Poitier and Neal Win Top Oscars
Sidney Poitier becomes the first Black performer to win best actor for Lilies of the Field at the 36th Academy Awards. Patricia Neal takes best actress for Hud, while Tom Jones is named best picture. Melvyn Douglas wins supporting actor for Hud, with Margaret Rutherford as supporting actress. Poitier thanks many and notes his journey from calypso accent to Oscar winner.
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Hollywood
Sidney Poitier
Nassau
Bahamas
Patricia Neal
Ups
Tom Jones
England
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Melvyn Douglas
Greta Garbo
Hud
John Husteel
H Griffith
Margaret Rutherford
V.ip
Poitier
Anne Bancroft
Hattie McDaniel
New York
American Negro Theater
Actors Studio
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Britain
Tony Richardson
Sammy Cahn
James van Heusen
Jackie Gleason
Papa
van “Heusen
Sammy
Cahn
Fight Hypokinesia Prompted in Youth Fitness Drive
A public service notice urges parents to require 15 minutes of vigorous exercise daily at school to combat hypokinesia among American youth. It asks readers to contact school officials for details and to request a free leaflet from the President's Council on Physical Fitness in Washington.
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President’s Council On Physical Fitness
Washington, D. C
Ex Congressmen Melvin Maas Dies at 65
Maj. Gen. Melvin J. Maas, 65, a retired Marine flier and Minnesota Republican congressman from 1929 to 1945, died Monday. Maas became blind in 1951 from wounds at Okinawa and chaired the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped for 10 years. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Washington
Melvin J. Maas
Marine Corps
Congress
Minnesota
Maas
Okinawa
President
Committee On Employment of
Duluth
Minn
Goldwater Vote Appeal Faces Illinois Primary Test
In Illinois the Republican presidential primary pits Barry Goldwater against a crowded field, with Sen. Margaret Chase Smith on the ballot. Polls run 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. amid 5.15 million registered voters and a big Cook County turnout expected.
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Chicago
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Charles H. Percy
Bell & Howell Co
William J. Scott
Goldwater
Percy
Cook County
Margaret Chase Smith
Ilinois
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Sons
Golwater
Smith
Jim Receives New Golf Clubs With Blue Cross Support
A cheerful note credits Blue Cross Blue Shield for enabling Jim to obtain new golf clubs. The message touts broad benefits and easy access, urging readers to contact a local representative to learn about affordable protection for the family.
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Jim
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Virginia
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Roald Dahl
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Lane County
Ore
Kisain
Ec In Color
Bhandsak Valley National Bank
Berryville Ave
Ambherst Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
West Boscawen Street
Winchester
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