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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1957

Page

16

Guard backs 11 week training for new enlistees

National Guard representatives from most states voted to endorse an 11 week basic training option for youths age 17 to 18 ½, while the Pentagon maintains a six month program for new Army National Guard enlistments. Maj. Gen. Ellard A Walsh urged Congress to support the 11 week plan as the adjutants general and officers meet. The association backs basic training for reservists but questions six months as acceptable to recruit sufficient youths. The plan, under April 1 effective rules, would let 17 to 18 ½ year olds choose the shorter program or six months. The National Guard association executive council will review the recommendation at weekend meetings.

Washington National Guard Pentagon National Guard Association Ellard A Walsh Association House Armed Services Defense Department Army National Guard Adjutant General Guard Executive Council The

Tibetan Lamas Spend $106400 On Spree In Calcutta

Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama travel through Calcutta spending on incidental expenses including $2800 for two gold watches and horse race bets up to $168 each. They viewed the film The Lieutenant Wore Skirts and laughed. Indian officers blocked a huckster selling a refrigerator.

Calcutta India Dalai Lama Tibet Bank of China Grand Hotel Sheree North Tom Ewell

Django at Loew's Poli theater stars Chandler and Fonda in mis identity tale

United Artists release in Earlmar Productions presents Ronald Howard as Clay Allen opposing Jeff Chandler in Drango set in a Georgia town scarred by Sherman’s march. Supporting roles include Donald Crisp Julie London John Lupton and Joanne Dru. Hitchcock appears in The Wrong Man with Miles featured in the cast. A Maxwell Anderson Angus MacPhail script anchors the drama amid misperceived aims.

Ronald 1 Mr. Fonda Hitchcock Miss Miles Warner Bros Mr. Hitchcock Maxwell Anderson Angus MacPhail Anderson

Slander at the Majestic features Van Johnson and Ann Blyth

Opening Friday at the Majestic theater the film Slander stars Van Johnson Ann Blyth and Steve Cochran with Marjorie Rambeau. Johnson plays a puppeteer whose success collapses after a smear magazine reveals a prison sentence for armed assault. Blyth plays his wife and Cochran depicts the ruthless publisher. The ensemble includes Rambeau as the mother. The report notes a related school funding proposal in Hartford where legislation hit a snag over a committee to study additional town aid.

Ann Blyth Majestic Theater van Johnson Steve Cochran Philip J. Bauer Avon E. 9. Smith Mansfield Benjamin L. Barringer New Milford Senate

Hitchcock's The Wrong Man Opens at Warner Merritt Theatres

Alfred Hitchcock presents The Wrong Man opening today at Warner and Merritt theaters starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The director uses real New York City locations to mirror life and pull viewers into the tense true story portrayed on screen.

Warner Alfred Hitchcock Merritt Henry Fonda Vera Miles New York City

Googel Seeks Floor Access for Former Members

Hartford January 23 AP Rep Samuel S Googel House minority leader proposes relaxing floor access rules. A bill would allow all former members to enter the two chambers during sessions unless they are registered as lobbyists.

Hartford Samuel S. Googel New Britain House

Loitering Bill Filed In Hartford On School Property

A bill introduced in the House would punish non students who loiter on school property with a 200 dollar fine or up to six months in jail or both. New Haven cited as a community facing ta d yism on school grounds by youths not enrolled at the school.

Hartford New Haven Connecticut

Theater Time Table Showings at Local Theaters

LOEWS Poli features Dranga at 2 55 6 10 9 25. Above Us the Waves plays 1 35 4 30 7 45. Majestic presents The Girl Cant Help It at 2 50 6 05 9 20. Running Target shows 1 25 4 35 7 60. Merritt screens The Wrong Man at 6 50 9 40. Cruel Tower listed at 15 dollars. Warner shows The Wrong Man at 2 35 6 00 9 30. Cruel Tower 1 06 4 25 7 50. Beverly Dont Knock the Rock at 6 30. Rumble on the Dock at HI WAY Don’t Knock the Rock at 6 30 9 30. Rumble on the Dock 8 05.

Loew Majestic Merritt Warner Beverly

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