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When Pete became a member of The Beatles, Mona repeatedly tried to get the group a lunchtime residency in The Cavern Club by talking to the owner, Ray McFall, but was turned down, as The Cavern had a jazz-only policy at the time. Brian Epstein later wanted to manage the group, and Mona was asked for her advice, and although she had her own plans for the group, she concluded that Epstein would be good for them over time.[48] After The Beatles signed a management contract with Epstein, Mona did not relinquish her control over them, as they had been using her telephone to call agents, and frequently slept over in her living room between concerts.[20] She constantly harassed Epstein about the quality of their bookings, and his management of them, which led to Epstein never referring to her by name, but always calling her "that woman".One musician commented that if Mona said it was a Sunday when it was Tuesday, one would be forced to agree with her.
After Best, McCartney and Harrison were deported from Hamburg in November 1960, Mona made numerous phone calls to Hamburg to recover the group’s equipment, which she eventually managed to do. Mona wrote to Granada Television in 1961, in an attempt to get the group a television appearance on the programme called "People And Places", but was sent a letter telling her that they would contact her in the future. After her son had been dismissed from The Beatles on 16 August 1962, Mona was later quoted by biographer Hunter Davies as saying:
“ He’d [Pete] been their manager before Brian [Epstein] arrived, did the bookings and collected the money. I’d looked upon them as friends. I’d helped them so much, got them bookings, lending them money. I fed them when they were hungry. I was far more interested in them than their own parents.
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Nokia Siemens Networks Wins German LTE Contract
Nokia Siemens Networks says that it has won a LTE rollout contract from Germany’s Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) in the 800 MHz ‘digital dividend’ frequency band. In addition, the operator has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as a future LTE supplier globally.
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Theater to hold show Nov. 11
A disagreement on the financial validity of the city of Roanoke Rapids’ contract with local businesswoman Elizabeth Branham and Tennessee-based talent buyer Gil Cunningham to run The Roanoke Rapids Theatre will not prevent the venue from holding its first event under new management next month.
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