Hollywood Gangster Cycle Returns With The Shadow World
Veteran screenwriter John Lee Mahin discusses The Shadow World at Columbia as part of a new Hollywood gangster cycle sparked by The St Valentines Day Massacre and Bonny and Clyde. He notes Capone’s outside control and recalls Scarface Public Enemy and other 1930s hits shaping film stars.
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Hollywood
John Lee Mahin
Columbia Studio
Sy Bartlett
Burt Kennedy
Chicago
Warren Beatty
Kirk Douglas
Martin Ritt
Twentieth Century-Fox
Frank Sinatra
Lee Remick
Mia Farrow
Columbia
Mahin
al Capone
Capone
Mafia
Howard Hughes
Little Cae
Sar
Clark Gable
James Cagney
Edward G. Robinson
George Raft
Humphrey Bogart
Spencer Tracy
Reuther Returns to Talks but No Break Seen
Walter Reuther led the UAW delegation back to Ford negotiations with no signs of progress amid a lengthy strike. Ford chairman Henry Ford II warned the strike could last long as GM and Chrysler also face labor actions. Prices for 1968 models rose across the Big Four, with Chrysler cutting its initial increase after Ford and GM announced smaller raises.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler
Reuther
Malcolm L. Denise
General Motors
UAW
Henry Ford II
Virginians Die in Vietnam Two Names Listed by DOD
The Defense Department lists two Virginians among war dead and noncombat deaths in Vietnam. S. Sgt. William A. Wright of Denbigh is killed in action, while Lt. Col. George E. La Land of Hampton died of noncombat causes. In India, foreign missionaries rise by over one hundred to 4214.
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Washington
Defense Department
Vietnam
Wiliam A. Wright
Joan M. Wright
Woodhaven Road
Denbigh
George E. la Land
Patricia O. la Land
Michele Drive
Hampton
New Delhi
India
Truck Driver Charged With Payroll Theft
William Holmes a 61 year old truck driver at J W Fergusson & Sons Co Richmond was charged with grand larceny for stealing the firm payroll of 5009 dollars last Friday. He allegedly claimed he was robbed and later returned the cash before his arrest. He also faces a charge of making a false report to police.
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Richmond
Richmond Printing Company
William Holmes
J. W. Fergusson & Sons Co
Holmes
Fergusson Co
Prisoner Denied New Trial in Creasy Case
Montgomery County Circuit Court denied Hazel Newby Creasy’s bid for a new trial in the 1965 killing of Floyd Creasy at the Creasy Sandwich Shop. Judge Alex M Harman Jr ruled no constitutional rights violation and no unreasonable search and seizure. Creasy is serving 20 years at Goochland State Prison Farm. Virginia Supreme Court denied a writ of error in 1966.
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Creasy
U.S. 11
Radford
Christiansburg
Market report from Front Royal on hogs veal lambs and cattle
Market prices for hogs veal lambs and cattle at Front Royal are listed with ranges for weight classes and product quality. Cattle categories include slaughter cattle cows and stocker calves with prices for good choice and lower grades across weights and cuts.
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Fort Lauderdale
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Thomas
Princess Catalina
Valiant Lancer
National Coach Sales
Kernstown
Front Royal Markets
SVNB
Shenva
Shenandoah
National Winchester
Bank
Vrginia
F.D.I.C
Beetle Bailey
Winthrop
Dick. Cavalus
Blondie
Jackson Twins
London
Jackson
Aezins
Nea
Tae
Tad
Boy
US Pat
Eek
Snuffy Smith
Simmer Down
Zoney Mae
Nandy
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