Nancy Walker rises from unknown to Rhoda regular
In a Hy Gardner asked column item, Nancy Walker transitions from Broadway hardships to television fame as the quick picker upper on 60 second TV ads and later becomes associated with Rhoda. The piece notes her Philadelphia roots, early vaudeville start, and a publicity stunt that backfired about Miss No Glamor 1941, alongside Gardner’s recollections of early publicity efforts.
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Nancy Walker
Nancy
Rhoda
Liberty
Marilyn
Morgenstern
AGVA
American Guild of Variety Artists Union
Dewey Barto
Barto
Mann
Dewey
City College
New York
Miss Walker
Hy Gardner
Chicago
Ill
Parade of Homes Draws Thousands in 1975 North Louisiana
Jim Butler co chairman of the Parade of Homes for the Home Builders Association of Northeast Louisiana says several thousand people attended the 1975 event. He notes residents were reminded that the second and last parade day runs Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Butler
Cochairman
Home Builders Association of
Northeast Louisiana
Butler
Rea
Parade of 13 Fight Builder Homes At Varied Prices
Fight builders showcase 13 homes in the parade with prices from 19 800 to 60 000. The range covers all budgets and offers varied styles to suit different tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fight Builders
Judge Allows Police Training Dramas In Public Park
In Los Angeles a Superior Court judge ruled that police trainees may continue the cops and robbers exercises in a city park. The decision says the activities have become a tourist attraction and that the public appears to enjoy them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Superior Court
Julius Title
Youth Arrested By Local Police
A 17 year old Mississippi youth was arrested by Monroe police on possession of burglary tools. William B. Leonard of Long Beach Miss was booked on the charge. Police also probed the McCormicks Poultry burglary at 116 S 24th Monroe where entry was gained through a northwest door and two cartons of cold drinks were stolen. Mary Ruth Holden Garland 20 of Aurora Trailer Park No 52 was booked for aggravated assault. Two arrested in connection with Staggs Auto Parts burglary in West Monroe. Steve Baker 17 of Rt 5 Box 6 West Monroe was arrested.
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Mississippi
Monroe
William B. Leonard
Long Beach
Miss
McCormick’s Poultry
S. 24Th
Mary Ruth Holden Garland
Aurora Trailer Park No. 52
Stagg
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Steve Baker
Rt. 5
Baker
Sheriff's Department
Monroe Plating Co
Tieheli Rd
Cecil Drake
Glenwood Dr
Farter
Monroe Plazma Tal
North 19Th St
Saok
Mianager
Ouachita Parish Public Welfare
North 9Th Street
Orange Street
Orange St
Mortimer Raphael
Pargroud Blvd
Wity
O’brien
Herbert Barefoot
Boise D'Arc
Sudaday
Lisbon Reds Ordered Away From Party Rally
In Lisbon Portugal the Communist party told militants to avoid the Socialist rally to the presidential palace. The move aimed to blame the Socialists for any trouble. Socialist leader Mario Soares and rival Cunhal will miss the demonstration as independence celebrations in Mozambique are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Communist Party
Socialist Party
Revolutionary Council
Republica
Military Revolutionary Council
Raul Rego
Mario Soares
Alvaro Cunhal
Vasco Goncalves
Ernesto Melo Antunes
Otelo Arvalho
Mozambique
Baton Rouge Hearing on Monroe Municipal Employees Plan
Monroe officials Harlan Prestridge and Mel Cook attended a Baton Rouge hearing on three bills by Rep. Lawrence Gibbs to combine the Monroe Bus Drivers Pension Fund, Electrical Works Pension Fund and Fans Pension Fund into a single Monroe Municipal Employees Retirement System. The bills would transfer funds from existing plans to the new system, but House Retirement Committee Chairman Shady Wall urged gathering more information due to potential large benefit increases for some members before a vote.
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Monroe
Fiante Harlan Prestridge
Mel Cook
Baton Rouge
Lawrence Gibbs
Sion and Relief Fund
Electrical Works Pergigm and Relief Fund
Fen's Penson and Relief Fund
House Retirement Committee
Cairman Shady Wall
West Wenrvoe
Lawyers File Appeal For Mrs Gandhi In Supreme Court
Prime Minister Mrs Gandhi and her aides appeared before Justice V R Krishna Iyer in New Delhi to file an appeal against a conviction for illegal campaign practices and seek a stay allowing her to remain in office. The court was to decide on an indefinite stay pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Supreme Court
V.R. Krishna Tyer
Gandhi
Iver
Allahabad
Nixon Couple Mark 35th Wedding Anniversary
Former President Richard M. Nixon and his wife celebrated their 35th anniversary with no public announcement of observance. The couple wed at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California, on June 21, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clemente
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Mission Inn
Riverside
Supreme Court rules against blanket nude-film ban at drive-ins
The court voided Jacksonville Florida ordinance criminalizing any film with nude scenes shown at drive ins. In a 6 to 3 decision Justice Powell said the First Amendment protects such speech and the ban was too broad and not a valid traffic regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Jacksonville
Fla
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Powell
Guy Blankenship Services Slated
Guy Blankenship 50 of 905 S St Street Monroe died Sunday at St Frances Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn's Monroe chapel with Reverends Barnes and Joyner officiating. Burial Lexington Memorial Cemetery Lexington Tennessee. Survived by widow Docrrne Blankenhin, son Steven, daughters Virginia Cox and Wanda Blankenship, parents R Blankenship and Finpha Blankenship, one grandson. Memorials to American Heart Fund.
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Guy Blankenship
S. St. Street
Monroe
St. Frances Hospital
Mulhearn
Carl Barnes
Lea Joyner
Lexington Memorial Cemetery
Lexington, Tonn
Lexington
Monro
E. Huey Co
Docrrne Blankenhin
Steven Blankenship
Virginia Cox
Sernice
Wanda Blankenshin
Finpha Blankenship
American Heart Fund
Bear Escapes Enclosure Near Monroe Struck by Trackers
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission officials hunted a large black bear that wandered from the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area near Monroe. Game Division said the bear had been placed at the Love Road and Highway 80 intersection near Milhaven Road, likely due to confusion, and wore a collar with a beeper to aid tracking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area
Monroe
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Russell Sage
Love Road
Highway 80
Milhaven Road
Pacific Ocean Largest Ocean by Area and Depth
The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest ocean covering about 64 million square miles with an average depth of roughly 13 215 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Monroe Man Hospitalized After Saturday Stabbing
Monroe resident Franklin Calhoun, 33, was stabbed at Meadows Bar in Richwood Saturday night and remains in fair condition in the ICU at E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital. Isaiah Madison, 50, of Richwood, was booked on aggravated battery related to the incident. The stabbing occurred about 9 p.m. and was reported at 1:56 a.m. Sunday. Calhoun suffered three stab wounds from a pocket knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Franklin Calhoun
Monroe Ave
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Isaiah J. Madison
Brown Rd
Richwood
Meadows Bar
Calhoun
Red Cross Offers Baby Care Courses in Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish Red Cross chapter will host a free baby care course for expectant mothers and fathers on Tuesday and Thursday, July 1 and 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Red Cross office. Topics include prenatal care, diet, childbirth, infant feeding and bathing, and care during the first year. Call to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ouachita Parish
American Red Cross
Red Cross Office
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Hugh Carey
Alabama
John J. Sparkman
Picker
Regan
4Th Street
Printing & Office
James Moore
Northgate Dr
Apt. 14
Howard Griffin Boat Dock
North Monroe Boat Dock
America
Terminix
Ternationry
Ruston
Mrs. Gandhi
Ture
Baker & Son Orchard
Rowland Road
Swartz Rd
Lauve’s
Louve’s Drug Center
N. 18Th St
La-Z-Boy
Cypress, W. Monroe
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