Debevics recreates 1950s diner charm in Chicago
Ike was president and Elvis was king at Ed Debevics Short Orders Deluxe where waitresses wear retro aliases and perform the Debevic walk. The novelty restaurant blends a silver counter and jukeboxes with modern pricing as Richard Melman and Lee Cohen open a back-to-basics eatery drawing crowds of all ages and social strata.
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Lettuce
Entertain You Enterprises
VFW
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Phoenix, Ariz
Lee Cohen
Nimoy Receives Hollywood Star for Spock Icon Status
Leonard Nimoy, famed for his Mr. Spock role in Star Trek, is honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Surrounded by cast members and about 600 fans, Nimoy, 53, also a writer and director, has a master’s degree from Antioch University. In Louisville, artificial heart recipient William Schroeder nears self care, reducing nursing needs as he recovers from strokes and plans to move to a nearby apartment after discharge. CBS contemplates Mike Hammer’s future after Keach’s cocaine smuggling plea, with a decision due in May or June.
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Keach
London
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Royko asks male readers sex or bowling in Chicago column
Chicago columnist Mike Royko, riffing on Ann Landers, asks men which they prefer between sex with their wife or bowling with friends. He offers alternatives like golf, a big bowl game, or watching his wife in a negligee and invites readers to send in responses. He jokes he would vote for both tenderness and sex but would like to go golfing afterward.
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