Alaska Statehood Dead Duck in This Session Says Experts
Washington reports Alaska statehood is considered a dead duck for the current session while Hawaii faces a good chance for admission if Senate votes separately. If Hawaii advances, a merger fight could derail the bill, with southern Democrats pressing a combined measure. Johnson recalls advocating a bold retaliatory peace policy, while Pentagon debates on New Look and atomic options continue amid global tension.
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Baytown Sun
Washington
Hawaii
Alaska
Senate
House
Edwin ©. Johnson
D-Calo
Kramlin
Johnson
Russia
Edison Home and Founders of Rubber Era Narrated
The piece tours Edison's winter home in Fort Myers Florida and notes his simple life with Mina Miller. It recalls Ford and Firestone guests and their lab on the estate where they helped pioneer synthetic rubber. It contrasts with Duke of Sutherland visits and echoes showbiz gossip about April Kent and June Havoc daughter.
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Thomas Edison
Port Myers
Florida
Mina Miller
Belsz
Fort Myers
Exligon
Edison
Henry Ford
Harvey Firestone
Guldenrod
Ford
Firestone
Duke of Sutherland
St. Petersburg
Gulf of Mexico
Edison’s @sALE
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Calif
San Francisco
France
Paris Theater Scene Says 25 of 45 Stages Hit
Paris column notes a boom in theater with over 25 of the capital's 45 stages presenting hits. Jean Anouilh's La Lark at Montparnasse praised as among his best works, though Broadway setbacks hinder Broadway prospects. Kermit Bloomgarden shows interest in bringing Anouilh to New York.
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Jean Anoulih
Montparnasse
Joan of Arc
Anoulih
New York
Posterity’s judgement of Joan of Arc on stage in Paris
By Jack Gaver review notes Hashbacks from the Rouen trial Anouilh’s Joan as heard voices and burned in flames. Suzanne Flon delivers a masterful Joan praised as one of France’s greatest actresses. Theatre in the round impresses Paris with An Inspector Calls in La Bruyere.
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Anouilh
Joan
Suzanne Flon
France
Belgium
Paris
J. E. Priestley
Theater la Bruyere
Andre Gillois
Frere Jackues
Brother Jack
Frenand Gravey
Gisel Pascal
Prince Rainier
Monaco
GRAGE KELLY DENIES MILLAND BREAKUP IN HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood gossip notes Grace Kelly denies causing the Ray Milland breakup after co starring in Dial M for Murder. The Philadelphia socialite rose to MGM stardom from New York drama training, later earning an Academy Award nomination and lending talent to films with Cooper Crosby Hepburn and others. A Canadian burglary dispatch and an Arkansas minister nudist claim add chaotic notes to the entertainment column.
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Ray Millands
Philadelphia
Milland
Millands
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Hollywood
Germantown
Kelly
MGM
New York
Gary Cooper
Africa
Academy Cars
Paramount
Audh Lop Pictures
Tokai
Bing Crosby
Audrey Hepburn
Maggie McNamara
Railroad Man of the Year Honored for 27 Years as Diner Steward
Assistant Secretary of Labor Harrison C. Hobart presented Raleigh Mull with a plaque as the railroad man of the year. Mull has served as a dining car steward for 27 years on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas line, greeting about 2,000 travelers and sharing memorable encounters from Lily Pons to a pet jaguar in her drawing room.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Maren
Raleigh Mull
Mama
Southwest
Raleigh
Harrison C. Hobart
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Veronica
Lily Pons
Try And Stop Me By Bennett Cerf story fragment
The excerpt humorously notes Robert Benchley’s practice of single spacing to foil editors and mentions actor Jean Hersholt and a Dallas to Greenville train routine. It recalls a rail mishap tale where an impatient driver uncoupled a locomotive, creating a chaotic miscue and leaving a dining car idle with hot meals.
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Robert Benchley
Lnterumorist
Raleigh
Bag of Easy Knowledge and Birthday Notices
Quick questions cover Adonis Rin Tin Tin Pater Noster and a few curiosities. Birthday shout outs honor Lou Costello Bob Swift Billy Boedeker with other date facts about March 7 and Vermont history. Then a packed column shares biographical trivia, a vibe quiz, and scattered notes on languages and people.
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Lou Costello
Bob Swift
Billy Boedeker
Puerto Rico’s Munoz Marin reshapes island governance
Washington columnist recounts Luis Muñoz Marín’s rise from local governor to architect of Puerto Rico’s Commonwealth. Describes protective security, 1943 referendum, and shift from appointed to locally elected leadership, with emphasis on reforms in housing, education, and autonomy under U.S. defense and foreign policy.
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United States
Indo-China
Washington
Defense Department
Drew Pearson
San Juan
Luis Mundez-Marin
Puerto Rice
Lassed
White House
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Truman
Forteleza
Munoz
Puerto Rico
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Munoz-Marin
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Democratic National Committee
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Commonwealth of Australia
England
Eisenhower hosts 17 congressmen for White House lunch
A February gathering at the White House brought 17 Republican congressmen who had urged President Eisenhower to run for president in 1952. The luncheon produced lighthearted remarks, with jokes about the enduring “I Like Ike” support and history, as the group shared pheasant and memories from the campaign. Several attendees were listed, including Kean and Case of New Jersey, Javits of New York, and Morton of Kentucky.
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Eisenhower
NATO
Paris
Thor Tollefson
Washington
Ike
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Texas
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Tollefson
Kean
Case
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Richiman
New York
Scott
Sittler
Denny
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