House panel probes Defense Dept on manpower and airlift
The House armed services committee reviews Defense Department policies on manpower cuts and transport aircraft. Some members warn that swift action by airborne troops is at risk if planes to carry them to operations are unavailable. One legislator says the current “ready” pool would not suffice for a full paratroop battalion.
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Baytown Sun
Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Deeense Department
United States Airborne
Ling
Sea& Foreign Relations Committee
Som
Far East
Wisconsin
Joe
McCarthy
Eisenhower news conference spurs TV coverage debate
Democrats press for public Pentagon questions to test spending claims while TV executives praise the first direct presidential news conference. The panel suggests overhead mikes but officials doubt adoption. Separate notes cover coffee price outlook, a parking meter fiasco, state licensing bills, and local Baytown anecdotes on taxes and highway progress.
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Washington
American Shakespeare Festival Theater rises in Stratford
Construction begins on the American Shakespeare Festival Theater and Academy in Stratford Connecticut designed by Edwin L Howard. The octagonal modern venue seats about 1450 with a 92 foot fore stage and a convertible forestage. The project trails funding by about $200000 but aims for a summer play festival.
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New York
Stratford
Conn
American Shakespeare Festival Theater and Academy
Edwin L. Howard
Westport
Acting school on Housatonic River site proposed
On a site with a large 14 room 18th century mansion a new academy of acting is planned. The project envisions a national non profit theatre offering a three month classical acting course for drama graduates and professional actors with many noted stars expressing willingness to appear in a festival.
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Housatonic River
Maurice Evans
Deborah Kerr
Katharine Carnell
Faye Emerson
Jose Ferrer
Tyrone Power
Katharine Hepburn
Madeleine Carroll
Nina Foch
Basil Rathbone
Raymond Massey
Margaret Webster
Viveca Lindfors
Constance Collier
Judith Anderson
Let¢en MacGrath
Betty Field
Lillian
Dorothy Gish
Psalm Verse Emphasizes Meditating on the Lord’s Law
A devotional line from Psalms 1 2 urging daily and nightly meditation on the law of the Lord, highlighting delight and steadfast practice in scripture.
Youre Telling Me! Ingolf on elbow action and crowds
William Ritt Ingolf presents a column praising smooth elbow action as a virtue in professional life and notes its presence on crowded buses and bargain counters. The piece surveys everyday scenes where poised behavior yields results.
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Ingolf
Tea For Two Polka Named Coffee Grinder Polka
Notes from Tone Deaf Writers recount a diner discussion on classic songs and misheard titles. The party, including mentions of Irving Caesar, Al Hoffmann, Bob Marley, and others, misidentifies tunes like Tea For Two as Coffee Grinder Polka in a humorous generational music-memoir vibe.
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Mabel Wayne
Monterrey
Jack
Irving Caesar
Campaign to Save Houton Home in Huntsville Texas
A drive to secure legislative action begins to rescue Wigwam, once the home of Gen. Wigwam, in Huntsville Texas. The structure is deteriorating and compared to Mount Vernon in national significance. The effort seeks state support to overhaul the historic relic.
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Houton
Huntsville
Tex
Texas
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Wigwam
Gen
Sam Houston home in Texas seeks preservation aid
The article notes efforts to restore and fund Sam Houston's historic Huntsville home and surrounding park. It cites Tennessee and Maryville campaigns to preserve related shrine sites, including a 160 year old log schoolhouse. Residents and advocates urge state action to prevent neglect and maintain the shrine for visitors and historical memory.
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Huntsville
Houston
Tennessee
Texas
Maryville
Tenn
William Longing
Sam Houston State College
Sam Houston
World War II era quiz, vaudeville names and birthdays
A collage of trivia entries lists religious denomination questions, a Wisconsin state nickname, and a bid for a wartime relief director who later became president. It names performers born in Cambridge and Rome, plus a birthday roll for Katharine Cornell and others, with a brief note on a historic incident and naval action.
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Harry Emerson Fosdiele
Belgium
Cambridge
Mass
Edward Bowes
Vaughn Monroe
Scott Music Hall
Rome
Italy
Milan
United States
Washington Merry-Go-Rome: McCarthy Not Newsworthy Now
Washington Merry-Go-Rome reports on Joe McCarthy's fading influence in Washington. The piece streams through scenes from 1950 to 1955, showing how claims of Communists in the State Department were debunked and how press coverage shaped the McCarthy legend, ending with reflections on political and media dynamics in the capital. It notes Ike halting advance copies, Pride's controversial helicopter move, Johnson hiring Grace Tully, and other Capitol items.
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Mary
Washington
Rome
Joe McCarthy
Capital
Lincoln
Wherling
W. Va
McCarthy
Secretary of State
Communist Party
State Department
Salt Lake City
Senate and
State Departments
Dean Acheson
Joe
White House
Acheson
Fron
Wisconsin
Capitol Hill
Senate
Sen. Lodge
Massachusetts
Sen
Kilgore
West Virginia
Everly
Wiston
Humphrey
Minnesota
Johnston
South Carolina
Lehman
New York
Arithelaing
Tiwaawa
Bui
Washington Star
United Press
TNS
Olin Johnston
Civil Service Committee
Scott McLeod
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Ike
Navy High Command
Adm
Alfred Pride
Seventh Fleet
Tachen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Grace Tully
Roosevelt
Lyndon
Miss Tully
Harrison Williams
New Jersey
Harvey Matusow
K. CG
Formosa
Chieng Nai-Shek
Chiang
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