Voice Of Broadway Notes From A Whirlwind of Showbiz
A kaleidoscopic column surveys Broadway and TV circles with names like Jack O'Brian Eugenia Sheppard Nancy Sinatra and Tommy Sands. It riffs on stars agents producers and venues from Randall's Island to Miami Beach while detailing industry shifts margins and gossip about Aretha Franklin Zero Mostel Mia Farrow and Dick Van Dyke plus looming projects at Paramount and CBS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tley
N. Y
Nancy Sinatra
Tommy Sands
McCall's
Pigmeat Markham
Pigmeat
Randall's Island Stadium
Mike Douglas
Philo's
St. Joseph's College
Zero Mostel
Paddy Chayevsky
Texas
Edwy
APA
Zero
Paddy
Robert Culp
CBS
Lee Marvin
Steve McQueen
Jack Lemmon
Columbia Pix
Dick van Dyke
Aretha Franklin
London
Cy Coleman
Sweet Charity
Edie Adams
Ronald Reagan
Shirley Temple
Robert C. Walker
Miami Beach
Ronnie
Deauville
Miami Beach Hilton Plaza
Paramount
Rosemary
Mia Farrow
Mia
Barry Nelson
Tammy Grimes
Boston
Liz Taylor
Loews Theatres
Phil Levin
Gulf & Western
Paramount Pix
Phil
Adam
Blake Edwards
Monroe Unit Slated For Two-Week Guard Training
NEW ORLEANS Special reports that over 23,500 Louisiana National Guard personnel will train at Fort Chaffee Arkansas for two weeks starting Friday June 21. The Emergency Operations Headquarters led by Brigadier General Robert J LeBlanc will stage a field training with units from New Orleans Bogalusa Monroe and Alexandria among others. A governor honoring parade is planned June 28 with a full-field inspection the second week spent in garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana National Guard
Fort Chaffee
Arkansas
Robert J. LeBlanc
Adjutant General's Office
John J. McKeithen
Pierre J. Bouis
Joseph C Knight
Monroe
James L. Roberts
Robert B. Wallace Jr
Bogalusa
Cecil C. Ellney
Baton Rouge
William H. Hogan
Joseph J. Dabadie
Alexandria
George R. Duncan
20Th Special Forces
Louis B. Reuther
39Th Military Police Co
Allen Coleman
156Th
Milton J. Boakle
State Farm to Boost Local Mail Traffic in Monroe
State Farm Insurance plans to increase mail flow at the Monroe post office as its Mid-South regional office begins local operations. By October 15, the office expects about 5,000 extra pounds of inbound mail monthly, plus 175,000 outbound pieces, including 140,000 First Class letters. Annual postage around 180,000 dollars for the first year, with increases thereafter. The Monroe unit will serve policyholders across Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Farm Insurance Company
Mid-South
Monroe
Forrest Harvey
State Farm
Monroe Office
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
John Paul Smith Dies Services Slated Tuesday
John Paul Smith 58 of 411 Bayou Oak Drive Monroe died at St. Francis Hospital about 7 a.m. after a brief illness. Funeral services at Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe chapel at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. James Evans officiating. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by widow Pauline Smith Monroe a daughter Janis Paula Dowden of Monroe a brother Laron Smith Hamburg Ark and a sister Mrs Mark Mosely Buna Tex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Smith
Bayou Oak Drive
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Smith
Pauline Smith
Janis Paula Dowden
Laron Smith
Hamburg
Ark
Mark Mosely
Buna
Tex
Dance Workshop at TWU Draws National Talent
In Denton Texas a Modern Dance Workshop at Texas Woman's University runs June 4 21 with guest instructor Charles Weidman a renowned modern dance educator and performer. Dr Anne Schley Duggan dean assists along with TWU Modern Dance Group leader. Participant Miss Sara Lewis of West Monroe Louisiana attends while pursuing a master of arts in dance and aims to teach college dance this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas
Texas Woman's University
Charles Weidman
Anne Schley Duggan
TWU College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
TWU
Sara Lewis
Medorah Drive
West Monroe
Lewis
Police Bookings Range Widely In Monroe and West Monroe
Police logs show a wide range of arrests from Monroe to West Monroe. Barry L. Austin 17 faced theft charges after a coin box and soda bottles were reported missing. other suspects include Tommy Pardue 17 for parole violation and Leonard Gene Young 30 on two counts of simple battery. West Monroe saw four people involved in a melee with charges including aggravated and simple assault and disturbing the peace. Additional DWI bookings and burglaries were noted across the area, with victims citing robbed wallets and rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Barry L. Austin
Martin
Roosevelt Wright
de. Siard St
Miller
Louisville Ave
Tommy Pardue
Spencer Ave
Leonard Gene Young
Gen
del. Bernice
Shelby Don Graham
Morris St
Melvin FE. Carter
Dick Taylor
Graham
Carter
Charles Bass
King St
Apt
Jimmy Davis
Columbia
Adams St
West Monroe
Benson St
Darrell Houston
Drew St
O. W Fudge
N. 6Th St
Ola Mae Johnson
Johnny R. Adam
Jimmie EF. Parker
Dubach
U.S. 165
Willie Thomas
N. 14Th St
Scout Troop Organized At Baptist Home
A Boy Scout troop sponsored by the North Monroe Lions Club for the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home is forming under Wade B. East the Home superintendent. The troop will meet weekly at the Boy Scout Hut in the Home Park once repairs are finished in August. Bert Thurmond is named troop first scoutmaster with Frank McDermott institutional representative and George Laffey chairman of the Scout Committee. Members include R E Kelly P D Johnston George Stamper and Perry White Lions Club president.
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North Monroe
Brush Fire Triggers Ammunition Explosions in Tel Aviv Area
A brush fire spread to a stockpile of captured ammunition near Tel Aviv, causing explosions and forcing evacuations as roads and power were shut down. No sabotage or casualties were found. An Israeli patrol killed three Arab saboteurs north of the Damya Bridge, with no Israeli casualties. Jordanian and Israeli forces traded fire across the Jordan River near the Allenby Bridge with no casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Damya
Jordan River
Allenby Bridge
Fatal crash details on U S 165 June 7
On U S 165 near Bas strop Patterson F Plyler 28 of Bas trop was involved in a June 7 crash. Authorities reported the collision occurred on U S 165 with Plyler among the named party in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 165
Patterson F. Plyler
Bass Trop
Welfare nursing home aid in jeopardy in Louisiana
Louisiana Nursing Home Association warns about 9,000 welfare patients in private nursing homes may be discharged in July if a subsidy fund is not added. President Jerry Brodhead says removing the nursing home appropriation from the public assistance budget could force closures and leave most welfare patients homeless. Welfare Commissioner Garland Bonin had urged a $2.1 million operating budget increase to keep programs at current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Nursing Home Association
Jerry Brodhead
Pineville
Association
Brodhead
Garland Bonin
House Appropriations Committee
Bonin
Scout Training Course Slated At KC Hall
The Oua chita Valley Council Boy Scout Leader Training Course will hold its fifth session on June 12 at 7 30 pm. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Oliver Road. Scoutmasters assistants and their committees are the target of the seven meeting series. Sam Walker Jr. assists Bob Trent, the Monroe scoutmaster and program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Valley Council
Knights of Columbus
Oliver Road
Bob Trent
Monroe
Trent
Sam Walker Jr
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John Huston
Germany
Austria
de Gaulle
57Th St. East
Carnegie Hall
Richard Wexler
Marboro
Olivia de
Boursteins
3Rd Ave
Camelot
Alan King
Robert Merrill
Irwin Denberg
Joe DiMaggio
Dorothy Arnold
Sheri Livingston
Chris Kriendier
Pen & Penel
John Bruno
Hamptons
Rocky
Go-Go Girls Are Fun City
Joey Bishop
ABC Records
Old Big City
Philly
Patrice Munsel
Roberta Peters
Lord Jim's
Lennie Bernstein
Brenda Lee
Decca Records
Detroit
Martha Reeves
the Vandellas
Mary Hopkins
Twiggy
Terry Kilburn
Chips
Joe Namath
Doris Day
Vince Edwards
Lou Craig
Forsythe
Featuring
South
National Guard
Memorial Park Cemetery
Monroyan
Dance Workshop
Northwest Louisiana State College
Dynasty Lounge
Gee Gee Shinn
Jerry Jackson
HAM
Baptist Home
Eastside Club
Jerry Lee Lewis and
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Bond
Cookie
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Pizza Inn
Sterlington Rd
Monroe, la
KC Hall
Miss Lynda Clark
Duane Yates
Fat Boy
Johnny Soul
Ctad Detrem Star Theater Marth Tri
Castle
Oren
Ea Ik
Ios Kirron OU
Tues Morn Fm
COLA
Ernest Borgnine
McHale
Air Force
Coor Cartoons
Gibson
Howard Griffin Lane
Morgan & Lindsey Montgomery
Knog Radio
Jim Muntley
Knopf Radio 5
Dory Fuadinds
20Th Century
Presen S
Charlton Heston
Dennis
Anthony Newley
Madigan
WY Daily News
WY Times
Argyle Solar Productions
del Ure
Lucille Ball
Henry Fonda
van Johnson
Pre OO
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