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Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 19

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N4 WALT DISNEY: PART I THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS Abilene Texas Monday Evening December 19 196C 3-C mimic program in Syria's history Half of the cost would be borne hv Ihc Soviet Union Project Restores Ancient Churches Disney Was No Prude But His Pictures Were Clean Paramount JAWNTOWN QMIIM LAST 3 DAYS jBOX OFFICE OPENS 100 FEATURES AT 130 1 30 5 10 7 10 10 1 1 I admitted later should have seen the mail I got over it I'll never do that again" His pubiic appearances and his movies tended to create a somewhat antiseptic image of Walt Disney Bohind tile image was a human being a man of rare talent but possessed with normal feelings and frailties Many of his employes continued on the staff for decades onr of them Ub Iwerks began cartooning with Walt in Kansas City in 1920 Walt rarely relaxed Occasionally he had a drink with key personnel after the day's work was finished More often he would pack scripts and reports EDITOR'S NOTE Walter Elias Disney was a very special man even in Hollywood headquarters for offbeat types His career was unique And Disney the man differed materially from his public Image AP columnist Bob Thomas author of two books about Disney and his methods writes knowledgeably about the famed movie innovator in five stories beginning today By ROB THOMAS AP Movie-Television Writer HOLLYWOOD (AP) What kind of man was Walt Disney? Evoryone knows the public He was no prude His boyhood: jrn0 his brief case and head for 'm a Missouri farm provided home where he spent the eve-him with a realistic attitude to- n)ng reading or watching films ward sex But he felt that it had ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia lM'i A project sponsnrrd jiiml financed by Ethiopia ml the United States begins Mon- day to restore 1 1 churches hand-curved in solid rock ccntiules ago at Lalibiila Dr Sandro Angelini director of the Archeological Museum of Bergamo Italy will lead a team of European restoration experts Tiie work rs financed the International Fund for Monuments of New York in as-i social inn with an Ethiopian committee headed by Crown i Prince A-fa Wosscn Col James A Cirav executive director of Hie fund will super-vise work at the site in northtrn Ethiopia The nunc to stop deleriora- tion of the (hurches started six months ago when Dr Angelini isited the site and found extern jsive damage from wind rrusion rain and invaders through the centuries Hobbies Last Only twice did he seek inter no place on the screen "Sex is a very private matter for most people" he reasoned iess lside his ife eaih "They feel uneasy and uncom-bmi' was lorcpd ur tollable when they see it early 1930s he was on traved in public" hc vprCp of a nervous break down from overwork "Find a was a taskmaster He ex- hnlhl yf hid nmnloi'AB 1 his employes thej image It shone forth every Sun day night on his television show-'Pted He his doctors told him found a vigorous one: as he genially introduced loyally and zeal that hei wjlh entertainment that his studio applied to the studio when they Sper had concocted He was folksy ed him he fired them 'P0- down-to-earth the perfect pic- tura of anyone's favorite uncle iDarrvl Zanuck and Charles Far- WXJ iriory t0 rtM- But the hlbby didnt last ward merit and achievement! TECHNICOLOR Hi Adult 100 Childron Undue 1 3St Military I Btudual Pi 7 Sc If NWWATI aST WestwooD 1440 NOW! HfTfcTllgr 01 i After World War II Disney again approached the brink of exhaustion as he fought to reshape his product to the peacetime market This time he took up the hobby of miniature trains and he plunged into a homo railroad with his usual vigor Out of it came his ideas for Disneyland A Loner Like many great men Walt Disney was a loner He knew Jacob has effort" Dam Planned i DAMASCUS Syria 1AP1 -The Soviet Union and Syria signal an agreement Suinlav to start Cimstrucliou work on a $270 million irrigation dam on the River Euphrates in northern Syria at the beginning of 19U7 1 The project is tin biggest DISNEY FRIEND RIDE RAIIS Walt Disney posed with Mickey Mouse in June 191)5 a month before Disneyland opened to the public as they took a Disneyland" locomotive at the park (AP Wirephotot LAST 2 DAYS OX OFFICE OPEN! 1:10 FEATURES AT 70S 3S The Disney image was also projected in the films he made over a 40-year period Almost invariably they were sunny op- 'W ACCOli diancea Rarely did he swerve from that formula Parents gasped when a modern couple sipped martinis in a Disney film "The Parent Trap" His venture into sexy scenes began and wided with a sequence in "Bon Voyage" when a Parisian prostitute engaged Fred MacMurry in a bit of banter in front of his teenage son Was Disaster NEW YORK (AP) Sen Javits R-NY called for most titanic to solve US-Soviet because of what he as "the new spirit of between ourselves and the vlpt The Soviet Union has Bevy of Beauties to Entertain Troops differences each day the loneliness of mak relaxation command decisions that So-jmjg)t reqUjre the outlay of mil- lions and perhaps piaco his deci-: hole enterprise1 In jeopardy -a- SAICON Soulh Vietnam That was a Waltnalons anf Ibis has led to the1 mru are Ecl spirit Javits said Sunday iSSiVp tip and ling ri'ad He said he had information J1'" anihl isn' and sonK' of shouW te that the Soviet Union is -ready Llian sJm apppared al fun ride on the Fe and Bob Hope En Route CASEY'S On BY SPECIAL REQUEST LEE MARVIN JANE FONDA Cal ESallou The Funnitt Wnlarn Ever Med ADM ASc nam Guam Thailand and thelair raids in Hie Hanoi area Philippines The exact number o( Ameii- North Commuoid cans held hy I lie North VH-government announced it would namese is not known hut it llllfMli admit Dick Gregory the Negri comedian to Hanoi to provide Christmas entertainment fur American pilots held captive there hut later said this was nol possible because of American )0N MURRAY GUY STOCKWELL ABBY DALTON i iIiin nil IMsnoyKl ITTITIIKTTE believed there are about 70 Will Eye Chris Gen Earle Johnson WS Army chief of staff also will he Vietnam this week But the average so'dier will he a Ini more interested in Chris Noel a 26-year old disc jockey who ia in Saigon to attract attention for her program Her 36-2 4-3C mentions min-sku eight im lvs above the knee green eyes and to do business with the United rm States in every He did casons he a banquet not say where he got the in- oftP" to recene an award But formation suth Rathormgs made him un- The Middle Fast is the "No i comfortable and he was always tinderhex of the world" eave-Arab-Israel hostility should be! Bs favorlp rctrtat was the the leading item of discussion Tree Ranch near Palm between tlw Soviet Union and Springs where he liked to Catholic archbishop of the United Slates Javits also weekends whenever His New York both have scheduled1 told the American Israel Public lw0l'k shedulo permitted There trjps to military installations "A COUNTRY COYOTE GOES HOLLYWOOD" Frank Bultram Noted Oil Man Succumbs al 89 OPEN 6:45 TODAY FEATURES MAJESTIC 257 Cypress OR 4-4263 Affairs Committee Lillian tended her flower gardenand will conduct some religious' while Walt rode horseback 'services Red Bams Abllano'i ineit unique Restaurant EHighway 80 Entertainment Nightly 2441 South First Open 24 Hour Kountry Rooking UJDA Chotca Charbroiled Steaks Any Six Saniibl Price Daily Special Fait Court esui Service Unique Afmoiphcra Privet Dining Ream Dine with confidence IT'S NO SECRET Ceiey't lucceti attributed to "Selling goad product work lika tha dickin and don't try ta kid anybody" Eating Out if Fun at CASEY'S I blonde hair all racled considerable attention on tin street 'Sunday She will be on the armed forces radio all Hi is week Author John Steinbeck also is four visiting with troops and Adult 1 00 Children Under I 1 23 Military Studunf Oil Tic Park'd rTve-iN1 1 HI mmtth mini gtiu fh or i not LAST 2 WAYS 2 I5iii I Vjiliirrs I Open at 410 Adult 100 1 through the desert hills He returned to the studio refreshed and brimming with ideas to please and delight the world's audiences Next: The source of the Disney genius 20 OZ STEAK FOR 2 WITH TOSSED SALAD I FRENCH FRIES $350 CaUiolX: chaplains however have called off their traditional Christmas Eve midnight Masses because of increased Viet Cong terrorism and the cardinal wiil celebrate his on Christmas Eve afternoon Left Friday Hope left Las Angeles Friday with his 69-member fun company for his 15th annual Christmas' 11 ii uv SHOWS AT 7:00 11 00 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Frank Buttram one ol the largest oil operators whose early devotion to petro- leum geology helped establish members of Congress are ex-the profession died in an Okla-peeted to remain for the City hospital Sunday llejdays Sen Stuart Svming'on was 80 l-Mo and Reps Joseph His Buttram Petroleum Corp Resnick D-NY George made him a millionaire heforeGrider D-Tenn and tour" evlhc was 32 and his philanlhropie Thomas D-Tex 'and eivir activities spread into Mrs Thomas win was up- H)inted to complete tlie term of a her late husband rcporiedlv of Bombay India who Pla' lt'iK'lp plans 1n rciaainr in SaiR?" is named Miss World in a contest baH fHitinue hs study correspondent for a k-xus IowerIwin DRIVE IN Wost South 1st Street OW 2-1722 ADM 75-CHILDRCN FREE Each picture thowi one time only-you must be here by 7:21 to tee a complete program South Theatre-At 7:15 only DIXIE PIG Restaurant I Minute Fim 5-Week-Old Strike Settled al Plant I Ik- end rxpiiMir mduui miurr ur liur lkr -luri ul a tul Iwt umrdi ir V-ra -irl I TIB WHLB 8 EtOIBIItlM The Friendly WASHINGTON (AP) 3 he Federal Mediation and Cnncilta-tion Service announced today i2kSd XkemCb petroleum geology at the Uni newspaper workers against 12 Raytlicon Co plants in the Boston area Terms of the agreement lie- appear in some skits with theiversily of Oklahoma Although ski-nosed comedian despue Bultram worked for the Okla-claimrd criticism from Indian opponents homa Geological Survey while Christmas master's drte somp of boih sides have pro- 48-hour cease- fires and New Year's tween the firm andthe AFi-Cio of the Vietnam war studying for a the GIs will miss the International Brotherhood of Miss Faria said lu-r mam )h in geoly al Oklahrmia and imI' Eletlrleal Workers were noti1" stand there and look three bulletins he published 011 waMi-posts on witli eyvs Private banquet room Catering Take out food and the usual For your holiday parties see us ALL YOU QO CAN EAT Other Specials Up to $149 River Oaks Village Uvtndm CifeterU or 4-9193 All Pi Worth end Woco At 9:04 Only-In Color How to Stuff a Wild Bikini IN-CAB HEATEBS ABE AVAILABLE AT TH SNACK-BAB 25c SEB CHG NOBTH THEATBE-At 715-Af 21 at Hot Tin Roof UYLUR HAJYLY fcTilr i rvr-P a the survrv were much noted ip for an unwanted iet Cushing Oil and (7asV'ng visitni Field" brought him fame and disclosed The pact is subject by the 10000 work- Hope's troupe also includes ers involved in the walkout 'Phyllis Diller Joey Ileatheilon BUTTDIFMELD SECOND FEATURE AT 00 8 MNM3M8 "IMITATION OF LIFE" a fi NiaN HI 14 atyis3 Call OR 4-3711 For Holiday Foods TURKEY SPECIALS Taylor flavor fed turkey baked in ipecinl oven for le ihrink-age Ready to icrva with drafting and giblet gravy Packed in ipeciel bo Feed 12 $000 to 14 people Half Turkey I7b rend SI 20 Wmmi nt 0:00 Wpsfprn Woiililc IVnluro In Color Old Aliilcsie Town (iOLIILi STACoLCOACII COFFEE CORRAL OPEN 34 HOURS Dining rnnmi spen 11-3 5-10 later by opeinfment er reservation PLAN YOUR NEXT PARTY OR IUSINESS MEETING WITH US! Private Forty Luntheeni Privet Dinner Pertiei Discount price for Cherity Scheel ejdCIvurchjrougj The plants produce Anita Bryant Rrown and the first step toward his fortune Hji band and the Korean Kit- At that time around 1910 ens They will perform in only a handful of tho biggest oil companies used geologists His article on the Cushing Field jmatchcd so dramatically wilh subsequent development that within a year virtually all oil companies were looking for geologists He helped organize Fortuna By CYNTHIA IjOWRY Will Able the tall actor AP Television-Radio Wriler plays what originally wait Aorri NFAV YORK (AP) Withian ogre has been transformed 10 as delicate animation of the char- into what he describes as SnJd aclers and a chilling narration good but stupid giant" ciiKfJ WmSe bv Boris Karloff Grinchi Able recalled that when adap-'f'd- he still lislod himself as Who Stole Christmas" lost noth-jter Jim Eilpr started on the KP0IK-ing and even gained something project his reaction to some of In Hllram in its transition from the printed the story was "how his own rompmy winch page to the television screen However his findings about develojiment of the The grotesquely imaginative!" smelling the blood of an Balers 1 in Central Texas 8 Jru English-mun didn't compare: the Powell Field and the vast drawings by Dr Seuss came wjfh versj((fls 0f "Cinder- East Texas jxiol life in the half-hour Christmas Pai ran across the step- ee rilfl Ilf I All 811:1 II 1C BtVr a 5150 up $200 up Love In i 1 Ki paradise I Dinner 8 HOLIDAY FRUIT CAKES Entertainment nightly in Gnvtmnr Room and The Lett Chance Sateenl 5125 up OR 7-2411 SPECIAL NOON LUNCHEONS Reservatien Private Reeking Mi larhara Teal V4Y P4NOOLPH MEL SCOTT -McCREA rmsa Table on CBS Sunday night It sisters rut off their toes to fit bmallpOX JiTlkCS was one of the rare childrcn's'ihe glass slipper or shows that are really interesting Idin" which contained Able to adults said of sheer purnogra-' KARACHI Pakistan (AP) i It was a pretty grim tale how phy" Due hundred and seven deaths Baked locally by our matter chef Individually pecked in metal be to retain meiilure and ttaver MEDIUM 1 Vi lbs LARGE 3 lbs JUMBO AVt Ibi $4M 6" fte Savage Guns MIRWKM High Counthy I resulting fi smallpox in I from mallpox in mKM huM NCNTI Baschart Taylor Nkoi Rm hi CuwmiScep nd MCTB0C010R an outbreak nf the past three days ithat fellow who slithered land slunk" hated Christmas and Mack Eplcn Gift Certificate may be filled out epecif ically far Mack Eplen fruit cuke turkey dinner or far any dallar value you with Cell OR 4-3711 today Pica place ardor before Dec 23rd Christmas spirit was spread i went into all the happy homes of thick over the networks during have been reported in Nawab jWhoville ChrLstmas Eve dis-jthe weekend birne Greene andjshah District about 200 miles iguised as Santa Claus and stolejsome young choristers took over north of Karachi The Assodat-all the evidences of the holiday an NBC half-hour Saturday fored Press of Pakistan reported gifts feasts and even he some holiday music and therejSundav trees and their decorations Thej was the usual Telephone Hour Officials said steps were being trouble with the Grinch it wasiChristmas show Sunday night a taken to prevent the epidemic I ILI VI I I ll his I a (WMI HOMESTYLE CHICKEN PAN PIE with biscuit top Old fashioned homestylo chicken pie chock full of juicy chicken topped wilh light fluffy petite biscuits TURKEY DINNER-COMPLETE (For 10 to 12 Pteple) explained was simply that heart was three sizes too small Hut there was a happy ending The Whoville folks undaunted by the loss of the presents wql-eomed Christmas anyway And happy combination of sacred from spreading further About and traditional music 25000 persons have been vacci Chet Huntley presented a nated and vaccination of all m-short tribute to the late Walt habitants of the affected areas Disney at the opening of the Is in full swing they added Disney Hour on NBC Sunday 01441 TWIN DIIVI IN IHMW 2MI MOCKINGSiiO UNI vs car IN THE SNACK BAR-25c SERVICE CHARGE Adm 75c No 1 So Screen 'Cat' 7:07 'Butterfield' 9:17 MOM PmUi M0MCatn V7 "IS TAYLOR NEWMAN SS nwmmm UHtePSHHH Taylor -harvly -fShIr fr jnE ftxaftA BUTTERnEUig no A Whele Baked Turkey Hen 3 Quart Cernbraad Dremng 1 Quart OiUet Gravy 4 1 14-i Can Cranberry Sauce Pumpkin Pi THIS COMFIETI DEAL ONLY limited Supply MARYUND CLUI COFFEE AND ICED TEA "SECONDS ON Adm 75c No 2 No Screen 'love' 9:14 WINTER POLICY-ONE TIME ONLY NEVER A DOUIT IOUT QUALITY ft95 Ilhe sour old Grinch suddenly realized that Christmas doesn't come from store maybe Christmas means a little I There will be another of what 'change TH HOUSE1 CBS calls tun In connection with these on the network early this eve- short short skirts many of the ning The famous Prince Street current TV' programs likely will players will present their adap- look extremely dated In the relation of and the in a eouple of seasons with The tale set so many of the girls in over-the-knee skirts and dancing the frug Fads and fashions die very fast stalk' to music has been carefully rewritten to eliminate its more brutal aspects SQUARE RAiSCi: Wednesday IWglil Wee 2lsf Al T'lie Cow Palate Caller Owen lieu fro Music by Tin: RUCKAKOOS 1 Block Behind Holiday Inn en Highway 80 West MISS THIS ONI I -jounnni iinu "SPICY 1" oFuove with JANE FONDA KjWEWMMESSa ALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST.

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