Gag Writers Navigate Tough Comedy Grind in TV Work
Norm Lear and Ed Simmons say writing weekly TV comedy is hard work. The Martha Raye Show scribblers, ages 33 and 38, describe rewriting up to air time. They work in a Manhattan triplex, crafting plots around guest stars like Errol Flynn and adapting jokes to Martha Raye's persona.
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Girl Confesses Strangling Grade School Girl
In Manchester Kentucky Miss Faye Grubb 19 confessed to state police detective Walter Woods that she strangled Jewell Smith 10 with a piece of curtain bound hands and feet and tossed the body into a well. She expressed remorse. No motive established. She is held without bond for mental observation.
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Reds Release American Pair Onboard Soudan
Louis Senkeh and his wife Louise arrived in Hong Kong aboard the Soudan from Communist China on Louis's 69th birthday. The Henkels, 70 and wife, head to Sandy Hook Connecticut to join their son Victor. Henkel has traded hides in China since 1906. They had exit permits dated Oct. 12 and lived in Shanghai for 20 years.
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Regional forecast regional forecast by united press
Regional forecast notes mild Wednesday with cooler nights across Texas and Oklahoma. West Texas partly cloudy to clear. coast experiences scattered thunder showers near the coast Wednesday night and cooler Thursday. Arkansas turns warmer Wednesday with scattered thundershowers east and south Wednesday night, then cooler Thursday. Highs 55 to 60 Wednesday. lows 20 to 30 across northwest to southeast Oklahoma.
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Weather Outlook for Louisiana Regions
Partly cloudy with warmer conditions on Wednesday. Cooler air moves in from the west and north, while southern areas remain warmer then turning cooler Thursday.
Girl Vanishes in Pueblo Abduction Fears Rise
Donna May Upton 19, a hospital student and daughter of a Methodist minister, disappeared from her home after driving her brother's car from the post office. Police found her wrist watch and bracelet near an ash pit, with indications she was abducted. The Upton family notified authorities when keys were found in the door at 9 p.m. The search centers on a northeast prairie area.
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