New York Visit Highlights Celebrity Mix at 21 Club
A guest recounts Frances Ferguson of Edenton winning 450 on Password during a New York visit hosted by Lois Best Bennett at the 21 Club. The piece also notes remarks on salacious literature, Franklin quotes, Old Maid's Day observations, and thoughts on ambition, debt, and advertising.
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New York
New York Infirmary
Frances Ferguson
Edenton
North Cal
District of Columbia
Lois Best Bennett
Warsaw
N. C
Princess Grace Kelly
Voyagers Complete Third of Rio Grande Journey
A five member scientific expedition traveling by small boats has reached Del Rio after one third of a Rio Grande voyage from Presidio toward Brownsville. They are filming the route for the National Television Council and began May 2 with two to three weeks more expected.
Plastic Eye Implants Aimed at Restoring Vision
In experiments at London and Columbia University, plastic devices are implanted to improve sight. Dr. Peter Choyce plugs a plastic lens to magnify vision, aiding damaged retinas. Columbia researchers insert a plastic corneal window, aiding clouded corneas, with mixed success. About 50 million people migrated 1946 55 seeking economic political security.
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England
Peter Choyce
Hospital For Tropical Diseases
London
Columbia University
Institute of Ophthalmology
Choyce
Washington
Population Reference Bureau
Court Reverses Union Decision
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 2 that state damage awards against unions were preempted by federal labor policy. In the Texas case H N Borden claimed the United Association local failed to refer him to a job, winning $3,832 before the decision reversed by federal doctrine.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Ohio
Texas
National Labor Relations Board
H. N. Borden
Dallas
United
Boston debutante Suzanne Clift gives birth after manslaughter case
Suzanne Clift 21, daughter of a Beacon Hill socialite and niece of actor Montgomery Clift, welcomed a daughter at Boston Lying-in Hospital after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the October death of Piero Brentani. Brentani, 27, Brentani, an electronics engineer, was identified as the father. The court placed her on 10 years probation with mental treatment.
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Boston
Suzanne Clift
Beacon Hill
Montgomery Clift
Miss Clift
Piero Brentani
Brentani
Americans Spend About 1.5 Billion on Refrigerators Each Year
The report notes that Americans allocate roughly 1.5 billion dollars annually to refrigerators, with the majority used in households. The piece highlights the domestic focus of this consumer expenditure.
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