Broadway and Hollywood Buzz From New York Scene
A jumble of entertainment chatter covers Broadway moves with Jack O’Brian noting Howard Hughes possible control of a major studio and Ethel Kennedy selling her U.N. Plaza flat. Celebrities and deals include Neil Simon’s brother at the after party, Milton Berle’s dreary comedy backlash, and plans around Promises Promises with strong box figures cited.
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Howard Hughes
H’wood
Ethel Kennedy
U.N. Plaza
Brown
Feuer / Martin
Direc
Tor Herb Gardner
Milton Berle
Cardinal Spellman
N.Y
Terence Cooke
Vietnam
Thailand
Korea
Turkey
Germany
Herbert Brownell
Warren
Neil Simon
Danny
Hatchick
Santa Land Saga Ends as Hippies Challenge Christmas
In Santa Land, Hesekiah the dwarf turns elves into tops and a machine dream to replace people. Santa and Ding Dong reach Hippieville where hippies trap Santa in a well and claim children may abandon being good. Santa escapes and learns Santa Land is gone. Edgar warns of a new tale tomorrow.
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Santa
Santa Land
Hesekiah
Ding Dong
Hippieville
Santa Claus
Edgar the Elf
Edgar
Sears Stores Sell Poisonous Bean Pins Not Sold
Sears spokesman Ernest L. Arms said only Shreveport and New Orleans shops in Louisiana stocked pins decorated with a toxic Abrin bean. About 300 pins were sold nationwide via 138 Sears outlets in 110 cities. Buyers urged to return pins. imported by Alster Importing Co. of New York.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Monroe
Louisiana
Shreveport
New Orleans
Sears
Ernest L. Arms
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Alster Importing Co
New York City
Alster
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Silver Spring
Tokyo
Japan Light Industry Products Exports Association
Postal Changes Favor Christmas Mails in Twin Cities
Monroe and West Monroe post officials explain two changes for the holiday season. Parcel weight limit rises to 30 pounds for first class mail between distant offices, and there is no price gap between first and third class except by weight. First class and third class cards under an ounce cost 6 cents, making unsealed cards often cheaper to send first class with forwarding privileges. Monroe processes about 8 million pieces during holidays.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Woodrow H. Hathorn
Hathron
Sardine Scales Valued For Protein And Pearl Essence
Nutrition experts praise sardine scales from Portland Maine as a high quality protein mineral and vitamin source. The pearl essence from the scales is used to make artificial pearls cosmetics and lacquers.
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Portland
Maine
Need For Gifts Cited By Howell
Joe Howell, manager of the Ouachita Parish Chapter of the American Red Cross, calls for 550 gifts for the veterans hospital party set for Sunday and asks for contributions. The appeal highlights community support for veterans and the hospital event.
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Joe Howell
Ouachita Parish
The
American Red Cross
Rusk to Return as Rockefeller Foundation Distinguished Fellow
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will return to the Rockefeller Foundation as its first distinguished fellow after his Washington duties end January 20. The one year appointment includes a comfortable stipend and lets him set his own research program. Rusk, 59, previously led the foundation from 1952 to 1961 before joining Kennedy’s administration. He later stayed on under Johnson and began his career as Mills College dean before wartime service in Burma.
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New York
Dean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Washington
Rusk
Foundation
Kennedy
Johnson
Georgia
Mills College
Oakland
Calif
Army
Burma
General Staff
Monroe officer earns Bronze Star in Vietnam conflict
Captain David C. Wiggins of Monroe is awarded the Bronze Star for outstanding service in Vietnam during October and November. A 28 year old career Army officer with nine years’ service, he serves in the Transportation Corps and is a graduate of Ouachita Parish High School and Northeast Louisiana State College. His wife Anna and two daughters reside in Monroe.
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Monroyan
Cpt
David C. Wiggins
U.S. Army
Republic of Vietnam
Wiggin
Anna
Monroe
Wiggins
Army
Transportation Corps
Ouachita Parish
Northeast Louisiana State College
United States
United States Army
Mao Sends Lin Piao to Win Support Ahead of Party Congress
Moscow radio reported Mao Tse tung dispatched Defense Minister Lin Piao to Southwest China to pacify opponents and win backing for the Chinese Communist party congress. Lin toured Sichuan and Yunnan near North Vietnam and the Guangxi Zhuang region, with Kang Sheng and Hsieh Fu-chih as security escorts.
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Tokyo
Moscow
Mao Tsetung
Lin Piao
China
Mao
Chinese Communist Party
Lin
Szechwan
Yunnan
Vietnam
Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous Region
Kang Sheng
Hsieh Fu-chih
Three Jurors To Seek Governor Over Registrar Resignation
A Ouachita Parish Police Jury delegation planned to meet Gov. John McKeithen, possibly Friday, to press his decision on the resignation of Mae Lucky, Ouachita registrar. The group includes Jury President Webb Roberts and Robert Bishop, with C. W. Whetstone leading the motion.
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Quachita Parish
John McKeithen
Mae Lucky
Ouachita
C. W. Whetstone
Webb Roberts
Robert Bishop
Lucky
McKeithen
Whetstone
Van
Ward 3
Louisiana State Board of Health
EDA
John S. Puckett
John A. Carter
Arlan Rawls
W. O. Roberts
C. E. Bamburg
L. A. Fourmy
T. W. Humphries
A. E. Montgomery Jr
Joiner
Billy Wilhite
Bishop
B. L. Banks
Huey Lenard
Man Fatally Burned In Lake Charles Home
A man identified as Allen E. Small about 35 burned to death when flames gutted his dwelling in Lake Charles Louisiana. Authorities said Small formerly lived in Sagamore Massachusetts.
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Lake Charles
UPI
Allen E. Small
Small
Sagamore
Mass
Four Nations Fail to Meet 2000 Calorie Mark
A United Nations study identifies Quito Ecuador along with Bolivia Libya and the Sudan as nations where average daily per person calorie availability falls below 2000. The report highlights widespread under nutrition and potential health impacts across these regions.
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Quito
Ecuador
United Nations
Bolivia
Libya
Sudan
Rarick Defies Gag Rule Charge From Democrats
Rep. John Rarick of Louisiana defends his support for George Wallace and rejects discipline as a gag rule. He says liberal House members may seek to strip his seniority at the Jan. 2 caucus, while noting his conscience and party loyalty. Rarick, reelected to a second term, remains on the Agriculture Committee and expects a new ranking slot next year.
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Washington
Louisiana
George Wallace
John R. Rarick
Democratic Study Group
House
Rarick
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Albert Watson
South Carolina
Watson
Williams
Peoples Party
House Agriculture Committee
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Americana
Godfrey Cambridge
Ella Fitzgerald
A.’s
Buffalo
Frank Keller
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Liz Taylor
Madison Ave
Robert Shaw
N. Y
Glass Booth
Lou Wills Jr
Trafalgar Hospital
Pat Cooper
Pasquale Caputo
Bill Black
Parkinson’s Foundation
Patti Page
N.Y. Stock Exchange
Tiny Tim
Reprise
Peter Sellers
I Love
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Alice B. Toklas
Keely Smith
Jimmy Bowen
Gentlemen’s Quarterly
FBI
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
Red Cross
S. Grand
Alexandria
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Oscar
Moe Leff
Phil Leff
San Francisco Examiner
Peggy Ryan
Honolulu
Donald O’connor
Haymarket
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Roundtable
Golden Room
Manhattan Hotel
Hapsburg House
David Niven
Faye Dunaway
Extraordinary Seaman
Pat Boon
Fellini
Pinocchio
Zanuck
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Genevieve Waite
Africa
Brooklyn
Basso
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Cesare Siepi
Georgio
Siepi
U. S
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Canary Islands
Peyton Place
Prime Minster
Harold Wilson
Phyllis Diller
San Francisco
Sybil Burton Christopher
Jordan
Mykonos
Santa and the Hippies
Lucrece Beale
Howell
PARTY
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh
Leslie Howar
Olivia Dehavis
MGM
Academy
Mirisch Pictures Presents
Panavision
Natalie Wood
Richard Beymer
David Wiggins
Baton Rouge
Curtis Joiner
Herbert Land Jr
North Delta Economic Development Association
Robert C. Downing
Ward 10
Parshin Tf Yal Fish
Downing
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Russia
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