton
Philadelphia
Canton
Ill
Final Reminders From Postmaster On Christmas Mail
Russell J. Myers cites public cooperation in the Mail Early for Christmas campaign. He urges using Air Mail for out of town items, First Class for local mail, and not mailing money in parcels, with instructions on insureing value and marking fragile or perishable items. Lost parcels can be auctioned with notable anecdotes. 90 days unclaimed items go to regional dead parcel branches.
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Russell J. Myers
Monroe
Myers
U.S. Treasury
Uncle Sam
San Francisco
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ft. Worth
Honolulu
New Orleans
New York City
Omaha
St. Louis
St. Paul
San Juan
Seattle
Washington, D. C
Local Visit Highlights and Birthday Gatherings Across Wisconsin
Social notes recount Juda By Mabel E. Bauer Jr. and Mrs. Ted Miller at Zentner's in Belleville for a dealer dinner and Christmas party. Residents from Beloit and Brodhead, plus anniversaries in South Wayne, are listed with visits to friends and family. France makes a further debt payment to the United States totaling 116.6 million for 1967 to 1970.
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Wilbur Trotter
Nathan
G. Kingston
Afton
Gladys Andrews
Madison
A. B
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Alden
Saratoga
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