Michael Bentine Funny One From Britain
New York NEA Michael Bentine recalls his 12 years since first U S visit to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. The BBC satirist discusses his view of satire and his career from Eton to the Sorbonne and wartime service. He notes his fame in America and plans to keep amusing audiences.
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Michael Bentine
United States
America
Brooklyn Bridge
Bentine
BBC
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Garry Moore
Hollywood Palace
Jonathan Winters
Black Grotto
England
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Sorbonne
Adam
Michael
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D-Day
Sam Jaffe
Ben Casey
Sam Jaffe recalls aging, humor, and royal dinners
The interview features Sam Jaffe reflecting on aging after Lost Horizon, joke controversy with the BBC, and humor analysis. He jokes about Eskimo songs, embassy mishaps in London, and a Royal dinner with Princess Margaret. He muses on being a riddle within jokes and a “lost tribe” of Bentins people.
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Sam Jaffe
London
BBC
Bentins
England
Princess Margaret
Gemini Test to Launch Titan 2 Flight at Cape Kennedy
At Cape Kennedy Florida two astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young will ascend to launch pad 19. They will enter a Titan 2 rocket and spacecraft housed in a 90-foot tower. The plan is to seal in and ignite the rocket for a dawn ascent with spotlights highlighting the space suits.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John W. Young
Gemini Flight Aims To Salvage U S Space Lead
March 22 marks a key date for the Gemini mission as the United States attempts to close the gap with the Soviet Union in manned spaceflight. Officials acknowledge the Soviet lead dates back to postwar rocket research and V‑2 successors, with U S testing shrinking warhead sizes to fit modern rockets. In Verona, three youths reported “Martians” after seeing bright flashes, later revealed to be German scientists guiding lights to attract night butterflies for museum collections. In Mansfield, a watchdog bit Patrolman Ludwig after he found an open station door, underscoring the adage that a dog can be a cop’s best friend.
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United States
Mansfield
Ohio
Wiliam Ludwig
Ludwig
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