L.A. Disc Jockeys Turn Down Payola
November 24, 2009 | 8:00
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| Nov. 24, 1959: KMPC’s Dick Whittinghill turned down $25, but says “I can’t sit in front of the chimney on Christmas Eve with a shotgun.” Bachelor Johnny Grant says he was offered “favorable attention from a young woman.” |
| Robert Lee Ramsey – Born to Lose. Two officers from the Van Nuys Division save the life of traffic accident victim Phyllis Burrows. |
| “Angry Red Planet” “Jarringly amateurish!” “Cheap, clearly unreal backdrops!” “Unbelievably stilted.” “Many in the audience finished the final 10 minutes of gripping drama in near-hysterics!” IMDB gives it nearly 5 stars! |
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 Don Meredith of SMU is drafted by Dallas, Billy Cannon of Louisiana State is drafted by Houston. and Bob Jeter of Iowa is drafted by the Chargers. Jeter turned down the Chargers to play Canadian football for two seasons, then joined the Packers. |