Saroyan bets Nobel prize and other quirks of heroes
In a Lyons Den literary note William Saroyan muses on declining gambling and giving up bets as age and family duties rise. He recounts a wager that he would not win the Nobel Prize in ten years, a bet he accepted for its allure. A nearby sports item mentions Paul Porter playing golf at Burning Tree Club with a US Senator as opponent and a gag about teeing up on the rough.
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Wiliam Saroyan
Saroyan
Paul Porter
Burning Tree Club
Washington
Porter
Bish
Irs
Burnt Gobody
Sherman Pratt
St. Lawrence River
Mussolini
Pratt
Bill Laurence
Bill
Laurence
Theatre
Pentagon badge tale and tense Broadway show business
Leonard Lyons reports a high ranking officer issued an identification badge to a correspondent who vanished inside the Pentagon after six months in the field. The editor sought help and was told the writer remained inside the building. Theatre note cites strife at a Broadway venue where lateness and chilly smiles severed longtime friendships.
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Pentagon
Sudd
Barbiturate Sale Inquiry Started in Fort Worth
Fort Worth district attorney announced an inquiry into illegal barbiturate sales. Two Fort Worth residents and a druggist may be involved, following the arrest of a street peddler. The DA said information from the case would go to the Tarrant County Medical Society executives as part of the investigation.
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Fort Worth
UPI
District Attorney's Office
Fort
Newsprint Gift to Korea for Textbook Replacement
Bray ton Wilbur, head of the Committee for a Free Asia, announced a gift of 1060 tons of newsprint to Korea to replace textbooks destroyed by Communists. The donation, one of the largest of its kind to a foreign government, supports Dr. George Paik's push for textbooks for 62,000,000 students amid negotiations with US and UN agencies.
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Brayton Wilbur
Comittee For A Free Asia, Inc
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
George Paik
Paik
University of California At
Berkley
State Department
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations
Wilbur
Ministry of Education
Knox Graduate Becomes Vehicle Mechanic at Fort Knox
Private Daniel A. Oxford, 21, son of Mr and Mrs J R Oxford of 2219 Carolina, recently completed the Track Vehicle Mechanics Course at the Armored School Fort Knox. He entered service in January. Pickles to Buy Off Coldwater Mich civic project funding. chamber organizes cucumber plots with local groups aiding planting and sale.
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Daniel A. Oxford
J. R.oxford
Carolina
Armored School
Oxford
Coldwater
Mich
Chamber of Commerce
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