Signs of Slump in Sin Market Draws in 1961
Hal Boyle notes signs that sex themed entertainment is losing box office appeal. He cites puritan traditions, consumer preference for wholesome themes, and lists top films of 1961 such as Guns of Navarone Exodus Parent Trap Absent-minded Professor Alamo and Swiss Family Robinson. He references Variety’s assessment and historic box office leaders, arguing clean adventure religion family life and romance remain strongest draws.
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New York
America
Babylon
Sodom
Gomorrah
Variety
Alamo
Topps Charged with Monopoly in Baseball Card Cards
The Federal Trade Commission charged Topps Chewing Gum Inc. with illegal monopoly over baseball picture cards. FTC alleges exclusive contracts with all but seven of 421 major league players create a monopoly and harm competition in bubble gum and card industries. The complaint notes cards are a popular hobby and boys will buy gum only when a card is included.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Topps Chewing Gsm Inc
Topps
United States
Books on Best Sellers and Films Spark Debate
A newspaper column surveys popular culture noting film titles such as Commandments Around the World in 80 Days The Robe South Pacific Bridge on the River Kwai Greatest Show on Earth Guns of Navarone This is Cinerama and From Here to Eternity. It then highlights the New York Times best sellers To Kill a Mockingbird and The Agony and the Ecstasy, briefly describing their themes.
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New York Times
Harper Lee
Irving Stone
Michelangelo
Bullet Wound Is A Mystery
Ten year old Larry Ashens of Hutchinson Kansas was struck in the abdomen by a .22 bullet while walking to Wiley school. He told his teacher he thought he had been shot and officials noted the wound passed through his abdomen and out his back. He is listed in not serious condition.
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Hutchinson, Kas
Larry Ashens
Hutchinson
Wiley School
Frank G. Ashens
Larry
White House concert for 234 teens from 67 embassies
At the White House a Kennedy sponsored event brought 234 teens from 67 embassies to hear Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte by the Metropolitan Opera Studio. A feathered turban briefly caught fire in the State Dining Room but was quickly extinguished with no injuries. President Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy greeted guests and met Caroline Kennedy, adding to the memorable visit.
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Washington
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
East
Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy
Nolan van Way
Evansville
Ind
Rudolf Bing
Metropolitan Opera Company
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