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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1958

Page

4

Khrushchev Hugs U S Pianist At Tchaikovsky Contest

In Moscow, Soviet Premier Khrushchev greeted American pianist Van Cliburn with a hug at a Kremlin reception for Tchaikovsky contest finalists. Cliburn won the top prize of 25,000 rubles and the gold medal, while American finalists Pollack and Fissler also earned honors.

Moscow Cliburn Nikita Khrushchev Russia Tchaikovsky Kremlin Krushchev Texas Khrushchev U. S Llewelyn Thompson Lev Vlasienko China Liu Shi Kin Dmitri Krbalevsky

Fairfield Prep Entrance Exams Set For Saturday

Fairfield College Preparatory School will hold freshman entrance exams Saturday under Rev Francis X Carty S J principal and Rev Edward Fayne S J who directs testing About 400 applicants from across the state will take tests in reading arithmetic English and IQ Examinations run from 8 45 a m to 4 p m in Berchmans hall and a pair of scholarships will be awarded by the Bellarmine Fathers club and guild to qualifying students.

Fairfield College Preparatory School Francis X Carty S. J Edward Fayne S.J An —H Berchmans Hall Fayne Bellarmine Fathers Club Jand Guild

New England Firms Expand Jobs and Production

The New England Council reports Waterville Maine based Donald R Michaud Company plans to raise fiberglass boat output from two to six per day, adding trailers and accessories. Ladwin Textile Co in Woonsocket Rhode Island aims to employ at least 25, producing novelty fabrics and curtains. Elco Dress Co in Holyoke expects up to 200 employees with 50 to 60 new sewing machines. Quick-Crete Corp of Lincoln Rhode Island to enter bulk cement market, aiming for Eastern seaboard plant and tripling yearly sales from 350 tons. Chapter 12 of the Disabled American Veterans says a plant with three machines for wood, plastics, and metal work should be ready for operation by early June.

Donald R. Michaud Waterville Maine New England Council Woonsocket, R.I Ladwin Textile Co Daniel Ladwin Elco Dress Co Holyoke Quick-Crete Corp Lin Bfoup. Com R.I Seaboard Io - House

Orchestra Signs Cliburn as Soloist

Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra signed Texan pianist Van Cliburn to appear as a soloist early next season possibly November 18. Conductor Hans Schweiger and manager George Margulis announced from New York that Kansas City is the first to sign Cliburn after his Tchaikovsky competition win. Schweiger praised his stamp of greatness and career prospects.

Cliburn Kansas City van Cliburn Texas Moscow Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra Hans Schweiger George Margulis New York Texan Schweigher Schwieger

Liz Taylor Returns to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Shoot

Elizabeth Taylor resumed work at MGM on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof days after the March 27 plane crash that killed her husband Mike Todd and three others. The set was closed to photographers and reporters. she arrived for wardrobe fittings at 7:30 a.m. and worked on the set by 9 a.m., studios noting she has lost eight pounds. The article also mentions Bangkok rickshaw riders adding motorcycles to their bikes.

Hollywood Elizabeth Taylor Mike Todd MGM Studio Miss Taylor

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