22 Aug 1959
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1959
Page
1
Amerian Airlines announced a new commercial speed record between Chicago and Dallas for its 707 jet airliner. The flight reportedly completed the journey in one hour and minutes, tying an inaugural service as the fastest stated pace.
Pat Boone finally kisses co star Diane Baker in Journey to the Center of the Earth after studio notes and several takes. Boone recalls his wife’s reaction, joking that the scene was less dangerous than salt mine scenes and gunfire.
Donald Burnett and Gia Scala wed in a Los Angeles ceremony after a judge’s advice on happiness in marriage. Scala, 25, is a film star. Burnett, 28, stars in Northwest Passage. They rest at a mountain resort, planning a New York City trip.
Hollywood hosts a farewell blowout for the Garden of Allan Hotel razing to clear space for a finance building. Moe Markowitz guests attend dressed as 1930s stars such as Bushman Harlow Negri Bow Griffith and Pearl White. The hotel once drew Barrymore Benchley Fitzgerald and Rozak with a pool shaped like the Black Sea.
Ed Byrnes known as Kookie greeted by about 18,000 bobby socks fans at Midway Airport Chicago. They cheered him with combs and kisses while police described the crowd as the largest in a greeting for an entertainer at the airport. Byrnes called the welcome real Antsville and spoke of his teen appeal and future plans including a Chicago musical festival.
Washington reports the Smithsonian Institute refused a plaster cast of comedian Jimmy Durante’s nose for its anthropology exhibit. Durante says the nose would have joined the displays, laments the rejection, and jokes it may seek help from a Californian like Vice President Nixon.
London reports that British prima ballerina Anne Heaton, aged 27, announces retirement from dramatic dancing due to a stiffening right foot. The ailment, known about two years, has not responded satisfactorily to treatment and may end her stage career.
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