Harrison Likes Life Of Peasant
New York AP Rex Harrison says he dislikes being seen as sophisticated, preferring a peasant lifestyle with wife Rachel Roberts on a hillside estate at Portofino. He and Roberts keep five cats and a basset hound, produce 12 to 14 demi johns of wine yearly, and enjoyed working with animals on Dr Dolittle including a giraffe ride.
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New York
Rex Harrison
Rachel Roberts
Homer
Portofino
Italian Riviera
Dr. Dolittle
Harrison
Quoted Facts from Hal on Women and Work in 1960s America
NYAP columnist relays a collage of social notes from 1960s life. It cites 35 percent of wives employed, roles like ta ab drivers and mail carriers, plus women owning life insurance and wealth growth. Also notes rising horse values and salt usage, with curios about newspapers diet claims and famous quotes.
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New York
Fred Allen
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America
Hubby
U.S
Pennsylvania State University
Mail From Ship Dropped In Buoy Near Honolulu
Coast Guard reports a mail buoy one mile south of Honolulu containing personal items from a freighter crew. A radio from the ship notes mail was dropped in a buoy as a Christmas pickup. The message mentions ten bucks and asks for someone to retrieve it. History quiz prompts naming presidents nicknamed Old Sink or Swim American Talleyrand Tennessee Tailor Friend of Helpless Children as Adams Van Buren Johnson Hoover.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
Lomaeans
Victory
New York Post Office Largest Worldwide
The New York City post office is described as the largest in the world with about 40,000 employees. It handles a significant share of national mail volume, estimated at about ten percent of the U.S. total.
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New York City
U.S
University of Oregon offers sleep relaxation course in winter term
Eugene Oregon AP reports the University of Oregon will offer a winter term course in techniques of relaxation in which the top students are those who fall asleep in class. No credit will be awarded.
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Eugene
Ore
University of Oregon
University
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