Hy Gardner answers readers questions on film and fame
Marilyn and Hy Gardner field inquiries on Dustin Hoffman looks and braces, Charlotte Ford, and TV comedian salaries. The column covers Henry Youngman, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope, and others plus origins of “to fly off the handle” and updates on Joel McCrea and Stepin Fetchit cases.
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Marilyn and
Hy Gardner
Dustin Hoffman
Jay Sims
Pittsburgh
Lenny
Bruce
Hoffman
Henry Ford
Charlotte
T. J. Ryannis
Mass
New York Telephone Co
Henry Youngman
Ma Bell
Rey Barrett
Long Beach
Youngman
Henry
Jackie Gleason
Morey Amsterdam
Bob Hope
Rodney Dangerfield
Steve Allen
Jayne Meadows
Gabe Kaplan
Norm Crosby
Pat Cooper
Bob and
Ray
Joel McCrea
Elaine Deering
Detroit
McCrea
John Champion
T. McCann
Monroe
la. A
Chicago Court of Appeals
Fetchit
Lincoln Theodore Perry
Perry
Marcel deLang
Cleveland
P. O
Chicago
Marilyn
Petterson Weighs Retirement At Monroe City Schools
Monroe City School Supt. B A Gus Petterson discussed possible retirement at end of fiscal year during an executive session. Rumors say he may announce publicly, with speculation over June 30 as a potential retirement date. The board’s next session may address staff openings including lunch room supervisor and business manager positions.
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Monroe City
Gus” Petterson
Petterson
Officials Rule Out Machine Guns At Future Picnics
Yakima officials said no more machine guns will be fired at children's picnics after a school patrol event where fifth and sixth graders fired blanks from a tank mounted .50 caliber weapon. Sponsored by the Yakima Jaycees and Police Department, the event drew parent protests over suitability and included a film called The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight.
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Yakima
Wash
Craig McMicken
Yakima Jaycees
McMicken
Judge weighs pre-sentence memo in Howard case
District Judge Robert Farr weighed a pre-sentence memorandum from Parkerson alleging bias and urging independent verification by the Department of Corrections. Howard pleaded guilty to felony public contract fraud and a related charge, with sentencing set for Friday.
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Fourth” ‘District ‘Court
Dist
Johnny Carl “Parkerson
Gling
Parkerson
Howard
Robert T. Farr
Farr
Henry A. Politz
Shreveport
Haynes L. Harkey Jr
Monroe
State Department of Corrections
Department of Corrections
Morning World
Faculty Show From NSU Art Department At Wesley
An exhibit by Northeast Louisiana University art faculty will run at the Wesley Foundation during summer. Works include Edwards wall hangings Schutz oil paintings Ward acrylics Taylor mixed media pieces Hayes photographs Williams plexiglass reliefs Fassett ink drawings Lubbering ceramics Austin ceramic planes Ferguson landscape drawings. A late August Wesley Arts Quest student show follows.
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Northeast Louisiana University Department of Art
NLU
Jim Wilson
Wesley Foundation
James B. Edwards
NSU
Edward E. Schutz
Robert G. Ward
Cynthia L. Ferguson
Wesley Arts Quest
Lawmakers clash on gasoline tax amid energy plan debate
Republicans and Democrats held meetings to map strategy for floor debate on a bill beginning Monday. GOP leaders warned of a 28 cent gasoline price rise under the plan while Democrats argued the tax would be largely offset by the income tax system.
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Delbert” L. Latta
Robio
James H. Quillen
Rtenn
Ford
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
East Ouachita Parish School Board Aims for Bond Vote
East Ouachita Parish School Board considers a bond issue after the east side needs assessment by the Huey committee. Proposals include new high schools Richwood and one north of Monroe, plus extensive renovations at Eastside Swartz Shady Grove and other campuses.
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Ouachita Parish
Eastside
Ouachita River
Westside
West Side
James T.lee
East Side
Lee
Supt. J.C. Lancaster
Joe Huey
Aca
Huey
South Ouachita Parish
Pairie Road
Richwood High School
Monroe
Owchita Parish
Fairbanks
Ouachita Parish High School
Robinson
Shady Grove
Sirlington
Ssartz School
Swayze
East Ouachita Parish
Italy's first postwar president elected May 11 1948
President Einaudi and Sen Luigi Einaudi are recorded as the first president of Italy following the 1948 elections. The historic event marks the establishment of Italy's constitutional leadership under Einaudi's tenure.
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Luigi Einaudi
Italy
Vesco Jet Plane Seized as U.S. Property in Gun-Running Case
A $1 million executive jet tied to fugitive financier Robert L. Vesco was ruled by U.S. District Court to be seized as government property. The plane, seized at San Antonio International Airport, allegedly carried arms to Vesco in Costa Rica. The main lien holder bank may be repaid from proceeds. plane could go to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Vesco faces civil and criminal charges in the United States arising from the I O S looting and Nixon-era campaign donations.
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San Antonio
Tex
Robert L. Vesco
Costa Rica
U.S
U.S. District Court
Adrian Spears
United States
Asst
Ed Johnson
Drug Enforcement Administration
St. Paul, Minn
International
Vesco
San Jose
Los Angeles
Tom Richardson
Vescon
Investors Overseas Services Ltd
Richard M. Nixon
Pony Express Starts in 1860 Route from Sacramento to St Louis
The Pony Express began in 1860 with a mail route from Sacramento to St. Louis. It operated for about a year and ended in 1861, using fast horse relays across the American West.
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Sacramento
St. Louis
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