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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1966
Page
2
Stirring times for Long Beach theatres are listed by heater managers. The document mentions schedules and specific showings with coded notes and times such as 19.Scommendoe and 9:53 entries, reflecting a fragmented OCR of the local listings.
George Mackall Mann, 90, a former lawyer who shifted to theater ownership on the West Coast after a career in Washington, D.C., died Thursday. He built a substantial fortune in the entertainment industry before passing away.
Billy Rose, 66, died in Jamaica from pneumonia after heart surgery. His will sets most of his estate to the Billy Rose Foundation for religious, charitable and educational purposes. He left significant sums to ex wives Joyce Matthews Rose and Eleanor Halm, with trusts and securities also going to family and heirs. His New York holdings included the Billy Rose and Ziegfeld theaters, a townhouse, and estates at Tavern Island and Montego Bay.
Washington report on UPI notes Rep. Charles Weltner citing historic assassinations tied to fevered conspiracies. The House Un-American Activities Committee heard claims of Klansmen plotting violence against Johnson Humphrey King and others as part of a sensational Mississippi Jay Bird Special plan and other civil rights killings.
Dr. Hester warns that the growing concentration of minority groups in major U S cities is one of our most critical problems and cannot be ignored. He urges business and civic leaders to elevate these groups and empower their aspirations and abilities to uplift themselves.
Washington reports Lt Gen Hershey urges inducting more men once rejected for moral or legal reasons to tap two million 1-Y men. He predicts mild standards easing may admit high school graduates, while drafting officials review records of previously rejected youths. He criticizes criminal records used to avoid service and supports selective inclusion of minor offenders.
Readable fragments indicate an OPEN scheduling note with a 12:30 start and a follow up at 1 PM. Other text mentions continuous freer time and unclear names. Limited details prevent full reconstruction, but the item appears to be a venue or activity schedule entry.
A two day Governor's Conference on Youth in Long Beach produced recommendations on interracial dating civil disobedience and education reform. Proposals include civil disobedience as a tool when other avenues fail expansion of citizen review for police cases and early level segregation efforts. Delegates urged curriculum freedom reduced emphasis on grades and stronger family religious values while noting not all proposals were approved by the full conference.
William Hopper named principal heir in Hedda Hopper estate filing. Will dated before her death from pneumonia at 75 provides him 10000, automer, and monthly income of 1000 from a trust. Other bequests include 15000 to sister Margaret Mitchell, 5000 cash and 5000 in trust to granddaughter Joan Hopper, 4000 cash to house employee Jose Amaguis, and 3000 to nursery home for visually handicapped children.
Hollywood star Jayne Mansfield is set to perform the 18th century heroine in John Cleland's The Memoirs of Fanny Hill the Diary of a Woman of Pleasure. The production begins a pre London tour with a September Manchester start.
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