Broadway gossip and world notes from Jack O Brian
The column reports Art Carney becoming a grandfather via daughter Eileen and Bruce Reifeis, Penny Singleton’s film work and TV syndication, and Jack Haley dining with Carney. It notes vandalism at JFK Memorial, Brent Eastman’s dating, Goteborg moves of Raymond Patterson, a NJ harness race plan near Times Square, Boston Strangler publication, Buckley mayor book, Julie Wilson in The Secret Storm, Ed Wynn’s death, and other entertainment and world items with brief biographical specifics.
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New York
Art Carney
Eileen
Bruce Reifeiss
Riffs
Jack Haley
Penny Singleton
Dinty Moore
Jack
H'wood
Lake Pillsbury
Calif
Penny
Blondie
Arthur Lake
King Features
England
John F. Kennedy
Runnymede
London
Washington
George Hamilton
Lynda Bird
Brent Eastman
Lyndon
Sweden
Floyd Patterson
Raymond
Goteborg
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd
New Jersey
Lincoln Tunnel
Times Square
N. Y
Gerald Frank
Boston
Julie
Radio City
Ed Wynn
Vietnam
Blind Fish of Mammoth Cave Highlight Cavern Adaptations
A reader solution explains how blind cave fish originate in darkness. They hatch with eyes and later lose them, relying on tactile ridges and other senses to navigate. The Mammoth Cave example notes 17 cave fish species exist and invites readers to research other cave creatures. Robyn Leal of Eureka wins the prize.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Robyn Leal
Fureka
Calif
Compton
Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzles
A newspaper page features a gapped crossword with clues and a cryptogram puzzle. The crossword includes hints like fellow maple or size of a wall and various short to long entries. The cryptogram uses the substitution code AXYCLBAAXRE mapping to LONGFELLOW with a quote example.
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Longfellow
Chlorine Explosion Leaves 62 at Cairo Pool
An explosion of pipe lines at a Cairo pool released chlorine floor flooding the facility. Police say 62 bathers were affected and 33 were treated at hospitals with no serious injuries reported.
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Cairo
Sand Pebbles Script Goes Over Budget By Million Dollars
AP reports The Sand Pebbles cost escalation to about 11 million as 135 cast and crew shot across the Pacific in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Producer director Robert Wise cites weather, boats, and language barriers as major delays. Fox chief Darryl Zanuck notes no panic as filming continues toward a late next month finish.
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Bub Thomas
Hollywood
Pacific Ocean
Orient
20Th Century-Fox
Darryl F. Zanuck
Paris
Robert Wise
Fox
Wise
Westwood Lot
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Steve McQueen
Richard Attenborough
Richard Crenna
Candy Bergen
Sand Pebbles cost soars over budget in Taiwan shoot
Wise notes language gaps slowed production as interpreters failed to unify Mandarin and Taiwanese crews. Most filming occurred in Taiwan with river footage near Hong Kong, forcing a Chinese crew addition and causing delays. He guesses the budget may be 2 to 3 million over the original 8 million, but aims for a payoff in authentic scale and color.
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Taiwan
Hong Kong
Wise
China
Poisoned bread hospitalizes many in Manila
Manila AP reports about 140 people hospitalized after eating poisoned bread. A health official said many victims are in critical condition and receiving treatment.
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Manila
Upset Wins Place Martinez In All California Final
Cecilia Martinez of San Francisco State upset Mimi Henreid UCLA 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the semifinal to reach the All California final against Jean Danilovitch California. Danilovitch beat Emilie Burrer 10-8 6-2 to advance. Doubles defending champs Falkenberg Goertz were upset by Weiss Stockwell 6-3 6-3. Henreid Shapiro beat Rollins Fry 6-2 6-3.
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Stanford
Calif
Cecilia Martinez
San Francisco
Jean Danilovitch
USLTA
Miss Martinez
Mimi Henreid
UCLA
Miss Danilovitch
California
Emilie Burrer
Lubbock
Tex
Christian
Nancy Falkenberg
Cindy Goertz
Mary Baldwin
Mary Weiss
Yale Stockwell
Southern Cali
Fornia
Miss Henreid
Merilyn Shapiro
Southern Cal
Barbara Rollins
Marmee Fry
Ohio State
Skateboard Get Well Present From Sinatra For Robinson
Actor Edward G. Robinson 72 leaves Mt Sinai Hospital with a skate board gift from Frank Sinatra. Robinson, recovering from a traffic accident, quips Sinatra sent the item as an improvement over his driving.
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Hollywood (Ap
Edward G. Robinson
Frank Sinatra
Robinson
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Sinatra
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