August runoff heats Texas race line up in Austin
Governor Shivers and Judge Yarborough clash in a fierce August governor showdown. Alfred Scott faces Judge Few Brewster for Place 1 on the Supreme Court. Fires East and West of Austin threaten homes while a drought relief hay program aims to aid 28 Texas counties.
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Yates
Allan Shivers
Halph Yarborough
Shivers
Yarborough
Texas
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Nendef Austin
Alfred Scott
Few Brewster
Supreme Court
Alan Hariey
Lloyd
Gure HI
Valente
Dodd City
Lake Travis
Capitol City
Bastrop State Park
Drouth
Shiters
John White
Central
West Texas
Free Speech and Carnegie Case Reflections in House Inquiry
A speaker disclaims political or economic expertise while offering views on the Carnegie Corporation inquiry into tax exempt groups. He cites Charles Dollard's defense of the Foundation’s mission and quotes a passage on freedom to err and to seek truth, arguing that free speech aids the discovery of right answers despite tyranny.
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House Committee
Carnegie Foundation
Charles Dollard
Foundation
Alan
The Call to Free Expression Across Time and Borders
Erich Brandeis argues that fear of free expression grows in the United States mirroring wartime cautions about German names and foods. He warns against labeling dissenters as Communists and urges preserving liberty, noting Russia and Iron Curtain nations suppress thinking, writing, and speech.
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Orid
Broadway Influence On TV Growing Says Leland Hayward
The article notes the rising influence of stage figures on television and vice versa, with Leland Hayward cited as a leading example a prominent stage producer of the past decade announcing this trend ahead of Anson's appearance.
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Leland Hayward
Success Secrets By Elmer Wheeler and the Vanderbilts
A reminiscence from Morris Lapidus of Brooklyn about losing his Vanderbilt commission after designing an extravagant suite of rooms. He recalls the lesson that wealthy clients may run out of money, and cautions young architects to consider practicality and client affordability in radical designs. The piece blends quotes, career path, and a biblical excerpt from Luke 8:21.
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Vanderbilt
Morris Lapidus
Brooklyn
Sky Line
Miami
Lapidus
Vanderblit
NBC to air 13 color ubes shows under Jack Gaver in 1a month
Jack Gaver will supervise 13 NBC color teleplays over a one month period starting Oct 18. First program features Noel Coward pieces Red Peppers Stil Life Shadow Play with Mary Martin joined by different leading men Cyril Ritchard Joseph Cotten David Niven. Production by Cecil Beaton Jay Blackton and Richard Whorf. Proposes TV version of Peter Pan with Mary Martin during Christmas holidays.
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NBC
Noel Coward
Mary Martin
Cyril Ritchard
Atage Standby
Richard Whorf
TV Campras
Hayward
Miss Martin
Peter Dan
New York
Aimix
Youre Telling Me Public reaction to Iron Curtain and parade ties
The piece comments on the Danube flood crossing borders into Red dominated states and the Iron Curtain response. It notes Paris Bastille Day parade vehicles are mostly American made and references debt repayment. It also mocks an international beauty contest showing no nation has a monopoly on feminine pulchritude among the have nots.
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Giese
Paris
Lafayette
Eight Inch Mattresses Truck Drivers Having It Loft This Days
Washington August 3 UP It was a hot day so I visited the Shoreham hotel lobby where truck drivers were demoing a new General Motors sleeper cab design. A driver from Chillicothe Missouri posed for photos as the bed in the cab showed eight inch deep foam with sheets. The tractors boast 200 horsepower six cylinder diesel, a high driver seat nine feet off the ground for better road view, air cooled vents and luggage space for cross country trips. The cabin integrates a compact instrument panel and reduced vibration via new rear axle mounting.
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Nichols
Washington
Shoreham Hotel
General Motors
Wayne Bisgett
Chillicothe
Rampant thoughts and pranks swirl in crowding vignettes
A jumble of wartime quips and social sketches unfolds from a recruiting physical to sly orchard thefts and schoolhouse banter. Reflections on fame and fanaticism mix with a June tale of a groom’s bridal rush and a Hollywood prep school clash, all vivid in wartime gossip prose.
Astounding Quick Knowledge Quiz Pack
A rapid trivia batch covers light reflecting planets, the Three Musketeers, ship signs, a Sunset verse line, and a detective character clue. It cites Bron Swit, dates and birthdays, plus a mix of film stars and military histories with several name hints and a cryptic quote.
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Bron Swit
Edward Bellamy
Shady Characters Linked To Sutton Campaign Exposed
Washington columnist Drew Pearson alleges Pat Sutton funded by Costello network and Kefauver probe figures. He links Sutton to General Air Transport helicopter payment and campaign work by Robert Vean and Mickey McBride, amid proposed bills aiding crime figures and slot machine transit.
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Tennessee
Pat Sutton
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Frank Costello
Phil Kastell
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Marcella
Charles B. Murphy
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