Broadway Nightlife Aims for Glitzy Comeback In 1960s
Voice Of Broadway notes a mixed critics reception to Eugenie Leontovich's Anna K while highlighting industry chatter on Leo Parker Bros. tours, Harry Belafonte style politics, and the shift toward TV and film crossovers. The piece lists performers like Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, and Barry Parker, with celebrities in rumors about Caesars Palace, Majors in Broadway scenes, and showbiz moves across NYC venues. It also covers industry figures like Chris Cahill entering medical school and Sherrye Henry, Elizabeth Henry, and the Senate page, plus entertainment plans from George Wein and jazz acts on Fourth of July Hudson cruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vig Cal
Liu Vlililgi
AvaUiald Duck
John Simon
Christine Cahill
Chris
Parker Bros
Miami Beach
Teddy
Chicago White
Sergio Mendes
Emile Azcarraga
Mexico City
I?wood
Playboy
Xaviera Hollander
Masters & Johnson and Kinsey
Lionel Hampton
Ing
Rainbow Grill
Benny Goodman
Benny
Gene Krupa
Teddy Wilson
Muhammad Ali
Bob Foster
Caesars Palace
Vegas
Quarry Brothers
Jerry
Mike
Joe Louis
Ralph Dupas
Paddy deMarco
Mike Kaplan
Harry Krause
al Gonzales
Gary Bates
Palace
Art Carney
Barbara Parke
Ind Ave
Tyack
Jerry Stiller
Anne Meara
Cbs-Tv
Sherrye Henry
Sherrye
Amil
Elizabeth
U.S. Senate
Senate
Billy Eckstine
Smithsonian
Proadway
Benjamin Gilbert
Paul Whiteman
Rockefeller Center
Marvelous Medico
King Edward Hotel
W. 44Th St
Shubert Alley
Engelbert Humperdinck
Las Vervas
Dean Martin
Sinatra
Riviera
George Wein
Newport
R.I
Staten Island
Kid Thomas
Preservation Hall
Papa Albert French
Hudson
Red Cross Seeks Disaster Fund Help for Ouachita Chapter
Ouachita Parish Red Cross reports only 17 of 3500 dollar South Dakota disaster quota raised as drive ends in two weeks. Chapter chairman Troy Phillips notes national goal of five million for disaster relief. Ouachita contributes five hundred fifty dollars of its five thousand five hundred target.
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Ouachita Parish
American Red Cross
South Dakota
Troy Phillips
Phillips
Red Cross
Florida
Focal
American Red Cross Disaster Fund
Monroe
Glider Pilot 76 Journeys 186 Miles in Seven Hours
Arthur Ray, aged 76, recently earned gliding proficiency and remained aloft for seven hours covering about 186 miles. Ray served with Lord Kitchener and joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 flying Nieuport Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ray
Ray
Lord Kitchener
Roy Flying Corps
Nieuport
July 1 Commission Possibility for Monroe Officials
Gov Edwin Edwards may delay Monroe City Council commissions until July 25 for Mayor-elect Ralph Troy and commissioners Harper and McSherry. If authorized early, Troy could serve title only for 25 days, with actual power upon commission. Regular council meetings are set for July 11 and 25 as the process unfolds.
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Edwin Edwards
Ralph Troy
Monroe
Luther T
Dick) Harper
H. W. McSherry
Troy
Dale Thorn
Baton Rouge
Wade D. Martin
Martin
Ouachita Parish
Bill C. Downey
W. L. “Jack” Howard
McSherry
Harper
News-Star
Fourth Judicial District
Hewitt B. Johnson
Northeast Alumni Meeting Tonight at NLU
The Northeast Louisiana University Alumni Association will hold a 7 30 p m board meeting in Room 163 Administration Building. President Jim Dimos says the session will consider by law changes committee reports and a report on the NLU athletic program by director Bill Beall. Dimos notes meetings are open to all alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Louisiana University Alumni Association
Jim Dimos
NLU
Bill Beall
Dimes
House approves grand jury information bill in Louisiana
Louisiana House endorses a bill backed by Atty. Gen. William Guste to allow one grand jury to pass information to another. The vote was 73 to 11, with Rep. Kenneth Leighman noting that the measure lets a grand jury share information affecting another parish or district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House of Representatives
William Guste
Kenneth Leighman
Gretna
Louisiana House Passes School Pay Rise Bill Amid Debate
The Louisiana House approved a bill to grant teachers and school employees annual cost of living raises tied to the federal CPI with an escape clause. Proponents cite prior funding gaps and tax needs, while critics call it pie in the sky and morally wrong. The measure advanced 80 to 15, with other actions including auto dealer repurchase contract safeguards and district attorney pay hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News - Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
House
Senate
Lawrence Gibbs
Monroe
Gibbs
William McLeod
Lake Charles
Richard Breaux
Jeanerette
Edward Lebre‘ton
New Orleans
Sam Leblanc
North Louisiana
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Benny Christian
Rayville
East Carroll
Madson
Tensas Parishes
Tech enrolls 70 in pilot program for high schools
Louisiana Tech enrolled 70 high school juniors in its annual Pilot Program this summer. Participants may take up to 10 semester hours from all courses offered for incoming freshmen. Director William R. Higgs listed the participants, including Lee Alleman, John Allen, Harold Aswell, Kathy Bailey, Angela Barogona, Jane Barr, Donna Barron, Angela Bennett, Paula Bennett, Joyce Blake, Florence Booth, Fonda Bonnett, Debbie Brantly, Ronney Bridges, Deborah Brown, Larry Burgess, Mary Calhoun, Margaret Church, J. Christopher Cole, Nellie Collie, Mickey Cox, Diane Domert, Robert Dufour, Holley Edwards, Sharon Fiehler, Karyl Fowler, Linda Fowler, Amanda Gaskin, Mitzi Gibson, David Gist, Steve Hale, David Haynes, Sonjia Helms, Anita Hightower, Carole Hinton, Don Honeycutt, Yanina Horton, Sherry Hudgens, Jacqueline Jones, William Kemp, Mary Kendrick, Robert Lyons, Toni Mack, Lisa Mashaw, Alvin Maynor, Robert McGinnis, Mary McLean, Kris Moffat, Shawn Murphy, Clare Okelley, Doris Owen, Betty Richardson, T. R. Scarborough, Vernon Shaffer, Lona Shields, Marie Simar, Rhonda Simpson, Charles Smiley, Jeannie Speights, Jo Margaret Terry, Cindy Tippett, Mary Trippe, Susan Valentine, Lila Walker, Paula Whitley, James Wiggins, Pamela Wilcox, Janie Womack, Johann Yang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Yanina Horton
Shreveport
Sherry Hudgens
Minden
Jacqueline Jones
Hodge
William Kemp
Clinton
Mary Kendrick
Harrisonburg
Robert Lyons
el Dorado
Ark
Toni Mack
Lisa Mashaw
Farmerville
Alvin Maynor
Cotton Valley
Robert McGinnis
Mary McLean
Baton Rouge
Kris Moffat
Loudonville
N.Y
Shawn Murphy
Clare Okelley
Doris Owen
Smackover
Betty Richardson
T. R. Scarborough
Linville
Vernon Shaffer
Lona Shields
Quitman
Marie Simar
LaPlace
Rhonda Simpson
Arcadia
Charles Smiley
Homer
Jeannie Speights
Longstreet
Justin Stennett
Geary
Ohio
Jo Margaret Terry
Chaudrant
Cindy Tippett
Mary Trippe
Mansfield
Susan Valentine
Athans
Lila Walker
Lake Charles
Paula Whitley
Bienville
James Wiggins
Jamestown
Pamela Wilcox
Grand Cane
Janie Womack
Jonesville
Johann
Yang
Bernice
LSUS Legislation Vote Set by House Solons
Baton Rouge LSU S Shreveport campus LSUS seeks four year status with a House move making the bill special order of the day. The measure authorizes a third year in 1978 and a fourth year the following fall, with backing from Gov Edwards and the Higher Education Coordinating Council. Opposition expected over funding from Rep Risley Triche and Rep Jimmy Long, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News - Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
LSU
Shreveport
Forrest Dunn
LSUS
Senate
House
Dunn
Highter Education Coordinating Council
L Edwin Edwards
Risley Triche
Napoleonville
Tribhe
Jimmy Long
Natchitoches
Northwestern State University
Northeast Louisiana University
Louisiana Tech
Monroe Utility Bill Changes Move Through Senate Panel
Monroe Senator W D Brown led a bill to add an enacting clause for the Monroe Utilities Commission after local opposition from organized labor. The measure passed the Senate Local and Municipal Affairs Committee despite earlier constitutional concerns and tied to a broader push on state funding for municipal costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Monroe Utilities Commission
Senate
Local and Municipal Affairs Committee
Tuesay
Monroe
Organized Labor
Non-Public School Aid Bills Clear Louisiana Senate
Senators backed two measures to aid private and parochial schools with tax credits and direct tuition reimbursement. The bills, estimated to cost about $8 million, face constitutional questions as advocates cite Ohio decisions. Gov. Edwards is aligned with the proposals despite court challenges expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael O'Keefe
New Orleans
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport
James E. Fontenot
Abbeville
Ohio
Charles Smither
K. D. Kilpatrick
Ruston
Dist
Gaston Gerald
Greenwell Springs
Sterlington Man Arrested on Four Traffic Violations
Monroe police booked 46 year old Charles R Bentley of 203 Harvey Sterlington on DUI negligent driving no license and improper mufflers charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterlington
Monroe
Charles R. Bentley
Harvey
Nations Sign Kellogg Briand Pact to End Wars
On June 24 1929 sixty two nations signed the Kellogg Briand treaty pledging to renounce war as an instrument of national policy. The accord represented a global effort to curb aggression and promote peaceful settlement of disputes.
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Ebert van Buren
U.S. Navy
C. W. Tidwell
Naval Reserve District
Little Rock
van Buren
Elmo Burwallt
Naval Operations
John I. Fogleman
Voice of Broadway
Jack O'Brian
New York
KFS
Eugenie Leontovich
Anna K
Crix
Nna Oants
Aritical
Dan
Northeast Alumni Meeting
Index
Tech
Star News Service
William R. Higgs
Lee Alleman
Jonesboro
John Allen
Harold Aswell
Downsville
Kathy Bailey
Summerfield
Angela Barogona
Jane Barr
Donna Barron
Angela Bennett
Spearsville
Paula Bennett
Joyce Blake
Florence Booth
Fonda Boynett
Dodson
Debbie Brantly
Ronney Bridges
Deborah Brown
Larry Burgess
Mary Calhoun
Margaret Church
J. Christopher Cole
Nellie Collie
Calhoun
Mickey Cox
Diane Dommert
Basile
Robert Dufour
Holley Edwards
Sharon Fiehler
Karyl Fowler
Linda Fowler
Amanda Gaskin
Dubach
Mitzi Gibson
David Gist
Steve Hale
Doyline
David Haynes
Junction City
Sonjia Helms
Anita Hightower
Carole
Hinton
Clay
Don Honeycutt
Abilities Commission
Sen
W. D
Billy” Brown
Brown
Showtown
U.S.A
DeSiard
Jessie Knowles
Lake
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Charles
Park Ave
Sing Aurel ( Hardy
K-Mart Plaza
Louisville
Acarlo Pont
Sophia Loren
Mario Monicelu
Lady Liberty
West
Hands OF the Ripper
Jase Mereoe von
Dora Bryan
Geret Gottrey
Peres
Alls Hoa
Evyl Scan
Peter Cusses
Hinds Peace
Abe Leme
Want Collison
Lobel
Pega Mateleer Ayoon
Damier Thomas
Wateeck Aermenany
Strange Westy
USA
North
Buck
U.S.A. South
Theatee
Icena
Walt Disney Productions’ eBiscuit
Walt Disney
MGM Presents
Charlon Heston Yvette
Mimieux
Metrocoror Panavision
MGM
William Holden
Ernest Borghine
Woody Strode
Susan Hayward
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