Funeral today for Eva Wisley of Wayne City
Funeral services for Eva Wisley, 78, of Wayne City were held at 11:00 a.m. at Olive Branch Church with Rev. Oakley Miller officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. She was survived by daughter Hazel Rawls of Wayne City, brother Thomas Eagles ton of Charleston, four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her husband George Wisley preceded her in death.
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Eva Wisley
Wayne City
Olive Branch Church
Oakley Miller
Wisley
Wayne
City
Fairfield Memorial Hos
George Wisley
Hazel Rawls
Thomas Eagleton
Charleston
Edd McCoy dies at 82 in Ewing funeral Tuesday
Edd McCoy 82 of Ewing died at 6 00 p m Saturday at Prowell Nursing Home in Ewing Funeral services set for 2 00 p m tomorrow at Frisco Baptist Church northeast of Ewing burial in Sugar Camp cemetery He will lie in state at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington Survivors include two sons Elmer and Lyle McCoy a daughter Mrs John Gifford five sisters eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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Ewing
Prowell
Frisco Baptist Church
Sugar Camp Cemetery
Johnston Funeral
Whittington
Mr. McCoy
Hamilton County
George McCoy
Eva Heck
Elmer
Lyle McCoy
John Gifford
Flora Birkhead
Nellie Settles
Mt. Vernon
Lena Drennan
Inn
Pearl
Pace
Opdyke
Ona Pearson
Cambridge
John Parkhill of Bluford Dies at 69
John Joseph Pach Parkhill, 69, a retired Bluford farmer, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born December 19, 1891, and married Reuvetta Wilson March 31, 1920. Surviving are son Harry Parkhill of Kankakee, daughter Mrs. Fairy Pilcher of Farina, brother Amos Parkhill of Centralia, sister Mrs. Blanche Wilson of Wayne City, and five grandchildren. Funeral services held today at 3:00 p.m. in Mt Olive cemetery with Carl Michael officiating.
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John Joseph Pach
Richardson Ale
Wayne City
Carl Michael
Baral
Mt. Olive Cemeagi
Parkhill
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Butt
William Andlizabeth (Cooper) Parkhill
Reuve
Estella Newman former Wayne City resident dies at 83
Estella Newman 83 of Rockford Dr died at Memorial Hospital Rockford at 1 00 am Saturday Funeral services set for 2 00 pm tomorrow at Wayne City Christian Church Rev Fred Geim to officiate Burial at Thomas cemetery Body lies in state at Richardson Chapel Wayne City after 4 00 pm today Survivors include three sons James Owen and Marney all of Rockford Atwater Oho and Wayne City three daughters Ermel Burke Marie Stevens Dorothey Tesmer a brother Owen Harvey 22 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren
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Estella Newman
Rockford
Wayne City
Memorial Hospital
Christian Church
Fred Geim
Thomas Cemetery
Richardson Chapel
Newman
Wayne County
James
Mary (Baker) Harvey
Ellis Newman
James Newman
Owen Newman
Atwater
Oho
Marney Newman
Ermel Burke
Marie Stevens
Gardenia
Calif
Dorothey Tesmer
Owen Harvey
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admission List
Admission and discharge notes from Jefferson Memorial include Hiram Cave Mead Anna Imogene Brookman Harry Brooks Marilyn Hulbert Lee Buck Gertrude Kirk and others. Discharges feature Master Leslie Reynolds Zelma Sanders Sue Gibbs and baby, Eveline Durrell Jines Pamela Murray and several others with various spellings and errors.
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Jefferson Memorial
Hiram Cave Meador
Tuka
Anna Imogene Brookman
Bluford
Harry Donald Brooks
St. Louis
Marilyn Jane Hulbert
Lee Webster Buck
Opdykets
Gertrude Carlotta Kirk
Leslie Leni Reynolds
Zelma Jadys Sanders
Keenes
Para Sue Gibbs
Baby Erry By
McLeansboro
Youlse Hamilton
Evelins Durrell
Evelins Durrell Ya Daves Ee Fel Het Viekte Sate Emaline Jines
Pamela ‘Aunstie
Es Ae Murray Pat
Della Jane
Lay Off 26 In Newspaper Hit By Printer Strike
Carbondale Illinois AP No negotiations scheduled in a six day strike by Local 217 of the International Typographical Union halts publication of the Southern Illinois Daily. Lindsay-Schaub paper laid off 26 workers in advertising sales and clerical areas while editors continue. Union rejected a three year contract with 35 cent hourly wage increases. Pressmen picketed the Carbondale office.
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Carbondale, Il
Illnéisan
Carbondale - Herrin-Muorhysboro
International Typographical Union
Lindsay-Schaub Group
Fire on Saratoga Kills Seven Aboard Navy Carrier
Seven sailors died in a large fire aboard the USS Saratoga, a Forrestal class aircraft carrier. The vessel, 1,046 feet long and 252 feet wide, carries about 3,800 officers and men and weighs 76,000 tons when full. Launched October 8, 1955 and completed April 14, 1956, the ship's cost is listed as $182 million by Jane’s Fighting Ships.
Nominees for Senate Confirmation Revealed in Report
The list includes Robert Kennedy as attorney general pick, though opposition notes lack of experience. Morse targets Connally and more nominations move to Senate review, with Byron White Archibald Cox and several Defense Department nominees among those slated for consideration.
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Ihe
Robert Kennedy
Allott
Kennedy
Morse
Connally
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate Armed Services
Defense Department
William Proxmire
D-Wis
John S. Cooper
R-Ky
Senate
Byron R. White
Archibald Cox
H. W. Brawley
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Defense
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Army
Eugene M. Zuckert
Air Force
Carlos J. Hitch
Paul H. Nitze
Arthur Sylvester
Thomas D. Morris
Cyrus R. Vance
Reflective highway paint developed at Cornell lab
A reflective highway paint designed to reflect only a driver's headlights has been developed at Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory and will be tested by the New York Public Works Department this summer.
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Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
New York Public Works Department
Mt Vernon Masons and Eastern Star Meet in January
Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 A A M holds special meeting Monday January 93 at 7 30 p m to work in first degree. Mt Vernon Chapter No 233 Order of the Eastern Star meets Tuesday January 24 at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Ladies Auxiliary to King City Barracks No 102 WWI veterans meet Tuesday January 24 at 6 30 p m with supper. past presidents honored. Dorothy Brake president Margaret H Smith secretary
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Mt. Vernon
Op. Ebss
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Aleen Kane
W. M
Naomi R. Bogan
Secy
King City Barracks to mark seventh anniversary with dinner
King City Barracks No. 102 and Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of World War I plan a joint dinner meeting at Legion Hall at 6 30 p m Tuesday January 24. An ex Army mess sergeant will prepare a slum supper with trimmings and attendees are urged to bring their own table service. Past Commanders and Past Presidents of the Ladies Auxiliary will be honored after the supper. All WW I veterans are invited with their ladies. Consul Vern Farthing.
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W. I Auxiliary
King City Barracks
Legion Hall
Auxiliary
King City Barracks No. 102
Ladies Auxiliary
Vern Farthing
Consor
Five day forecast shows colder than normal trend
The forecast indicates temperatures will average 5 to 10 degrees below normal in Southern Illinois with normal highs of 36 to 44 and lows of 18 to 25. Precipitation is light, up to one tenth inch, with possible snow flurries on one or two days Tuesday or Wednesday in Southern Illinois and no precipitation in west central Illinois.
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Illinois
Illinois Highways Mostly Clear Despite Scattered Ice
Springfield Illinois AP reports state highways largely clear with some icy spots mainly in the southern quarter of Illinois. The Illinois Toll Road is free of snow or ice according to the highway department.
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Springfield
Illinois Division of Highways
Ilinois
Illinois
Highway Department
Cold wave grips Illinois with subfreezing readings
The Associated Press reports widespread below zero and single digit temperatures across northern Illinois Monday, with southern areas in the low teens. Highs linger near 15, with Tuesday clouding and further cold. Snow flurries possible later. five day forecast shows temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal. Readings across cities like Vandalia, Belleville, Quincy, Springfield, and Chicago reflect the harsh conditions.
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Associated Press
Illnois
Ilinois
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Vandalia
Belleville
Quincy
Springfield
Rantoul
Chicago
Midway Airport
Moline
Peoria
Rockford
Grant Park
Dubuque
Iowa
Births in Woodlawn and Bonnie era announce four newborns
Mr and Mrs Robert G Irvin of RFD 1 Bonnie welcomed a son at 1 48 PM weighing nine pounds one ounce named Michael Wayne. Mr and Mrs Collis Simonson of Woodlawn reported a son born at Saturday 0 o clock in Samaritan hospital weighing unknown and named Daniel Lee. Mr and Mrs Theodore Gajewski of Woodlawn welcomed a daughter born 12 12 this morning in Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds four ounces named Evaline Delilian. Mr and Mrs Carl Staples of RFD 2 Woodlawn welcomed a son born 11 11 last night in Good Samaritan hospital weighing eight pounds six ounces named Steven Scott.
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Robert G. Irvin
RFD
Bonnie
Michael Wayne
Collis Simonson
Woodlawn
Samaritan Hospital
Daniel Lee
Theodore Gajewski
Earthquake Shocks Hit Moroees Agadir Morocco
Earthquakes struck Agadir Morocco on Sunday, sending fear through a city already damaged by a previous quake. No new damage was reported in this report, but thousands were affected by the ongoing disaster, with residents seeking aid.
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Moroees Agadir
Morocco
Eisenhower Joins Warmer Climate For Quail Hunt
Ex president Dwight D. Eisenhower flew from Gettysburg to Albany Georgia in snowstorm aboard a private plane for quail shooting with four newsmen a doctor Maj Gen Howard M Snyder and Secret Service agent Dick Flohr. He planned two months at Desert Palm California to rest golf and sunshine with Mrs Eisenhower.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Georgia
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Albany
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Dick Flohr
Secret Service
W. Alton Jones
The
Cities Service Co
Desert
California
Desert Palm
el Dorado Golf Club
Mobutu Promoted to Major General in Congo Power Move
Col Joseph Mobutu was raised to major general at Camp Kokkolo Leopoldville and told his army to obey orders. President Kasavubu echoed the warning as Western diplomats saw the move as cementing Mobutu's grip and nudging him off the political stage. A Western delegation sought guarantees for white residents in Stanleyville amid Lumumba loyalist activity. Belgian residents fear for safety as hostage risks rise around Lumumba, jailed in Katanga.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Mobutu
Camp
Kokkolo
Fuller Designs Dome in Japan
Fuller Buckminster Fuller, design professor at Southern Illinois University, sails to Japan on February 1 to aid Matsutaro Shoriki by solving ventilating issues for a proposed enclosed Tokyo baseball Giants stadium. The dome, 750 feet wide and 200 feet high, will be the first centerless geodesic arena. Previous large domes measured 334 feet across in Wood River, Michigan, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Carbondale
R. Buckminister Fuller
Southernlinois University
Japan
Fuller
Matsutaro Shoriki
Tokyo Baseball Giants
Houston
Texas
Tokyo
Wood River
Baton Rouge
Union Tank Car Co
McGuire Sister In Hospital For Observation
One of the McGuire sisters was admitted to New York Hospital for observation after feeling unwell. The illness forced cancellation of the trio’s scheduled appearance on a television show.
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NEW Ork
McGuire Sisters
New York Hospital
Phyllis McGuire
Resetee TV
Outstanding Young Man Stanley Chagnon Jr Honored in Champaign
Effingham area residents faced an evacuations scare when a Pacific Transport liquid petroleum gas truck overturned on Illinois 33 near Effingham. A safety valve released gas, later confirmed as minor, and the area was cleared. The truck damaged a new Cadillac and traffic was rerouted until the vehicle could be righted. Stanley A. Changnon Jr., a Mt Vernon native and associate climatologist at the Illinois State Water Survey, was named one of Champaign Urbana’s Outstanding Young Men for 1960 at a Jaycee banquet in Urbana Lincoln Motor Inn. He has authored weather reports and papers, served in the Marine Corps, and earned degrees from the University of Illinois. Changnon has led meteorology projects and contributed to state weather records and climatology studies.
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Effingham, Ill
Effingham
Illinois 33
U.S. 40
Pacific Transport , Inc
Robinson, Ill
St. Louis
Stanley A. Changnon, Jr
Mt. Vernon
Champaign-Urbana
Changnon
Stanley Changnon
Casey Avenue
Ilinois
Marine Corps
University of Illinois
Jefferson County
Changwon
Tlinais
Air Force
State Water Survey
IBM
iChangwon
Illinois ‘Academy of Science
American Meteorological Society
Helsinki
Finland
Illinois Academy of Science
Alpha Sigma Phi
Sigma
Academy
Hearing Delayed On Kaskaskia Canal Project
A Washington hearing on the 60 million dollar Kaskaskia Canal project to link the Eas tkaskia River with barge traffic from Chester to Fayetteville is postponed as the American Association of Railroads seeks more study time on an Army Corps report. No date set for the Rivers and Harbors Board hearing, possible after March 1.
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Carlyle
Ill
Washington
Eldon Hazlet
Kaskaskia Valley Association
American Association of Rail Yoads
Army Corps of Engineers
Eastkaskia
Mississippi River
Chester
Fayetteville
St. Clair County
Army Engineers
Army Engineers Board For Rivers and Harbors
Congress
Hazlet
Board For Rivers and Harbors
Machine Pays Dividends Twice
New York Merrill Lynch says duplicate year end dividend checks were sent to about 200 clients due to a computer error. A steel tape fed information twice causing two checks per stockholder. If duplicates are cashed the overpayment will be deducted from future dividends.
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New York
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc
Stratton Ride Is Now Lobbyist for Illinois Power Co
DECATUR HI API Johnson Kanady administrative assistant to former Gov William Stratton was hired as a lobbyist for Illinois Power Co President Allen Van Wyck said Kanady will handle public relations and lobbying during the current Illinois Legislature session Kanady served as Stratton's assistant for 434 years and previously spent nine years with the Chicago Tribune reporting legislative events in Springfield He will not continue to reside in Springfield.
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Decatur
API
Johnson Kanady
William G. Stratton
Ilinois Power Co
Allen van Wyck
Kanady
Illinois
Stratton
Chicago Tribune
Springfield
Thefts Reported in Mt Vernon Area
The Mt Vernon police logged several thefts over the weekend. Two mud grip tires and wheels were stolen from a car at Capps and Warren Cities Service, 1310 South Tenth Street. The Illinois Bell Telephone garage at 817 Casey was broken into for the second time in a week with no items taken. Five gallons of gasoline and the gas cap were stolen from Fred Fleener's car at 1008 South 21st. Two hub caps were taken from Ronald Beal's car on North Ninth Street in Dix.
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Mt. Vernon
Capps and
Warren Cities
Tenth Street
Ilinois Bell
Ronald Beal
Dix
North Ninth Street
Bigger Seats For Bigger Posteriors
In Baltimore the Civic Center plans to install 20 inch seats to accommodate larger patrons. Architect A G Odell Jr of Charlotte NC says the bigger seats reduce difficulty in entering and leaving arenas as crowd sizes grow.
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Baltimore
A. G. Odell Jr
Charlotte
N.C
Injures Hand In Clothes Wringer At Logan Street Home
Mrs. Rachel Smith suffered a hand and arm injury when her left arm was caught in a clothes wringer at 2301 Logan Street. Firemen were called at 11 15 a.m. and dismantled the wringer to free her before she returned home after treatment.
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Rachel Smith
Logan Street
Smith
Major Fire Destroys Chautauqua Institution Building
A devastating blaze at the historic Chautauqua Institution in New York destroyed the main building erected in 1907. A woman resident is believed killed. officials have not yet released damage estimates.
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Chautauqua, N. Y
Chautauqua Institution
Cultural Center
Market prices in Mt Vernon for wheat soybeans and corn
The Mt Vernon market quotes today list wheat at 1.99, soybeans at 2.30, and corn at 1.02. These figures reflect the afternoon quotations for grain commodities and provide a snapshot of prices for buyers and sellers in the region.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt Vernon Hog Market Prices Higher At Local Sale
Prices at the Mt Vernon live stock market rose by about 50 cents. Top hogs weighing 190 to 210 pounds sold for 17.50, sows around 300 pounds fetched 15.50, and boars ranged from 10 to 11 dollars.
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Mt. Vernon
Egg and live poultry price list from St. Louis market
St Louis Produce market quotes consumer grade eggs by grade size and weight, including AA large and A extra large 38 40, A large 38, A medium 33 35, A small 29 32, B large 33 35 and various wholesale ranges. Live poultry prices are listed for hens heavy 20 21, light over 5 lbs 14, under 5 lbs 9 10, commercial broilers 17 18 lbs, and old roosters 9 10.
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St, Louis
Market report from National Stockyards Ill hog cattle calf sheep
Livestock prices at National Stockyards Illinois show hogs 180-240 lb 17.25-38.00 with various weights and grades, sows 14.75-16.25, boars 11.75-12.00. Cattle and calves with choice slaughter steers around 27.25, high good 26.00-75, vealers 27.00-36.00. Sheep mostly good and choice lambs 16.00-17.50, utility and cull lambs 10.00-15.50.
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National Stockyards
Ill
USDA
Chicago Poultry Price Report Friday Receipts None
Chicago trading next to USDA live poultry report shows no Friday receipts while wholesale prices move one cent lower to one cent higher. White rock fryers listed 10 21 35 cents and roasters 22 24 33 cents per pound.
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Chicago
USDA
Chicago Produce Prices Report From Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Mercantile Exchange market report shows butter steady with 765,000 receipts and wholesale buying prices unchanged. Grades AA 93 at 60, A 92 at 60, B 90 at 59 percent, C 89 at 58 percent. Also notes Cars 90 B 59, 89 C 58. Eyes steady with 19,700 receipts and wholesale prices unchanged. Grade A whites 37 percent or better, mixed 37, dirties 33. Checks 3213.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Three Weeks Left to Buy Auto License Plates
Springfield AP report shows 1961 Illinois motor vehicle plates nearing Feb 15 deadline. Secretary of State F. Carpentier said about a little over three weeks remain for display, with registration expected to total around four hundred thousand.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
F. Carpentier
Carpentier
Cash Grain Chicago Update Terse crop pricing notes
AP market summary shows corn No 2 yellow Petite at 1.09 to 1.144, No 5 yellow 1.02, sample grade 1.0745. Oats No 1 extra heavy white at 69 percent, sample grade 68 45. Soybean oil 107 8. Barley making choice 1.20 to 1.23n, feed 0.73 to 0.90n.
Last Week In Business and Finance Outlook Dims
New York AP reports lingering industrial slowdown as production cuts hit autos oil copper and steel with 1961 capital spending trimmed. Unemployment ~5.5 million and December personal income fell 2.3 billion. Yet consumer spending remains a bulwark as department store sales rise 7 percent.
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Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
Eisenhower
Texas
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Hanover Bank
Glen Alden Corp
Endicott-Johnson Corp
Endicott-Johnson Pension Fund
National Board of Fire Underwriters
United States
M. Sonnabend
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Seagrave Corp
Eee
Hartford
Conn
Peter Hoguet
Econometrics Institute Inc
U.S
Hospital Ham Pensacola Patient Uses Radio In Bed
Larry Perkins a 17 year old patient at Crippled Children’s Hospital in Pensacola chats daily with relatives and friends in Blountstown 125 miles away using amateur radio gear in his hospital room after breaking his neck during football practice.
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Pensacola
Fla
Larry Perkins
Crippled Children's
Blountstown
Larry
Wall Street Mixed Amid Light Trading Activity
Wall Street trading showed subdued movement as gains were modest. The day saw about 4.2 million shares traded, above Friday's 3.27 million, with most major stocks gaining only small amounts. Bond and government yields were mixed, with U S and other governments higher overall.
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ARK
Olume
U.8
Kirk Douglas Driving Spartacus Chin Ham With Film Biz
Hollywood outranks vanity as Kirk Douglas leads Spartacus as star and producer. He clashed with Stan Kubrick and co stars over scenes and choices while spending about 11 million dollars and filming in Spain. The actor defended executive control, nicknamed General Mixmonster, claiming ruthless cutting and a bold bid for exciting properties, yet acknowledged changing his mind after Laughton advised.
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Kirk Douglas
Schin
Kirk
Marilyn
Monroe
Stan Kubrick
Jean Simmons
Laurence Olivier
Charles Laughton
Tony Curtis
Peter Ustinoff
Spain
Ancient
Rome
Aple
Vie
Laughton
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