Melodyland Thrives as Anaheim Aims for Year-Round Theater
In Anaheim a new Melodyland venue rises beside Disneyland with 3,200 seats and a $1.5 million cost. Sammy Lewis and Danny Dare lead the venture aimed at revitalizing regional live theater with summer musicals led by stars like Jane Powell and Dennis Day.
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Wier
Anaheim
Calif
Walt
Boradway
Sammy Lewis
Slapsy Maxie
Las Vegas
Danny Dare
Disneyland
Melodyland
America
Lewis
Marilyn Monroe's Mother Escapes Sanatorium Again
Glendale police recount Gladys Baker Eley escape from Rockhaven Sanitarium after 24 hours of freedom. She sought a Christian Science institution while claiming to be Marilyn Monroe's mother. Monroe's will left most of her estate to Lee Strasberg with funds for Eley's care.
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Glendale
Calif
Marilyn Monroe
Gladys Baker Eley
Rockhaven
Sun Valley
San Fernando Valley
Christian Science Institution
Brian Reid
Marilyn
Lee Strasberg
Child Does It The Hard Way
Four year old Howard Levon pushed an open safety pin up his nose on Sunday. Doctors could not remove it due to the pin’s end. It slid into his stomach and is to be rechecked with X rays after he was sent home with mashed potatoes.
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Pasadena
Calif
Howard Levon
Howard
Pasadena Emergency Center
Washington, D.C
Still Some Honor Among Thieves
A thief robbed the Head quarters tavern across from police headquarters in New York taking about 85 dollars but left 10 dollars in a muscular dystrophy collection can. The owner says the tavern was robbed again in two weeks with the prior theft around 70 dollars and the charity money left untouched.
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New York
Donald Partridge Tries Flight Then Falls Into Thames
London AP reports Donald Partridge attempted a bridge flight at Hammersmith, rose briefly, then wings failed and he plunged into the Thames. Rescued by friends, he blamed the failed craft and joked about ballooning for a 30 foot span next time. He was treated for stomach pumping.
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London
Donald Partride
Sundey
Hammersmith Bridge
Thames
Partridge
Tony Goyen
DC Transit Buys Arnold Line to Unite Metro Transport
DC Transit Co announces acquisition of Washington Virginia and Maryland Coach Co known as Arnold Lines. The 126 route miles in Virginia and DC will join DC Transit, creating a mostly single mass transportation system for the metropolitan area. Guatemala per capita GNP estimated at $174 in 1960.
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Washington
Washington, Virginia and Maryland Coach Co
Arnold Lines
D.C
Roy Chalk
Guatemala
Owner Recovers Own Stolen Car In Putnam Valley
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. The dore Edelman of Putnam Valley stopped a car he thought matched his stolen vehicle. He detained the driver Peter Orser 16 Millwood until police arrived. Orser was booked on second degree grand larceny.
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Peekskill
N.Y
Thedore Edelman
Putnam Valley
Edelman
Peter Orser
Millwood
Orser
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Norma Jean Baker
Valiant
Chapman Motor Co
W. Boscawen ST
Winchester, Va
Clarke County Motor Co
U.S. Route 7
Berryville, Va
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Duck
Leonardo da Vinci
D.C. Transit
Arnold Line
Haiti
Loudoun and
Boscawen Sts
Shoecenter
Winchester
U. S
W. Nelson Page
John C. Blackburn
Roy Harper
Elsie Mathews
Frank Armstrong
National Fruit Product Company, Inc
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Evening Star
Allen T. Hawthorne
John L. Kater
Jay H. Lowden, Jr
Ralph E. Coates
William M. Battaile
B & M Chevrolet Sales Co
Claude R. Cammer
General Manager
Valley Distributors, Inc
J. Sloan Kuykendall
D. Preston
Agronomist
Claude B. Smalts
JRE. Florist
Harold G. Brown
Robert D. Glaize
Robert B. Fuller
James L. Hockman
Ralph N. Dorsey
Pp. A. Macsween
Financial General Corporation
F. Schenck
Schenck Foods Company, Inc
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Reserve System and
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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