Merle Oberon dies after stroke at 68 in California
screen star Merle Oberon, famed for Wuthering Heights and The Scarlet Pimpernel, died in Malibu after a Thursday stroke. She had been at Cedars-Sinai, where she underwent heart surgery last year and never recovered from coma. Interment was private. a memorial service set for Beverly Hills All Saints Episcopal Church. Oberon, born Estelle Merle O'Brien- Thompson in 1911, rose to fame in England and owned a West Hollywood playhouse leased to Actors Studio West for a token rent to aid young artists.
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Gas stations drop bank cards in cash favored market
In Portland Maine Dick Stewarts Shell and a Texaco station will stop accepting Master Charge Visa and other bank cards after December 1 and January 1 respectively. Visa and Getty cite economics and fraud costs while Maine retailers discuss bank card pilots and possible direct bank deals to replace card acceptance.
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Escape Balloon Family Story to Be Filmed in Hollywood
Eight East Germans who crossed the East West border in a hot air balloon recount their daring escape for Disney screenwriters. The Wetzel and Strelzyk families, their children, were hailed as heroes in a Bavarian town after West German police found them. Disney has bought worldwide rights and plans filming in Europe next summer. The families said they hope the film shows life in a communist country.
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NM Man and Son Drive Model A From Alaska to South America
Corrales New Mexico man Bill Klenck and his 16-year-old son Angelo completed a 5520 mile trip in a 50-year-old Model A from Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia Argentina. They left June 6 and returned November 19 aiming to be home by Christmas. The duo journeyed north to Prudhoe Bay in June, then south to Corrales by July 7, resumed August 4, and reached Ushuaia on November 7, calling their effort a success.
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Aging film star still charms em
Aging silent screen star Mary MacLaren, 79, in a soiled coat and torn dress, convinced a Los Angeles court she does not need a conservator. Superior Court Commissioner Dana praised her charm and ruled no conservator is necessary as she lives with five dogs and five cats in a two room home she bought in 1917. Deputy Charvat said the public administrator sought protection to maintain a livable house.
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Big Laff Off finals crown top young comics
Five finalists target the 10000 prize in the First Annual American International Stand-up Comedy Competition in San Francisco. Marsha Warfield Rev George Wallace Jerry Dye Ollie Joe Prater and Larry Miller earned regional wins in San Francisco New York Chicago Houston and Ft Lauderdale to reach the finals. The event dubbed The Big Laff Off stems from the San Francisco Stand-up Comedy Competition that launched Robin Williams discovery. Co producers Anne and Jon Fox and Frank Kidder started the national contest to showcase new talent. The finals will be held Sunday at a financial district nightclub and filmed for cable TV.
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Oakland policewomen attacked in separate assaults
Two Oakland policewomen were assaulted within a week. Elaine Schaefer, 30, was beaten by two men who stole her service revolver and walkie talkie during a patrol in East Oakland. she was hospitalized with severe head and chest injuries. Lynda Drummer, wife of another officer, was also attacked and said she would shoot if faced with a similar threat. The department fields 22 women among 634 officers.
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