Pat Boone launches a daytime variety show for young married women
Hollywood AP report says Pat Boone, 32, will host a half hour late morning show starting Oct 19 aimed at young married women with a youthful band and frequent appearances by his children. Boone hopes to stay home more and ad lib with guests while singing many songs.
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Red China Marks 17th Anniversary Amid Purges and Youth Power
Tokyo AP reported China celebrates 17th anniversary of the PRC with Red Guards, mass rallies in Tiananmen Square led by Mao Zedong and Lin Piao. The year 1966 sees intensified purges, shifts in education, and calls for mass mobilization in industry and farming.
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Post Office Plans Mechanized Revolution Under New Chief
Washington AP The Post Office Department names Leo S. Packer head of the new Bureau of Research and Engineering. He envisions a planned management controlled revolution to double engineers in R and D and move toward mechanized operations, reducing reliance on private industry ideas while balancing government restraints. He foresees a shift from manual labor to programmed equipment within a decade, though letter carriers with leather pouches may persist.
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Today In History Highlights Oct 1 1966 Note
On this date 1781 James Lawrence born and dies saying dont give up the ship. 1945 Irving Berlin awarded Medal of Merit for This is the Army. 1908 first Model T Ford. 1946 Nazi leaders convicted. Goering dies before execution. 1966 West Germany's Adenauer calls for EU revival. 1966 Yankee Roger Maris hits 61st homer. 1965 Rusk-Gromyko talks end without agreement.
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Sevenen Action
Europe
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New York
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Russian Knees To Be Seen In Soviet Fall Fashion
In Moscow the All-Union House of Fashion presented its fall collection featuring miniskirts up to three inches above the knee. Women chatted excitedly as models strutted the new look, marking a shift from traditional knee-length hems under a culture of cautious public reaction.
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$2 Million, Not $1 Million Author Of Best Seller
New York AP Jacques Susann admits poor spelling and a math mistake as Valley of the Dolls soars. She now estimates the book will gross at least $2 million, with 350,000 hardcovers sold, 15 foreign editions, and 11 million paperbacks planned for 1968. She credits promotion by her husband and a long publicity push, while defending the work as a simple, strong story.
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