Public tastes in theater defy Westerns and violence
The New York Times list of 10 most popular Broadway plays shows a mix of genres led by Life With Father Tobacco Road Abie's Irish Rose Oklahoma South Pacific Harvey My Fair Lady Born Yesterday The Voice of the Turtle Arsenic and Old Lace audiences paid well for vast runs, suggesting a desire for more civilized television fare than the industry provides.
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New York Times
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Father
Erskine Caldwell
Tobacco Road
Georgia
Anne Nichols
Abie
Oklahoma
South Pacific
Mary Chase
Harvey
Garson Kanin
John van Druten
Joseph Kesselring
Triton voyage echoes Magellan in sea power and science
The Triton submarine completed a three month submerged voyage linking Magellan’s voyage to modern aims. It demonstrated stealth for military use with Polaris missiles and highlighted scientific gains from deep sea exploration. The piece notes both strategic threat and potential for advancing ocean knowledge.
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Globe
Space
Magellan
Dear Abby Answers Littering Stocks and Affairs
Dear Abby columns mixed with notes on theft and family woes. Advice urges clergy or doctor help for a thief husband while warning a woman about marrying later for love. Also addresses college goals and a cheating spouse in a separate plea with blunt guidance.
Truman praises Hoover and loyal friendship across divides
George Sokolsky notes Harry Truman’s forthright view of Eisenhower and warm admiration for Herbert Hoover. Truman and Hoover maintained a public-spirited rapport, despite political differences, with Hoover leading relief work and the Hoover Commission. The piece frames bipartisan respect as essential in a mature republic.
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Harry Truman
Look
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry
Truman
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Goodby
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Commission On Organization
Executive
Hoover Commission
United States
Roosevelt
New York
Florida
California
Doctor Crane's Personal Cases on Peggy and the manana complex
Dr Crane counsels Peggy to avoid dating an old bachelor tied to his widowed mother and urges pursuit of a widower who has already been housebroken. He warns women to beware indecisive men and to prioritize decisive partners for marriage and harmony.
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Abby
Peggy
Lony
Mamma
Manana
Peggy Co
Dr. Crane
Joe
Arthur
O. K
Summer schools widen scope for gifted and general students
The article notes half of urban public schools run four to ten week summer programs with advanced work for gifted students alongside remedial and college preparatory offerings. It highlights typewriting and reading clinics as useful skills and urges parents to support student morale and effort during summer sessions. Havana unions loyal to Fidel Castro seize the last Cuban newspaper critical of his regime La Prensa Libre.
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Our Nation
N.E.A
Havana
M—Unions
Fidel Castro
la Prensa Libre
Cutting The Corners On A Corner Yard Dilemma
A corner resident endures shortcuts through his lawn by kids and adults, with no legal right to warn off trespassers. Signs fail and makeshift fences fall apart, prompting the notion of a hard solution like paving the yard with cement and selling the lawn mower.
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Abby
Russ
Frank
Public relations shaping modern journalism and stories
Jim Bishop analyzes the rise of press agents from backstage facilitators to influential storytellers. He names clients, networks, and media figures, noting how publicity professionals curate narratives, set access, and influence coverage across major organizations. The piece ends with a self-deprecating nod to his own press agent.
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Jane Wood
Hank Meyer
Miami Beach
Miss Wood
Hitchcock Talks Unorthodox Settings For Suspense
Alfred Hitchcock explains he prefers bright settings for climaxes and has used many locations including Rushmore and the U N Building. He claims he has shot on all continents except Asia and dreams of shooting at a car assembly line with a corpse appearing as the last piece fits.
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Lfred Hitchcock
Grand Central Terminal
U. N
Hitchcock
Asia
Taj Mahal
Alfred Hitchcock
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
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