Sunday Reads, Etc.

This is the extended audio of Richard Russell's date with destiny:



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Israel has passed the "Nordic model" on prostitution.
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Ashland, Oregon, gets a big write-up here.
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Obituary:  Actress Patricia Benoit, 91, known for her role as the girlfriend of Wally Cox's character in Mister Peepers, has died.

Born on Feb. 21, 1927, in Fort Worth, Texas, Benoit attended Texas State College before moving to New York City when she was 19. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, appeared on a 1950 episode of Believe It or Not and had a career breakthrough when she starred as Melvyn Douglas' long-lost daughter in the 1951-52 Broadway comedy Glad Tidings.

Benoit also appeared on Broadway in 1956 in Time Limit opposite Arthur Kennedy and in Middle of the Night with Edward G. Robinson.

She starred as a divorcee on the short-lived 1958 NBC soap opera Today Is Ours and later worked on CBS' As the World Turns as well.
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