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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
15
Actor Hugh O'Brian funds a group of 60 high school juniors to attend national political conventions this summer. The initiative aims to expose youth to caucuses strategy meetings and potentially smoky rooms, with counseling support from the YMCA. O'Brian values democratic institutions and considers the $25,000 cost worthwhile education over material luxury.
O’Brun OX organizer wants 60 boys aged 15 to 16 to attend conventions in Miami and Chicago with 30 youngsters per event. Participants include delegations from all 50 states and ten foreign countries, including Africa Europe South America and the Orient. Russian and Yugoslavian youths may join. The YMCA hosts the groups for seminars on democratic processes.
Hollywood report recalls Jane Wyman tuning in to Larceny Inc starring Edward G. Robinson. A young Jackie Gleason appeared briefly, later co starring with Wyman and Bob Hope in How to Commit Marriage at Paramount. Jane, now recalling the TV moment, discusses filming and her long friendship with Hope while noting her return to Paramount after six years. Also mentions a Trinidad Tobago planning committee recommending casino and hotel development at Chaguaramas with General Electric involvement, and a summer day camp sponsored by a Bellflower parish for boys at St John Bosco School with weekly fees and insurance.
Danny Thomas Geis RENQ UPI reports the Great Reno Chamber of Commerce names Danny Thomas to receive the third annual Governor's trophy for outstanding contributions to Nevada's fame as entertainment mecca. He will accept July 14 at the chamber's 65th annual dinner, following Jimmy Durante and Sammy Davis Jr as prior winners.
EARL WILSON reports Howard Hughes may buy ABC TV amid forecasts of Sling TV style outcomes. The chatter links James Aubrey’s CBS fate to a Hughes regime while Hackett headlines Westbury with risqué humor. Tommy Sands in Hawaii pursues TV work, Floyd Patterson signs for ads, and Las Vegas quips frame the era.
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