Airport Budget Fight Highlights Snow Blower Request
Horace D Strong, manager of the Municipal airport, urged the board to restore 30000 for a new snow blower, arguing the 1939 machine is near failure and no local rental option exists. The comptroller cut the request from 127464 to 70064, eliminating snow blower funds, despite calls that a breakdown could strand runways and endanger landings.
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Movies at Majestic and Warner Include Wartime Plot and Sayonara
A continuing lineup highlights Colley Dawson in a Belgian resistance mission with Jeannette Sterke and Mélissa Stribling in pivotal roles, plus Gun Sight Ridge at Majestic. Sayonara, a James A Mitchener adaptation starring Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka, tops Warner and Merritt offerings with Technicolor production and a noted cast.
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Ray Milland
Jeannette Sterke
Mélissa Stribling
Miss Sterke
Kirk Douglas
Miss Stribing
Douglas Fairbanks
Warner
Marlon Brando
Merritt
William Goetz
Joseph Logan
James A. Mitchener
Acation
Japan
YMCA Star Steppers Dance Club Meets Tonight
The YMCA ballroom group Star Steppers meets at 8 PM. Hugh Cavitello, president, says a social hour will follow the instructional period.
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Star Steppers
Hugh Cavitello
Science Youth Day tribute to Edison memory in CT
Governor Ribicoff announces Tuesday as Science Youth Day designating Edison’s birthday as a national push to steer American youth into scientific careers. He notes Edison’s impact, urges educators and leaders to promote science and technology amid rising global scientific competition. Utilities sponsor National Electric Week to mark the occasion.
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Ribicoff
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United States
Connecticut
National Electric Week
Paramount sale of films to TV ends era says executive
Paul Raibourn of Paramount Pictures explains the sale of the studio's entire backlog of 1750 motion pictures to television for 1943 at 50 million dollars. He called it the largest transaction of its kind and said there will be no further similar deals. Barney Balaban, Paramount president, helped negotiate the deal after about a year of talks.
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Norman Hair
Comptroller
Simpson
Joseph Schultz
Hair
Civil Service Commission
Paramount
Paul Raibourn
Southport
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Raibourn
Tin
Barney ‘Balaban
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Music Corporation of America
Associated Artists
Warner Brothers
RKO Film Makers
Union Pacific
Paramount Film Library Sold to TV Interests
Paramount’s library, including Going My Way and The Lost Weekend, is sold to a TV buyer for 50 million dollars. The deal with Management Corporation of America mirrors earlier sales by MCA and others. Paramount will receive 60 percent of broadcast gross until 15 million remains, with 35 million paid upfront.
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Paramount
37 Dental Hygienists Honored In Capping Ceremony at UB
Thirty seven freshmen dental hygienists at the University of Bridgeport were honored in a capping ceremony in the UB gymnasium attended by about 400 parents and students. Dr Philip Adams warned of a dentist shortage and the push toward socialized medicine while praising the school and noting progress at the Fones School.
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UB Gymnasium
Philip Adams
Adams
American Association of Dentists
American Association of Orthodontists
Tufts Dental College
Louisiana
Robert H. W. Strang
Fones School
Ridgeport Dental Society
Strang
Connecticut State Dental Association
Connecticut State Dental Hygiene Association
Edison Demonstrates Three Wire Electric Light in Sunbury
Thomas A. Edison first demonstrated his three wire electric light in Sunbury Pennsylvania, marking an early public showing of his invention and its potential for practical illumination.
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Thomas A. Edison
Sunbury, Pa
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