Spike Jones shifts tone on CBS TV show transition
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas notes Spike Jones is transitioning the CBS TV show toward straight musical pieces with guest stars like Isaac Stern and Jose Curbi while keeping props and humor. Jones aims for a broader appeal, launching the shift after a Christmas straightening of routine and promising new album Dinner Music For People Who Aren't Very Hungry.
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Tenth Bride a Hollywood Band Leader Weds Again
Hollywood reports Band leader Charlie Barnet, famous for No Problem, wed his tenth bride Joy Windsor aged 26 in a May ceremony. Barnet, 10th wedding, eloped with Windsor after a farm scene in Brockville Ontario and Yuma Arizona. The note also mentions a farm routine and a turtle tale from ancient Rome.
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Chief Of Police Catches Himself In License Check
Police chief W. Olean Skeausen and Mayor Adiel F. Stewart ordered a department-wide license check. Both discovered expired licenses and quickly obtained 20 day temporary permits.
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Mosely Seeks Change of Venue Over Asthma in Suit
Los Angeles May 11 Mosely, suing a law firm over a contract, asked to move his civil case to Long Beach due to asthma and smog. Judge Walter Allen denied the request, saying a venue change could set a precedent and noting extreme discomfort in Los Angeles.
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Brand Loyalist Bucks Line For My Fair Lady Ticket
ip-Vic Buschman of LaCrosse Wisconsin at 90 years old stood four hours in line to buy a ticket for the Broadway hit My Fair Lady. He secured a standing room ticket for last night’s performance and plans to attend every show and matinee during a two week visit, marking his 26th annual theatre trip.
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Local Newsbeat: Water Moccasin Swallows Hooked Fish
A water moccasin displayed at the newspaper office yesterday swallowed a goggle-eye caught by a local man. A side note mentions wool and flour hats called oberon in northwest Argentina.
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Supreme Court Holds Maryland Court Lacks Power to Overturn U S Rulings
Maryland Court of Appeals refused to block integration of Howard County public schools, affirming it cannot overrule Supreme Court decisions on equal protection. The ruling cites binding force of Brown v Board and related cases despite arguments about 14th Amendment adoption. The court also upheld damages in a Dorchester County case after a salesman slammed a car door on a woman’s hand during a demonstration. In a separate note, light travels 186000 miles per second, requiring about 100000 years to cross the Milky Way rim to rim.
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First Alcoholics Hospital Opens in Chicago
Chicago officials opened the citys first hospital for alcoholics in a 86 bed medical center on an initial basis of 174000 expected patients. Director Arthur J Ward said the facility will initially accept only male patients because men outnumber women alcoholics in Chicago six to one.
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