Fatherhood, music and mood in Hollywood life
George Gobel writes of family, marriage plans, and the chaos of a mother in law who keeps him grounded. He notes his children listen to their records, his November stage role in Bye Bye Birdie, and hopes for future musical theater parts. The piece blends humor with parental pride and showbiz pursuit.
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George Gobel
UPI Hollywood
UPI
Alice
Lucy
Rock of Gibraltar
New San Carlos Musical Theatre
California
Richard Burton
Rex Harrison
Two Librarians Admit Pocketing Library Fines
Two Belleville Public Library staff pleaded guilty to stealing about 1800 dollars in overdue fines. Mary Ellen Whelan, 59, and Betty Joyce Johnson, 33, admitted taking fines between February and October 1963.
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Belleville, Lit
UPI
Belleville Public Library
Mary Ellen Whelan
Betty Joyce Johnson
Almanac for Friday September 4 1964
United Press International notes Friday September 4 1964 as the 248th day of the year with 118 to follow. It lists planetary positions Jupiter Venus Saturn Mars and Saturn as the evening star. Notable birthdays include F Scott Fitzgerald and Virgo sun signs. It recalls Manhattan’s discovery in 1609 Los Angeles founded in 1781 and the Third Republic of 1870, plus a 1941 U boat attack near Ireland. Kipling quote adds a reflective thought.
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United Press International
Venus
Saturn
Mars
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Island
Manhattan
Henry Hudson
Los Angeles
U.S
Ireland
Ranger Moon Pictures Being Made Into Movie
UPI reports NASA scientists are turning 4 316 Ranger 7 moon photos into a 16 millimeter film to create a motion picture of a true life trip to the moon. The shots were taken from over 1 100 miles above the lunar surface on July 31.
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Ranger Moon Pictures
Houston
UPI
U.S
Moon
America
Ranger 7
William Cuningham
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Cunningham
Surace
Atheists Lose Ground to Baptists in Kostroma
In Kostroma, a government backed atheism apparatus struggles as Baptists gain members. Krokodil notes atheists show little anti religious activity while Baptist congregations grow and seek government recognition. Officials invite dialogue but Baptists refuse to meet, citing officials as anti Christ. The piece lampoons atheists’ confusion as church influence rises.
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Moscow
UPI
Kostroma
Krokodil
Baptist Church
Gennady
Khrushchev hints Ulbricht could be replaced in East Germany
Western observers say Khrushchev may use talks with Novotny and regional ministers to secure Ulbricht's retirement as a prelude to easing tensions with West Germany. The day included tours of Czech farms and factories after discussions at Lang Castle near Prague. Ulbricht, 70, leads East Germany and has backed the Berlin Wall for years.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Walter Ulbricht
Khrushchev
West Germany
Antonin Novotny
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Lang Castle
Germany
Ulbricht
Berlin Wall
East German
Communist Party
Moscow
Public hearing on Ward car wash variance Raleigh County
On September 9 1964 the Raleigh County Board of Zoning Appeals will convene at 7 00 PM in the County Courtroom Beckley WV to consider Charles M Ward requesting a variance from the agricultural zoning for Lots 1 and 2 Homewood Addition Sunset Drive and Harper Road to permit the erection of a car wash. Secretary Robert B Sayre notes the agenda and date 9 4 Fri 1 RR.
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Raleigh
Beckley
West Virginia
Board of Zoning Appeals
Raleigh County
Charles M. Ward
Homewood Addition
Sunset Drive
Harper Road
West Virgine
Robert B. Sayre
State Purchases seeks bids for 60 Day Meat Requirements
The State Division of Purchases in Charleston West Virginia will accept sealed bids until 2 30 p m EDST September 4 for Pinecrest Sanitarium 60 Day Meat Requirements. Bids must use prescribed forms and bid forms not issued after 4 p m on the day before opening. Specification upon written application. Curtis F Wilson rector.
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State Division of Purchases
Capitol Building
Charleston
West Virginia
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Division of Purchases
Curtis
Wilson
Rector
Titan Test Not Full Success
CAPE KENNEDY CAPE KENNEDY UPS Scientists studied the Titan-3A maiden flight to determine why Air Force hopes were not fully met. The third stage quit early, failing to place the dummy payload in orbit, though officers praised overall performance and reported 95 percent of objectives met with first and second stages performing perfectly.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Air Force
Joseph S. Bleymaier
Empire State Building Plunge Kills Worker
A 37 year old electrician, Harlen Jordan of Grassy Point New York, fell about 100 feet from the Empire State Building television tower while installing a new antenna for WPIX. He plunged from the 102nd floor roof, dying 1,472 feet above Fifth Avenue. Police said he slipped from a safety belt.
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New York
UPI
Empire State Building
Harlen Jordan
Grassy Point
N.Y
WPIX
Jordan
Fifth Avenue
Bolt Shatters Mirror in Thiensville Bedroom
Gail Guetzke 23 sees a thunderstorm end with a bolt striking her Thornwood Way home shattering a large bedroom mirror. No injuries reported and the incident is noted as a household mishap amid storm damage reports from Thiensville Wisconsin.
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Bolt
Thiensville
Wis
UPI
Gail Guetzke
NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International
Cyprus population split shows four fifths Greek Christian and almost all remaining residents Turkish Muslim per World Almanac.
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United Press International
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Mercy Mission Planned By UN Faces Stanleyville Risks
The United Nations advances a strictly humanitarian mission to fly doctors and medical supplies into rebel-held Stanleyville and evacuate as many U.N. civilians and white women and children as rebels permit. The operation, slated for today or Friday, follows rebel moves and a purge in the city.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Stanleyville
U.N
Congo
U.S
Michael Hoyt
Henry George McKinney 75 Mabscott death notice
Henry George McKinney age 75 of Mabscott dies with funeral set at 2 p m Friday in Calfee Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev Otis Clyburn burial in Sunset Memorial Park Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home
Miss Ann Ballenger Dies at Two in Keyser
Miss Ann Ballenger, aged two, of 900 South Kanawha Street, Keyser, will receive funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday in the Methodist Temple with Rev. W. Reece Burns officiating. Entombment will be in Sunset Mausoleum. Arrangements by Keyser Bryant Funeral Home.
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Ballenger
Ann
Kanawha Street
Methodist Temple
W. Reece Burns
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Mrs Mary Catherine Lilly Dies at 90 in Cirtsville
Mrs Mary Catherine Lilly age 90 of 907 North Oakwood Avenue died Thursday at a local hospital. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Melton Mortuary Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Family Cemetery at Cirtsville.
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Lilly Lilly
Mary Catherine
North Oakwood Avenue
Melton Mortuary Funeral Home
Cirtsville
Melton Mortuary
Emil Leonard Dinkler Dies at 75 in Local Home
Emil Leonard Dinkler aged 75 of 1829 Harper Road died Wednesday. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Melton Mortuary Chapel.
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Dinkler Dinkler
Emil Leonard
Harper Road
Melton Mortuary
Robert Felix Gunnoe funeral held in Coal City
Robert Felix Gunnoe 77 of Coal City dies. Funeral services conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Coal City Community Church with Rev. L A Garten officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Body to church one hour before service. Active pallbearers: Rev. Glade Sparks Emory Shumate Rev. Herman Hayes Alva Dodd Rev. Dewey Waddell Ronald Carpenter. Honorary pallbearers: Johnny Thompson Delano Thompson H. C. Whitley Bible Class members and church chair. Flowerbearers by church ladies. Williams Funeral Home.
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Gunnoe Gunnoe
Robert Felix
Coal City
L. A. Garten
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Glade Sparks
Emory Shumate
Herman Hayes
Alva Dodd
Dewey Waddell
Ronald Carpenter
Charles Eugene Arnold obituary in Bakersfield service
Charles Eugene Arnold, 72, of Bakersfield California formerly of Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. D H Eastridge officiating. Burial follows in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Florists
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Mount Hope
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Springdale
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Sprague Hill Res
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Wa. Va
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Mary Carter
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Singer
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Kanawha
S&h
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Best Furniture Co
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H. Edward Snuffer
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