The news for the week of April 25 was a microcosm of 1966’s repeating themes, some frivolous, one definitely not: UFOs, long hair, the topless, and Vietnam. Of course, even those seemingly lightweight stories reflect the era’s fears about gender roles and modernity. Another story in the news this week involved a star of old Hollywood who appeared adrift now that she was “too old” for the industry that made her. P.S. I'm taking a break from podcasting during the month of May, the better to deal with some other writing deadlines. We’ll pick up with the week of June 6, 1966!
“Balloonist Hurt as Oxygen Fails in Record Try,” The Philadelphia inquirer, May 2, 1966, 1.
“Burns, Newsmen See Them; Mystery Lights Trail Burns Campaign Plane,” Pensacola News Journal, April 27, 1966, 1.
“End of War in 1967 Forecast,” San Francisco Examiner, April 26, 1966, 62.
“Fading Beauty Troubled Mother, Hedy’s Teen-age Son Testifies,” The Desert Son, April 23, 1966, 1.
Gashel, Leonard, “Musical Long-Hairs Sacrifice Schooling and Barbershops,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 4, 1966, 1.
“Gov. Burns Plane Party Races UFO,” Fort Lauderdale News, April 26, 1966, 13.
“Hedy’s Fate Goes to the Jury in Shoplifting Case,” San Francisco Examiner, April 26, 1966, 12.
“Hedy Lamarr Arrested for Shoplifting,” The Shreveport Journal, January 28, 1966, 1.
“Hedy Lamarr Escapes Shoplifting Charges,” The Atlanta Constitution, October 25, 1991, 73.
“Honor Student Ousted Because of Long Hair,” The Daily American (Somerset, Pennsylvania), April 17, 1966, 1.
“Jury Out 5 Hours; Hedy Lamarr Acquitted of Shoplifting,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 27, 1966, 1.
“Never Intended to Steal, Smiling Hedy Tells Jury,” The Pasadena Independent, April 26, 1966, 3.
“Oust Hedy Lamarr; Exhausted Star in Hospital,” Los Angeles Evening Citizen News, February 3, 1966, 1.
“Psychiatrist Calls Hedy Tense and Confused,” The Sacramento Bee, April 22, 1966, 14.
“Shoplifting Arrest Mistake Says Star,” The San Francisco Examiner, January 28, 1966, 1.
“Topless Girls Drop Suits, Snakes Left Dangling,” The San Francisco Examiner, June 2, 1966, 20.
“Topless Pair Snakedance in Row at City Hall,” The San Francisco Examiner, April 29, 1966, 1.
“U.S. Lands 4000 More GIs in Vietnam, Total at 250,000,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 29, 1966, 1.
Villasenor, Rudy, “She Was Broke and Sick When Arrested, Hedy Lamarr Says,” The Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1966, 3.
Villasenor, Rudy, “She’ll Get a Good Night’s Sleep; Hedy Lamarr Freed of Shoplifting Charge,” The Los Angeles Times, April 27, 1.
