Oddities and trivia snippets from film and history surface
A collage of pop culture quips and notices recounts from and around Hollywood icons. Bits recall a Capitol Records ad, a rare name origin, a bank robbery joke, and actor trivia including James Arness, Walter Cronkite, Mae West, Tom Selleck, and Clark Gable references, with a closing nod to Mark Chapman.
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Cary Grant
Judy
Honolulu
Tom Pringle
Honolulu Star Bulletin
Capitol Records
Young and Rubicam
The
New Yorker
North Carolina
James Arness
McClain
Matt Dillon
Orlando A. Battista
Walter Cronkite
Mary Elizabeth Maxwell
Colume
Mandy Walter
Tom Selleck
Mae West
Myra Breckinridge
Clark Gable
Maureen McGovern rises to Broadway in Pirates of Penzance
Maureen McGovern, once famed for The Morning After from The Poseidon Adventure, has moved from Cleveland club gigs to Broadway as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance. Her early career spans folk roots in Youngstown and lounge circuits, with a later triumph aided by Oscar buzz and industry notices.
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New York
Cleveland
Maureen McGovern
Mabel
Joe Papp
Yersina
Vinali
Villa
Spain
Pres-Enzance
Les Mouches
Youngstown
Ohio
Miss McGovern
Joan Baez
Karen Carpenter
Howard Johnson
Ramada
Jake Lenaca
Altica State Prison
Marcy
Coret
Martin van Halden
Hy Gardner
P.O. Box
Irvine
Calif
Marilyn
National Geographic calls Columbia the most ambitious flying machine
The space shuttle Columbia is described as the largest object placed into Earth orbit and the first winged craft to reach 17,500 miles per hour. Its combination of powerful hardware and automated flight capability marks it as a groundbreaking enterprise in aviation history.
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Earth
National Geographic
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Marilyn and
Johan Wayne
Iros
Mark Chapman
Broadway
Jay Sharbutt
Caroline
Hollywood
20Th Century
Kal Rudman
National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes
Mount Saint Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Maryland
Julie Andrews
James Garner
Monty Python
Richard Tre
Wral Dapprey Producticert
Robin Hood Raia Ay
Pansy
Chalée
Jon
Li Chat
Damascus
Walkersville Com. Ambulance CO
Jack Boys
Colt
Honey Wagon
Lisbon
Frederick
MD. Teureday
Old Annapolis
Brunswick Fire Hall
Byob
Brunswick Fire Co
Seafood Sale
Specia
Ieee
Bae Ae
Pizza Hut
Kalija
Outpost
Peleeae
Johnson Mountain
Blue Ridge Outfitters
Charles Town
W. Va
Ponderosa
Soupon HI
IaonAn ER
Gree
Parepoeng Sirakhea
Waverly Drive
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