Birth Of A Broadway Hit Redhead Musical Story Land
A cradle to Broadway tale traces the wax museum inspired musical Redhead from its 1947 origins as The Wax Works through reworks, stalled options, and star hunts. Fields and Dorothy Fields with Lew Fields family ties shape the project, facing rejections before a 1956 revival with composer Albert Hague and Gwen Verdon, ending in a Tony winning production.
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American Theatre Wing
Herbert Fields
Dorothy Fields
Central Park
London
Mme. Tussaud
Wax Museum
Jack the Ripper
Tussaud
du Barry
Dorothy
Lew Fields
Weber & Fields
Fields
Sidney Sheldon
Hollywood
Bea Little
Europe
Rosaline Russell
Miss Lillie
England
Bill Hammerstein
The
Gwen Verdon
Hammerstein
David Hocker
Music Corporation of America
Albert Hague
Hague
Hocker
Robert Fryer
Lawrence Carr
Miss Verdon
Gen Verdon
Defense Official Warns on Red Submarine Threat
Dewey Short, assistant Army secretary, warned that some Russian submarines may approach American shores and launch ballistic missiles. He stated the Soviet Navy operates about 500 submarines, calling it the most serious threat to U S. existence.
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New York
Dewey Short
Army
Russia
Local Woman Attends Arizona Conference
Mrs. Pansy H. Branham of Bluefield attended the 27th anniversary convention of the American Society of Medical Technologists at the Hotel Westward Ho in Phoenix Arizona. The society aims to improve laboratory services in hospitals clinics and industry and to raise professional standards.
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Pansy H. Branham
Randolph Terrace
Bluefield
American Society of Medical Technologists
Westward Ho
Phoenix
Ariz
Navy Studies Protection for Reconnaissance Planes
Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke said the navy will study methods to protect reconnaissance planes from attack after an incident over the Sea of Japan may lead to recommendations not yet current. The Sunday statement outlined the investigation into last Tuesday’s attack.
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Washington
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
William B. Franke
Franke
Sea of Japan
Vic Sorrell Coaches NC State Baseball Acknowledges Detroit Past
North Carolina State baseball coach Vic Sorrell, noted for a 92 win 101 loss pitching career with Detroit, leads the program into the season reflecting on major league history and current team goals.
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North Carolina State
Vic Sorrell
Detroit
Master Plan Is Top Issue
Washington defense leaders gather at Quantico for the annual Secretaries Conference to debate missiles and service missions. McElroy outlines a mixed air defense plan using Bomarc and Nike Hercules, while trimming launch sites. Democrats contest the compromise as the Army Air Force feud lingers amid talks on Zeus missiles and bomber threats.
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Associated Press
Washington
Quantico
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
McElroy
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Army
Capitol Hill
Army Air Force
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Pentagon
Congress
Yankees and Orioles Carry Players on Retired Lists
Joe Collins remains on the New York Yankees voluntarily retired list while George Kell shares the same status with the Baltimore Orioles.
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Joe Collins
New York Yankees
George Kell
Baltimore Orioles
Wheat Prices Show Strength After Harvest In Virginia
The Virginia Department of Agriculture reports prospects for farm prices look stronger after harvest with cash prices down 10 to 15 cents from last year but futures and supports up. Virginia production is estimated at 7.614 million bushels, 24 percent above last year, though yield may fall due to June heat. Interim supports range from 1.98 to 2.01 dollars. barley and turkey markets add cautious gains. cattle prices stay near last year with a late-summer uptick expected.
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Virginia
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Richmond
Norfolk
Piedmont
Valley
Northern
Neck
Shenandoah Valley
Beltsville
Scientists Seek Solution To Vanished Civilization
Philadelphia AP reports University of Pennsylvania archaeologists return from Guatemala with clues from the ancient Maya city of Tikal. Sacked tombs, bones, broken monuments, and bloodletting imply ritual complexity, but researchers cannot confirm when monuments fell or were rebuilt.
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University of Pennsylvania
Guatemala
Tikal
Yucatan Peninsula
William Coe
Elvis Gets Full Page Denunciation In Red Austrian Newspaper
In Vienna the Austrian Communist Volkstimme ran a full page denouncing Elvis Presley. The article labeled disc jockeys and juke boxes as a dirty business and criticized his popularity as pandering to love and loneliness. It also joked that Elvis is not a singer but a dervish of the microphone while he serves as a fourth class specialist in the U S Army in Germany.
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Elvis
Vienna
Austria
Elvis Presley
Communist Party
Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference
Geneva
Volkstimme
Germany
Former State Legion Official Johnson Dies
Frank FE Johnson, 69, former State vice commander of the American Legion, died after a heart attack in Marlinton Hospital. He was Marlinton councilman, draft board member, past Marlinton Legion post commander, and past District 7 Legion commander.
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Marlinton
W. Va
Frank FE. Johnson
The
American Legion
Marlinton Hospital
Johnson
Draft Board
Marlinton Legion Post
Legion
Explosions Mark Anti-Red Effort In India
In Trivandrum a government says about 20 of its bets were arrested on trumped up charges while anti government forces claim looting weapons. Police clash with demonstrators during planned drive to paralyze the Communist government as Nehru prepares to visit New Delhi and meet leaders. In nine days of picketing over 3,800 arrested and about 2,500 jailed.
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Trivandrum
India
Ignation
Kanjirapalli
Pri
Nehru
New Delhi
Kerala
Congress
Socialst
Alabama's 1945 team sets SEC touchdown record
The 1945 Alabama football squad scored 58 touchdowns establishing a Southeastern Conference record.
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