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Mash Notes and Comments
"Once, a current Look magazine article reports, the problem of a traffic light at a naval installation bounced its way up the steps of the Navy hierarchy. "The light was necessary during rush hours, but halted highway traffic without reason during the rest of the day and night. "Finally, the traffic light problem staggered through the ranks of Navy brass and reached the desk of Gates, often called the second most powerful man in Washington . . . " (Signed) Look Magazine, New York City. –You better not let Ike hear that. He thinks he is. ::
"Dear Mr. Coates, "I missed that program you did with that Beverly Aadland's mother because I had to work nights this week to take over for one of the girls who is sick.
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(Press Release) "Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates, a man of few words, has no sympathy for the Pentagon's famous red tape.
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| "Anyway, I heard that you showed Mrs. Aadland those pictures of her and Beverly at the party in her house. That must have been something when you did that.
"I bet she was sure burned up. "I'd really like to know what she had to say to you after the program was over. "You've got lots of nerve to do that right on the television. "What would you have done if she took a poke at you right on the air? Would you poke her back?" (Signed) Ginny, San Pedro. ::
"Paul Coates: "I've just finished watching you interview Mrs. Aadland on TV and I'd like to know how you can call yourself a gentleman after the way you treated her??? "Your behavior to her was terrible. I've never seen anyone on TV be so rude to a lady. You didn't even give her a fair chance . . . you kept interrupting her and treating her like dirt. "I can't really expect anything more out of you after the way you put that white man on the air who pretended to be a Negro and made a big hero out of him. "If I was Mrs. Aadland, I would of got up out that chair and gone over and boxed your ears. "No matter what you think about her, Paul Coates, she is still somebody's mother and you owe her that much respect. "It's evident that your own mother didn't teach you very much." (Signed) Mrs. Wilson. Pasadena. –There's a lot in what you say. ::
(Press Release) "KMPC'S Dick Whittinghill is reputed to be a man never at a loss for an answer. "However, Dick was pretty nearly stumped last week when delivering a talk to the Burbank Kiwanis Club. "A guest asked of Whit, during the usual question and answer period following the talk, 'Dick, what do you disc jockeys do during the time the records are playing?' "Whittinghill finally revealed the secrets of his fellow KMPC record spinners by answering: " 'Roger Carroll reads Down Beat. Johnny Grant calls girls on the phone. John McShane sleeps. Ira Cook clips coupons and Jerry Dexter plays with blocks.' "Whittinghill declined to reveal what he and Bender did during the usual 2-minute and 45-second break while a record is spinning." (Signed) Publicity Dept., KMPC. Hollywood. –I'll tell you. They dance. |
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