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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1958
Page
7
Dublin on February 3 reports amber water as strikers shut water works and city services. Workers including water treatment staff and hospital cleaners walk out, causing garbage collection stoppage and closed offices. Government sets up labor court to begin inquiry tomorrow.
An essay on pay television versus free TV and first run theaters. It reflects nostalgia for old cinema rituals while weighing mutiny among theater owners, the appeal of big Hollywood premieres, and the social habits shaped by long cinema nights. The piece also previews a Broadway film release Tunnel of Love and Carl Reiner's TV and acting plans.
An advertisement for the Career Institute in Chicago promises readers can gain college‑level English in 15 minutes daily at home. Don Bolander offers a free 32 page booklet by mail to improve vocabulary, writing, and conversation, with no obligation.
The Majestic and Warner venues feature a slate including Sayonara and The Safecracker with Ray Milland. Major costars include Jeannette Sterke and Melissa Stribling in The Safecracker, along with Barry Jones. Old Yeller plays at Beverly and Hi-Way, led by Dorothy McGuire and Fess Parker, while The Shad- Fairbanks era titles highlight ensembles from Universal International and Loew's.
New Haven February 3 AP The Motion Picture Association chief Eric Johnson declined to discuss pay television effects on moviemaking, saying the subject is hypothetical. He urged using scientific methods to learn what audiences want and noted his California electrical appliance business warns against psychic guidance. Johnson spoke at a summit of leaders across science education industry labor government and media on America’s Resources to Meet the Scientific Challenge.
Chicago February 3 AP fatalities on highways fell by 1,106 from 1956 levels despite a 4 percent rise in travel. National Safety Council said 1957 produced the lowest mileage death rate in history with 3,500 highway deaths versus 39,628 the prior year and a rate of 15.9 per 160 million miles, down from 6.3 in 1956.
Loew's Poli screens Man in Shadow at 1 15, 4 00, 6 45, 9 30 and This Is Russia at 2 40, 5 25, 8 10. Majestic shows The Quiet American at 2 00, 5 40, 9 25. Man On The Prowl at 12 30, 4 10, 7 50. Warner screens Sayonara at 1 00, 3 40, 6 20, 5 00? Merritt also Sayonara at 6 30, 9 00. Beverly Old Yeller at 7 15, 9 30. Port ugal 6 30, 8 55. Hi-Way Old Yeller ugal at 6 30, 8 55.
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