Party Girls for the Candidate spoof alarms Congress
Washington columnist Dick West reviews a preview of Party Girls for the Candidate a satire about a former Senate page who climbs to power and faces a congressional probe. He notes similarities to real life noting Mamie Van Doren stars as Samantha and mentions the real congressional co ordinator Lawrence Sullivan. The piece mocks the film as unrealistic.
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UPI
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Capitol
Buddy Barker
Bill Barker
PFC
Barker J. Barker-Barker
Mamie van Doren
Samantha
Capital
Congressional
Lawrence Sullivan
Congress
Sullivan
Boy 14 Admits Killing Washington Cab Driver
A 14-year-old boy confessed to shooting and robbing taxi driver Charles G. Rutherford in southeast Washington on December 20, after a dare. Police said the suspect retrieved a pistol from his 16-year-old brother, hailed the cab, then killed Rutherford and seized the money.
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Washington
Rutherford
Two Detroit youths witness man killed by train
On Detroit’s West Side two youths aged 15 and 14 watched a man stand on approaching tracks. They urged him away but he stayed, then sat on the rails and was struck by the train. The man’s identity was not immediately known. In Honolulu Rodney Sumpter won a six mile surfboard race but all boards were weighed. one board was light, Sumpter’s board failed the minimum weight and he was disqualified.
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UPI
Dave DeFillippi
Daniel Papineau
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Honolulu
Red China Converts to Atomic Power Amid Starvation
Hong Kong dispatch reports China’s nuclear program as the costliest goal of Mao’s regime. It notes a rough $50 billion annual burden, diversion of talent from other sectors, and mixed economic effects while detailing hunger, emigration, and new political controls accompanying the arms program.
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UPI
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Old man wins 620000 pool jackpot in Britain
Joseph Almond, 77, a former insurance agent from Hove, Sussex, won a 620,525 pound football pool prize in Littlewoods treble chance. The tax free payout came despite only seven draws in the coupon matching and eight draws required for the top score. Almond earned 23 points to secure the jackpot.
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London
UPI
Joseph Almond
Hove
Sussex
Almond
Littlewoods, Ltd
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U.S
Lettuce Cigarettes Pass Market Test in San Francisco
The world’s first lettuce cigarettes completed a small market test and received limited endorsement. Office workers described the taste as unusual with notes of barley, smoke, and burning leaves. Guardian Smoking Products Inc. president Perry Resnick attended talks with lettuce growers in Salinas Valley, noting no tobacco or nicotine and a 42 cent pack price.
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UPI
Perry Resnick
Salinas Valley
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Guardian Smoking Products Inc
Oklahoma
Missing car perbody in Massachusetts police cruiser theft
A police cruiser stolen from in front of the Massport city police headquarters with its motor running. The vehicle reportedly features a revolving blue and red dome light a two way radio and a siren. No further details on suspects or motive were provided.
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Mass
UPI
Spacious New Home Be Yours to Enjoy in West Virginia
Modern building methods let you select a LESCO ranch, colonial or contemporary style with hundreds of interior and exterior variations to meet all your new home requirements. Warren French, representative Virgil French, Retail Sales, Beckley, West Virginia. 252-2764.
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Virgil French
Mer. Beckley
W. Va
FBI Hopes Son Will Lead Them To Mafia Chief
FBI seeks Saul Salvatore Bonanno in a bid to locate Mafia boss Joseph Bonanno. Sal Bonanno, 29, arrested as a material witness in Tucson, bond set at 25 000 dollars for Jan. 5 grand jury appearance in New York. Elder Bonanno has been missing since Oct. 21 kidnapping in Manhattan.
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Bill) Bonanno
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New York Transit System Largest US Municipally Owned
United Press International notes New York City's transit system including buses and rapid transit covers 774.69 miles in routes, making it the largest municipally owned system in the United States per the World Almanac.
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United Press International
New York City
United States
World Almanac
Almanac Today December 31 historic notes and quotes
The almanac for Thursday December 31 notes the moon nearing a new phase and lists morning planets Venus Mars and Mercury with evening stars Jupiter and Saturn. It recalls historic events from 1879 Edison lamp demo 1880 Marshall births 1890 Ellis Island immigration hub 1946 Truman signifying the end of World War II. Plutarch quote closes.
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Saturn
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Thomas Edison
George Marshall
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Death notices and funeral announcements montage
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Sunset Memorial Rk
Repair Service Offers Refrigeration and Appliance Repairs
Repair service advertises all makes of agee washers and dryers, with JOHN W. EYE CO located at 895 W. Neville St. offering contact at 253-4542. Also listed are livestock for sale with hogs and beef being sold, and household items including HAM radio gear, a bath fixtures sale, and a carpet shampooer rental deal.
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