Ava Gardner vows end to cheesecake fashion
The star Ava Gardner in New York declares she will quit cheesecake poses and switch to tailored dresses. She cites bikini wear as unsuitable for her figure and notes Garbo set a precedent by avoiding overt pin up styles. Gardner recalls her rise from Smithfield North Carolina to Hollywood.
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New York
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Garbo
Gardner
Venus
Sports on KCRG KCRK Highlight Wisconsin Iowa Games
KCRG KCRK offers a week of sports coverage led by the Iowa Wisconsin basketball game tonight with a 7 45 preview and 8 00 play by play by Brooks. The JACK SPENCER show follows. Brooks also reports the Wilson Mt Vernon game Tuesday and a Golden Gloves halftime broadcast.
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KCRG
KCRK
Brooks
Jack Spencer
Waterloo Returns to Radio The Waterloos and More On Air
A compact radio page highlights the Waterloo program lineup featuring Jane Powell Eleanor Steber and Robert Taft notes. Additional items include Henry J. Tavior and Oscar Levant segments plus Wisconsin Orchestra and Frank Sinatra tunes. Local schedule changes and theater notes round out the section.
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Jane Powell
Henry J Tavior Howard Barow
Waterloo
Eleanor
Steber Lowa
Leighton Noble
Fawr
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Oscar Levant Lows
Bane
Wisconsin
Robert Taft
Radio Schedule Entries for KWCR 1458 AM Station
A fragmented radio timetable lists programs and times from morning to evening including Czech Melody, Alvino Rey, Tex Beneke, Jan Garber, Sadie, and police blotter, with news slots and music segments scattered through the day. The readable items show a 1 Connectwork station and various performers, highlighting a mid-century broadcast lineup.
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Alvino Rey
Tex Beneke O
Theater Time For Monday At Paramount And Other Theaters
Times announced by theater management list showings for Paramount Iowa state town palace and other venues. The schedule includes Battleground Cynthia vaudeville and feature films with matinees on Tuesday and daily listings across locations.
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Cne
Chang
Paramount
Iowa
Cynthia
Far East defense plan briefed at White House meeting
President Truman conferred with the joint chiefs of staff on Far East defense strategy. Gen Douglas MacArthur and top officers reported from Japan, Adak, Okinawa and Hawaii during a 12 day Pacific tour. The White House session included Johnson and other defense leaders. Post-meeting, Truman announced no military aid to Formosa.
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Joint Chiefs
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Indo-China Next In Line for Aid
Washington reports Indonesia receives a new 100 million dollar U S credit and Indo-China is seen next for American aid. Officials expect Bao Dai led Viet Nam to obtain a portion of the 75 million dollar Far Eastern arms fund, with Cambodia and Laos also eligible for loans.
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U. S
Indo-China
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Cambodia
Laos
United States
Legion Plans Talent Search for Its Revue
The American Legion announced a nationwide talent search for veterans to appear in its $300,000 musical revue Red, White and Blue. The group signed director Leroy Prinz and producer Owen Crump to produce the show, entering show business for the first time.
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American Legion
the Legion
Leroy Prinz
Owen Crump
Politics in music academy admission questions stir Hungarian exile
Satellite Musicians Must Know Politics outlines a questionnaire for applicants to Budapest's Liszt Academy. The list probes aesthetics of Soviet music, aims of study, democracy in socialism, the Chinese war, peace, and views on Tito and Rakosi, reflecting Cold War tensions in Hungary.
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Franz Liszt
Tito
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Hungary
Gable Ex-Girl In Movies as Pal of Hitler
Elaine White a MGM secretary and ex‑girlfriend of Clark Gable stars as Eva Braun in The Bunker, a 26‑minute television movie produced by Bing Crosby Enterprises. She outlines a modest rise from secretary to actress and asserts she seeks roles on her own merit while keeping her day job.
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Eva Braun
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Monogram
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Gable
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John Payne
Cinderella
Miss White
Clark
Fox
Measures in Legislative Bill Sector Highlights
Washington report outlines status of major bills in Congress. FEPC anti lynching and equal rights amendments face uncertain fate. Senate committees advance social security health housing trade and electoral reform measures with varied prospects. Oleo Margarine tax repeal remains listed.
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Senate
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Point
International Trade Organization
Senate Foreign Relations
Missouri executive officer questions ops training after grounding
Cmdr. George E. Peckham testified that the Missouri battleship's operations department training was insufficient after its January 17 grounding. He said he was satisfied with most hands but not the navigation and combat operations staff and noted discussions with former skipper Capt. H Page Smith.
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Operations Department
George E. Peckham
Cresco
Naval Court of
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H. Page Smith
W. D. Brown
Smith
Brown
Ens. E. R. Harris
Allan E. Smith
Harris
Pensacola
Cmdr
John R. Millett
Absent-Minded Grocer Lets Robber Escape
In Chicago Mike Kollak refused to hand over money when a robber demanded cash. He drew his pistol from behind the counter and fired twice, but the bandit fled. Kollak chased the suspect and cornered him until a getaway car arrived and drove off while he warned he would shoot if pursued. His weapon had been left on the counter.
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Chicago
Mike Kollak
Kollak
Former Aide to Gen Clark Found Slain in Kansas City
Maj John J. Luther Jr. aged 30, once aide to Gen Mark Clark, was found dead in his late model car in the Fairfax industrial district. Sheriff Roy Ferguson reported three gunshot wounds to the head and signs of a savage beating. Luther had become a close friend of Patricia Anne Clark while serving as aide de camp and squired her to many functions.
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Patricia Anne Clark
Mark Clark
Maj
John J. Luther, Jr
Fairfax
Roy Ferguson
Wyandotte County
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Clark
Clay City
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Patricia Anne
Fort Monroe Veteran Luther Found Dead After Crash
Luther, a World War II decorated veteran, was found dead in his car in civilian clothes at a Fort Monroe intersection. The car was in low gear with the ignition on and the billfold and watch missing, prompting investigators to consider robbery. A dollar and 30 cents were found in his pockets, and his 1943 West Point graduation ring remained on his finger.
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Luther
West Point
Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Bill of Rights link
The Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted in 1776 helped shape the framework of the federal Bill of Rights. The document influenced the outlining of individual rights and protections later enshrined in the U S Constitution.
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