Administration Jubilant Over Philippine Situation in Washington
Washington officials praise Magsaysay after his 38th president win and Romulo’s U.S. ambassador post. They see no Munich, expect stern action against the Huk rebels, and note close ties with a former U.S. dependency. Ferguson's Senate speech sways Flanders on a treaty power vote. The C&O backs a George tax exemption bill, while CIO pushes for broader relief. Fur hats trend. Tibetan followers gift a yellow limousine amid curious notes.
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Eisenhower
Philippines
Aaton Magsaysay
Carlos Roninlo
United States
Magsaysay
Huk
Munich
Elpidio Quirino
Romula
Senate
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Ferguson
Senate Gop
Public councilman relents defending The Sun in Baytown clash
In a Baytown public meeting Councilman Herbert Campbell admitted his criticism of The Sun had not been justified. The episode ends with a defense of the newspaper and a call for robust civic critique as essential to democracy. The article also discusses press responsibility and the pace of news in a broader national context.
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Herbert Campbell
Baytown Sun
Sid
Campbell
The
Sun
Baytown
Theodore M. Hernstein
New York Times
Times
Russia
St Augustine’s historic core and hidden sights
A travel sketch extols St Augustine Florida the nation’s oldest city noting open arches and gardens amid old streets. It laments ubiquitous Fountain of Youth crowds while highlighting the city’s lesser known sites like Cordova Street Spanish Cemetery the Slave Market and Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Leche as overlooked historic gems.
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St. Augustine
Flo
United States
Pillar
Ponce de Leon
Cordova Street
Pedro Menendex de Aviles
Nuestra Sonora de la Leche
Awanderer’s tour of Florida oddities and St Augustine sights
The narrator visits Florida’s alligator farms with wrestling shows a 22 foot African python the Amazon Pirahna and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum. He notes shock and humor at attractions and recalls a late friend in the museum’s name. He ends affirming there is one born every minute.
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Florida
Amazon Basin
Ripley's
Jivaro
Bendor
The Girl In Pink Tights Brings Renee Jeanimatre To Broadway
Along Broadway the musical The Girl In Pink Tights introduces Renee Jeanimatre a French ballet dancer turned all around performer Sheperd Trouble producer casts her in the lead providing a strong draw Jeanimatre formerly of Balets de Paris enhances the show with dancerly presence and personality The libretto by Chodoray and Fields draws on 1866 The Black Crook history for context though the piece risks overreliance on a notable dancer and retro plot details.
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Renee Jeanimatre
Jeanmarre
Roland Petit
Balets de Paris
Sheperd Trouble
Jerome Chodoray
Joseph Fields
Nibio's
The Girl In Pink Tights Delightful Cast Dazzles
By Jack Gaver the show blends humor and inventiveness. Jeanmaire sings and dances with de Mille guiding vibrant numbers. Romberg and Robins provide songs and lyrics while Kalioujny and Goldner impress as principal partners and comic leads. Jeranmatre reveals charm that saves the production.
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Charles Goldner
Brend Lewis
Agnes de Mille
Miss de Mille
Sigmund Romberg
Leo Robin
Alexander Kalioujny
Paris Opera
Jean
Chinese Hamlet Thrills Hollywood With Tin Can Skull
Hollywood hosts H T Tsiang presenting a Chinese style Hamlet in which a tin can substitutes for a skull. He uses bells to cue scenes and fuses symbolism over realism claiming true acting requires creativity. The performance draws attention to cross cultural Shakespearean interpretation.
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Laurence Olivier
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Tsiang
Unknown street actor stages free Hamlet in Hollywood
Tsiang, known only on Hollywood sidestreets, lives as a struggling one man show actor. He travels to Pasadena to perform in schools and hotel rooms, paying rent as a movie extra. His setup is a chair curtain and a spotlight carried in a battered suitcase. He promotes his venture by visiting newspaper offices. He learned Hamlet in six months and contrasts his performance with Joan Barrymore and Laurence Olivier.
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Hamlet
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Ching
Allege
Joan Barrymore
Laurence Olivier
Red Cross packs supplies for Korean children
Washington reports the American Red Cross sending a list of requested items to Korea for schoolchildren. Six packing boxes will hold rulers, pencils, pads, chalk, drawing paper, books, journals, a songbook, nursing and first aid guides, comic books, soap, washcloths, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand soap, brushes, sponges, a basic first aid kit, tools, nails, and assorted hardware. Dan Romine notes the effort requires extensive packing. a mathematician with slide rule assists.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
American Red Cross
Korea
Red Cross
United States
Romine
Dan Romine
Red Cross Press Section
Come Back Little Sheba star Shirley Booth shines
Shirley Booth, famed on Broadway and in Hollywood, stars in Come Back Little Sheba in her first lead film role. The Oscar winner appears unassuming and domestic, while her apartment furniture is frequently rearranged by her, prompting witty banter from her maid.
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Shirley Booth
Hollywood
Miss Booth
Shirley
Question Answers From A Quick Knowledge Bag
A mixed item list includes trivia prompts and answers on constitutions, Arthurian legend, Hohenzollern rule, definitions, notable sculptures, and biographical notes. It mentions Landseer lions, Smiles quote, convalesce origin, historical birthdays, musicians Casals, and public figures Warren and Ashburn, with scattered dates and clues.
Washington McCarthy Adviser Faces Family Turmoil Over Joe
Washington. Ike’s McCarthy expert, William P. Rogers, deputy attorney general, faces strains at home as his son and daughter attend Friends school with Brownell and Rogers families. The Rogers household is touched by McCarthyism debates as Rogers’ influence on Nixon wanes amid campus politics and public scrutiny.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
White House
Wisconsin
Dewey
William P. Rogers
Rogers
McCarthy
Joe
Senate Investigations Committee
Truman
Nixon
Eisenhower
Joe McCarthy
Miami
Friends School
Brownell
Harry Dexter White
Alert
Lovely Mary Rogers
Willie's Roundabout Tales of Cohn and Capitol Briefs
A jumble of biographical notes on Ray Cohn and brief Capitol News Capsules cover politics and military service. The piece sketches Cohn’s 1980 guard exam and a special Washington drill dispensation, plus a humorous exchange about the draft. It then surveys Butler's steadfast stance on the Bricker amendment and a rubber program dispute between Stassen Weeks and Benson over which department should run it and the budgetary implications.
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Ray Cohn
Bank of the United States
Ray
New York National Guard
Cohn
Selective Service Office
The
National Guard
Roy
Washington
Washington District of Columbia Guard
Army
Harold Stasaen
Latin America
Southeast Asia
Reds
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Penson
Commerce Department
Alphonse
Notable historical oddities and misnamings in brief
A condensed list notes the Colossus of Rhodes toppled in 222 B C and scrap in the seventh century, cites 1946 as peak U S labor strikes, credits South American Indians with first platinum use, and recalls Spanish misnaming of platinum as plating. Sardine is a general term for small canned oil fish.
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