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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1960
Page
8
Hollywood AP report on Dore Schary discussing his unexpected firing from MGM. He defends his resignation stance, cites loss of creative drive, and notes plans to move to New York with his wife. He recalls studio press and misses mentions of hits alongside flops.
Alexandria police investigate a possible involvement of a fourth boy in the murder of Paul R. Rowles. Three unnamed teens aged 14 16 and 17 were charged with murder after admitting the June shooting in a wooded area as they were on their way fishing. Rowles died from a bullet wound to the temple.
In 1800 the United States had only a handful of theaters and about 180 actors. By 1885 the nation boasted about 5,000 playhouses and more than 50,000 actors, reflecting a dramatic expansion of the theater scene.
TV highlights include Art Carney in a New York harbor tale aboard a barge with a strange cargo and a Brooklyn voyage presented by NBC. The Royal Wedding coverage airs on CBS with a 45 minute special videotaped in London and shown in New York by jet.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Reaves took first in the weekly duplicate match at the Winchester Contract Bridge Club held at the Golf Club. May Master point match. Runners up were Mrs. Howard Shockey and Mrs. Henry P. Kern Jr. Third place to Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Scully. Tie for fourth between Mrs. Herbert Schutte and Mrs. Irvan O Connell and Mrs. E E Willkie and Miss Irene Wright. Next meeting set for May 11 at 8 p.m. at the Golf Club as part of the spring pairs series.
A Maryland woman, 48, defended keeping a six month old baby in a wire outdoor cage on her 120 acre rural property. The child, not hers, was found asleep in the cage by police while investigating a separate assault case involving the caregiver. The baby, described as healthy, was taken to a hospital and later placed in a foster home pending a hearing.
New York AP Samuel H Kaufman 66 U S District Court Judge who presided at the first perjury trial of Alger Hiss died Thursday. He retired in 1955 after a stroke and earlier gained fame as a special government prosecutor and investigator. Survived by his widow Ann two brothers and one sister. The first Hiss trial ended deadlocked. he was later convicted for denying classified material to Whittaker Chambers.
A dense listing of programs across networks with films such as Second Chorus Forever Amber and Best of the Badmen, various news segments, sports, and variety shows. Notable entries include Fred Astaire Burgess Meredith, Linda Darnell Cornel Wilde, Abbott and Costello, and Kentucky Derby coverage.
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