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A playful reader quiz asks how many of ten world figures a reader can identify. It rates a score of five as passing, six to eight as good, and nine or ten as excellent with answers on Page 14.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
3
A playful reader quiz asks how many of ten world figures a reader can identify. It rates a score of five as passing, six to eight as good, and nine or ten as excellent with answers on Page 14.
HOLLYWOOD AP reports that films with Negro themes and actors now earn as much in the South as elsewhere. A Patch of Blue, featuring Sidney Poitier and Elizabeth Hartman, did strong business in Georgia and Alabama, with one New Orleans theater owner declining a showing. An MGM source notes no resistance to booking in the South, though the New York opening underperformed. Nuclear power under optimum control is seen as a future super-tool for dredging harbors and linking oceans to desert basins.
An armed gang kidnapped a family of eight in Chiapas and killed seven, wounding the eighth. Doming Hernandez Sanchez, the lone survivor, said attackers posed as police agents and said they would arrest people in Acala before forcing the group to walk to a river and opening fire. He added the family had no known conflicts with anyone.
New York AP reports a growing belief that the current business surge may peak soon, reducing the need for a tax increase. Some economists warn expansion could slow without intervention, while others cite ongoing growth, rising prices, and wage demands. Government steps, including tax withholdings and corporate tax changes, aim to temper activity, with persuasion campaigns urging price restraint.
New York AP column breaks down common stock market phrases by translating terms like excessive speculation and wise investing. It explains how brokers use jargon to sound confident, clarifies phrases such as technical correction and glamour stocks, and offers simple interpretations to help readers grasp market talk.
Hollywood AP reports John Gare field Jr. follows in his father John Garfield Sr.’s footsteps. The 22 year old actor, 6 feet 2 inches, debuted on stage and TV, replacing Don Drysdale in The Warning Shot, reflects on fame and identity while returning to New York.
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