Choosing the Fork in the Road by Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers recalls a pivotal life turning point at age 23 when a early Broadway failure led him to a chance partnership with Lorenz Hart. He describes leaving a lucrative upstairs job for a composing break with the Theatre Guild, the Garrick Gaieties success, and the birth of Rodgers and Hart as a team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenz Hart
Lew Fields
Weber and Fields
Romeo
Casino Theater
Columbia University
Larry Hart
Jen Fields
Columbia
Sigmund Romberg
Institute of Musical Arts
Juliard
Shubert
Father
Benjamin Kaye
Theater Guild
Kaye
52Nd Street
Larry
Garrick Theater
Robert Benchley
Alexander Woollcott
Guild
Rodgers and Hart
Guild Theater
Dear Abby Confetti Of Advice On Babysitting And Weddings
Dear Abby letters cover a teen babysitting case ending with a fee dispute and a teen romance about a block crush. Also included is a marriage inquiry about lovers from different ages and a note on displaying wedding gift amounts.
Tragedy in Iowa Family as Husband Kills Four Children
Judith Maguire was due to return home as news arrived that her husband Wilfred Maguire killed their four children before taking his own life. The early morning sequence began with the strangling of three children, a drive to Interstate 29, and a deliberate crash after a note cited financial troubles and a February traffic accident. The hospital delayed informing Judith of the deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Judith Maguire
Wilfred J. Maguire
Mary Frances
Floyd
William
Maguire
Danny
A. L. Sciortino
Meger
Sheriff's Office
Cuba Seeks Talks With Kennedy Aide at Uruguay Meet
Fidel Castro’s regime admitted sending a feeler to President Kennedy through Richard Goodwin at a cocktail party after the Inter American Economic Conference in Uruguay. Ernesto Guevara said Cuba wants to talk and stay in the hemispheric community but will keep its socialist system. White House spokesman Salinger dismissed the exchange as informal and without political significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
White House
Cuba
Ernesto Guevara
Richard Goodwin
Uruguay
Guevara
Goodwin
Washington
Given
Pierre Salinger
Punta del Este
United States
Man Returns to Jail After Parole Request Denied
Columba South Carolina AP report. Jack E. Moore 34 asked to return to jail after parole board refused to lift Cherokee County restrictions. His parole barred him from the county where his aging father lives and he had violated terms by visiting there and not working regularly. He hopes release in three years with good behavior. Also noted is football hopeful Mike Bisegnia once a Browns tackle candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columba
S.C
Jack E
Whitey
Cherokee County
Moore
Pickup call ends with halted car after drunk driving tip
Anderson police responded to a pickup call for a motorist suspected of drinking. The dispatcher described the car as a Yankee driven vehicle. Moments later, a car matching the description was stopped.
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Richard Rodgers
Associated Press
Lawrence Langer
Theresa Helburn
Garrick Gallies
Sterling Holloway
Libby Holman
Lee Strasberg
Philip Loeb
Herbert Fields
Harold Clurman
SO En A
Tee
AIM
Geneva
Elwood McIntire
Abigail van Buren
Europe
Beostupus Caverns
Luray
Inia
Luray Caverns
Luray, VA
Tallulah Bankhead
U.S
Man
Mike Bisegnia
Cleveland Browns
Loudoun St
Winchester
Safeway Or
Briggs’ All Meat
Highway Pork
Firestone
N. Braddock
Dae Ees
Cadillac
B&m Chevrolet Sales Company
North
Loudoun Street
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