TV villains and ethnic naming spark broadcast debate
A New York AP report notes Un Touchables faces protests over ethnic sounding villains. It compares how series like The Roaring Twenties Sunset Beat and Perry Mason choose names and occupations to avoid upsetting audiences while Americanizing heavies. It cites examples Baxter Baron Barker and George Thruxton as typical choices.
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New York
Untouchables
Johnny Acropolis
Hymie Kurgman
Anthony Dormer
Sunset
Lump
Lke Lewis
Davis
Jones
Carter
Langford
Michael Shayne
Wills
Harlan
Baxter
Baron
Barker
George Thruxton
Jack Taggett
Perry Mason
Television Tonight Starts With Will Rogers Story
NBC airs The Story of Will Rogers from 9 to 10 p m EST in a Project 20 documentary treatment. The Way of the Cross follows at 10 21 PM a Calvary route documentary. Close Up on ABC from 10 to 11 examines the Kennedy administration.
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Will Rogers
NBC
Calvary
ABC
Dr McNamara Faces Tragic Death Certificate Case
In Crompton England surgeon Dr William L McNamara rushed to a road crash after church where a motor cyclist struck a traffic sign. He declared the rider dead and then penned the death certificate for Bill McNamara his 17 year old son.
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Crompton
England
William L. McNamara
Bill MccNamara
Montgomery County 4H Beef Tour Set With Multiple Farms
The annual Montgomery County 4H beef tour runs Saturday and April 3. The farm list includes Eugene and Joseph Ogg on Tuckerman Lane, Susan Eyler on Persimmon Tree Road near Potomac, Donald Boswell on Glen Road, Tommy and Richard Fisher near Gaithersburg, Mills Jr. on Quince Orchard, Warren Pointer on Berryville Road, Susan Straw near Poolesville, the Magahas on Peach Tree Road and Ridge Road, and Joann and Franklin Magaha on Ridge Road.
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Montgomery County
Eugene
Joseph Ogg
Tuckerman Lane
Susan Eyler
Persimmon Tree Rd
Potomac
Donald Boswell
Glen Road
Tommy
Richard Fisher
Gaithersburg
Carolyn
Milton
Norman Mills Jr
Quince Orchard
Warren Pointer
Berryville Road
Susan Straw
Poolesville
Thomas, Ray
Ronald Magaha
Peach Tree Road
Joann
Franklin Magaha
Ridge Road
John R
Local Notices Include Names From Rockville To Sandy Spring
In scattered listings from King near Boyds to Ashton and Laytonsville, residents including Janet Hargett Betty Lou Schaeffer Rebecca Schaeffer Charlotte Hobbs and others are named with streets and crossroads for a county agent office meeting and related notes. A Cuba Libre drink news item follows, noting the beverage has vanished from Havana.
Cork Shortage Tied to Yankee Machinations
A nationalized beer distributor blames Yankee machinations for a cork shortage affecting Fidel Castro's island nation, signaling broader supply tensions and political tension in the trade.
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Fidel Castro
Island
Yankee
Frederick News Briefs March 23 1961 Item
News briefs from The News Frederick Maryland dated March 23 1961 summarize local happenings on Page 13 with compact notices covering community updates, events, and notices relevant to residents and organizations in Frederick.
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the News
Frederick
Maryland
Evening TV Schedule Featuring Bozo and Western Classics
A dense listing of film and show times, naming Bozo the Clown, Life of Riley, Popeye and Captain Tage, Temple's Giant Ranch, Dobie Gillis, The Rifleman, Alfred Hitchcock, Wyatt Earp, Red Skelton, Highway Patrol, News Weather Sports, and multiple movies and serials. It outlines a full day grid with stations and start times from 5:00 to 11:30, including several To Be Announced entries and various actors and programs.
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Camouflage
TV Farmer
Mr. Distrit Attorney
Guiding Light
Bozo the Clown
Life of Riley
Hiram Holiday
Popeye
Captain Tager
Funny Manns
Highway Patrol
Burns and Allen
Three Stooges
Amos
N’ Andy
the Hucksters
San Francisco
Father Knolls Best
Rifleman
Dobie Gillis
Alfred Hichcock
Wyatt Earp
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Cyrthia Lowry
Melvin M. Engle
Zenith
Philco
Motorola
Chevrolet
West South Street
Jefferson & Patrick
Goodwill
Buick
Pbs
P.S
P.B. R
Renn Pontiac
W. L. Picard
Stuart Benton
Steve Tuis Reeves
Warriors
Warner Bros
duPurple Reef
Conran
Cyr
Plus- Alee
Walt Disney
Duight Monnier, Jr
Dalascus
Charles and
McKen
Dree Cramer
Howard Chapel
Harry McCluskey
Woodfield
John and
Tom King
Goshen School
Sandra
James Wightman
Wightman
Sharon Robinson
Smith’s Corner
Cuba Libre
Havana
Cuba
S. Market St
Frederck
Amutie
Rei Ni Impostor
Volkswagen
Lawson Motor
Rambler
Drus and
Harmacy Rre
South Market St
Watkins - Burdette Motor CO
East Fourth Street
FredeRick, Maryland
Damascus
Clearware
Frank Sinatra
Patterson Vs
Johansson
Oldsmobile
Moyer's Mercury
Eincoin
West South ST
Firestone Dealer
Damascus, Md
Olds
THE
Frederick Motor CO
A&p MO
COAL
Hillside Coal & Oil Co
Chev
Belair
P. Glide
Plymouth
P. Steer
Raidio P. Steer
Ideal Garage Co
E. Patrick St
Whitesell Pharmacy
N. Market St
Wyngate
Frederick’s
West Patrick
Narva Avenue
E. W. Ausherman Incorporated
Fordomatic
Ford
Taneytown
Carroll County National Bank
Crouse Motor Sales
Great Southern Printing & Manufacturing CO
Frerderich
News & Post
Dr. Wagon A Black Beauty
WFMD
City Motors
Washington
WMAL
Wttg-Tv
Wro-Tv
Shop
Baltimore
WMAR
Wbal-Tv
WIE
Lancaster
Wgal-Tv
Woman’s Angle
Dr. Hudson's Journal
Stage Door Canteen
Dr. Christian
Theater of Stars
Dial Four
Miss Brooks
Jan Murray
Mr. Adams and
Eve
Loretta Young
Dr. Malone
Dateline
Europe
Pioneers
Buddy Deane
Daddy
Bold Joarney
Hollywood
Sheriff of
Cochise
Father Knows Best
Blue Angels
Laramie
Bugs Bunny
Jim Backus
Tom Exell
Garry Moore
Mike Hammer
Jack Paar
Moxie
Mr. Mato
North MarKet
Whitesell Pharmacy Prescription Center
R. FE
Whitesell
B. S
S. Market St. MO
Grandenburs
Patrick Si
Lowell Tire
Dailey’s
Funeral Directors Ambulance Service
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