Skinner on TV promising one woman show future
Cornelia Otis Skinner, noted writer and monologist, says TV demands short segments but a one woman show could work. NBC aired Debutante ’62 with her narration and a Farmers Daughter role earned critical praise, signaling potential TV doors. Meanwhile Mack Trucks sells 11 high pressure pumpers to New York City, bringing total Mack units for the department to 125 in five years at $231,539 bid.
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New York
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Ed Sullivan
Miss Skinner
NBC
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Victor Borge
Danny Thomas
Robert Horton
Horton
ABC
MACK
New York City
Mack Trucks, Inc
Know America Today in History and Anniversaries
Brief history milestones include 1799 the Constellation under Capt Thomas Truxtun capturing L Insurgente in an undeclared war with France. 1864 Sally Tompkins aided 108 Federals in Libby Prison escape. 1943 Guadalcanal evacuated by Japanese forces. 1961 sit in arrests in Atlanta raise jailed count to 64. 1814 Samuel Jones Tilden born. later NY Democrat leader and reform figure.
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France
Thomas Truxtun
Sally Tompkins
Thomas E. Rose
Libby
Richmond
U.S. Senate
New York
N. Y
Governors and Naval Hero Biographies Mentioned
The record notes 1817 and 1874 events including a governor elected in 1874 during which Albany State Capitol construction began. It recalls a presidential nomination opposite Hayes and a fortune bequeathed to a trust for the Lenox and Astor Foundations forming the New York Public Library. It continues with 1840 birth of William T. Sampson, a Civil War naval officer and later superintendent of the Naval Academy, who became rear admiral after valor at Santiago, amid a dispute over hero status with Adm. Schley.
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Albany
Hayes
Lenox and
Astor
N. Y
McKinley
Santiago
Adm
Schley
Republican Announces Beefs Cattle Lead Tale
The article notes Sampson's death on May 3, 1902 and lists contemporary birthdays for James Quillen born in Bishop Maryland at 33, Dean Rusk born in Cherokee County Georgia at 53, and Charles W Thayer born in Villanova Pennsylvania at 32. An Associated Press brief from Talbot County highlights beef cattle news.
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Sampson
James Quillen
Stanford Univ
Bishop
Eastern Shore farmer runs for Maryland 1st District seat
A Maryland Eastern Shore farmer and multimillionaire declared candidacy for the Republican nomination in Maryland 1st Congressional District. Rogers C. B. Morton, brother of Sen Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky, announced his run late Wednesday night through the Eastern Shore Republican Committee, which consists of 18 members.
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Farmer
Maryland
Eastern Shore
Rogers C. B. Morton
Thruston B. Morton
Eastern Shore Republican Committee
Morton to file for nomination in a few days
Marvin H. Smith of LIKES COFFEE BEST Federalsburg says Morton plans formal filing for the nomination soon. Morton, a Kentucky native who moved to Maryland a decade ago, is related to Thruston, former Republican National Committee chair. Belgrade report notes Borika Vasiljevic, a farmer from Mionica, says his cat prefers chewing up to 15 roasted coffee beans daily.
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Marvin H. Smith
Federalsburg
Morton
Kentucky
Maryland
Thruston
Republican National Party
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Borika Vasiljevic
Mionica
Vecernje Novosti
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Hazel
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Walter Snow
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Phone Monument
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Dick Harp
V. F. W. Country Club
Rudy Carroll
CPD
Frederick
ENA Bestaat
HNL Plus
Cartoo
America
Valentine's
Moose Club
Auto Club
The
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Potomac Edison
Amvets NO. 2
Johnny Glaze
West Patrick Inn
Damascus, MD
Clearwater
Walt Disney
Pearre’s
South Market St
Hershey, PA
Joharn
Mars Opticians
Second St
Bausch & Lomb
Watkins-Burdette Motor Company
Frederick, MD
East Fourth Street
Westinghouse
Bach
Zenith
Wayside Radio
E. Patrick St. MO
Guiding Light
Court
Waterfront
Theater of Stars
Burns and Allen
Coun
Jan Murray
Jane Wyman
Mickey Rootey
Loretta Young
Keys
Dr. Malone
Gale Storm
Brighon
Daddy
Journey
Buddy Deane
Hollywood
Pete the Pirate
Bozo the Clown
Kukla
Ollie
Porky Pig
Captain Tugg
Deputy Dawg
Men of Annapolis
Groucho
Navy Log
Mr. Magoo
Camarron City
Rawhide
Ti—Ail
Hathaways
Route 66
Speedway International
Fimistones
Mr. Lincoln
Sunset Strip
Chet Huntley
Virginia
the Fountainhead
Larus
Frederick ‘ Gas Company
Whitesell Pharmacy Prescription Center
Witent
N. Market St
Chea Retail
Lowell Tire & Battery Coo
Lectras
W. Patrick St
Market St
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