Lawrence Welk Still Holds Forth On The Tube
AP Movie TV writer Bob Thomas reports from Welk’s Santa Monica offices where the bandleader discusses his landmark color conversion, long TV tenure, and ongoing schedule. Welk peppers remarks with his North Dakota charm as ratings rise and the empire remains active with studio color, Palladium gigs, and a steady creative pace.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Lawrence Welk Union Bank
Lawrence
Welk
ABC
Colors
Westminster Cathedral
Oldsters
Jack Benny Returns To TV For Annual Visit
Jack Benny appears on NBC for his annual television special, delighting longtime viewers. The program features his familiar cheap jokes and violin bits, with guest spots from Trini Lopez and the Smothers Brothers, including a spoof of the Miss America Pageant.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
Jack Benny
NBC
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Trini Lopez
Smothers Brothers
Jack
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Jack Beneny
ABC
Irving Gitlin
Hugh Hefner
Playboy
Hefner
Las Vegas
Overmyer
CBS
Crack Down Moscow Exposes Extravagant Kindergartens
AP report on Soviet Pravda exposing banquet-style kindergarten parties using company funds. The Moscow case cites Armenian cognac Turkish coffee and jellied sturgeon costing 342 dollars with 100s of guests from a hydroelectric firm near the Iranian border.
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Moscow
Poultry Sales May Increase Amid Friday Meat Ban Ends
AP reports Friday meat restrictions ease for Catholics ending the Friday fish ban. Inflation drives chicken prices lower than a decade ago, with 2.5 billion broilers expected this year, up 8.5 percent from 1965, continuing two decades of rising production.
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John Cunniff
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
Agriculture Department
Johnson Budgetary Plans Shooting For Popularity
AP analyst James Marlow notes a potential $140 billion federal budget for next year, a $27 billion rise from this year’s $113 billion. Johnson seeks thrifty image while facing wartime costs, possible income tax increases, and pressure from critics amid growing national spending.
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James Marlow
Washington
Johnson
Texas
Newsemen
First Woman Rail Mail Clerk Joins Run in 1862 Line
Linda Gardner twenty becomes the first woman assigned as a railway mail clerk. She boarded at Union Station for a six hour run to St Louis, then returned Friday. Officials say this is the first such appointment since mail cars began in 1862 though the cars lack proper accommodations for women. Gardner finds the work hard and exhausting, noting she would not volunteer again.
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Kansas City
Linda Gardner
Union Station
St. Louis
Blue Lustre Carpet Cleaning Facts and Costs
Blue Lustre cleans six 9x12 rugs per gallon depending on soil and allows removal of traffic paths without full room cleaning if soil is limited. It costs about 1 cent per square foot, rental shampooers at $1 a day, dries to a residue-free crystalline powder removed by vacuuming, and restores colors in carpets and upholstery with no soap left behind. Malott Hardware.
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Malott Hardware
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