Bess Myerson Reflects On Miss America Era And TV Fame
In a TV Today interview Alan Gill recalls Bess Myerson's 1945 Miss America win and her view of beauty plus brains. She defends the "dumb blonde" stereotype as outdated and discusses her TV career, public criticism, divorce, and future plans including a fall return and a book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bess Myerson
Peter Arno
America
New York Philharmonic
Royal Court
Bess
Kim Novak
Garry
Betsy
Henry
Arlene Dahl
Barbara
Television Listings Highlight Bride Announcement
Sparse OCR shows schedule snippets with a Bride announcement and various network cues. Listings reference Los Angeles and New York between segments with unclear program names and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
New York
Slos Angeles
Assembly urges Britain to draft South Rhodesia constitution
United Nations General Assembly urged Britain to convene a conference to draft a constitution for South Rhodesia granting voting rights to all men, black or white. Britain called the move unacceptable and impracticable, warning of possible violence if ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
General Assembly
Britain
Southern
Rhodesia
U.N
South Africa
Africa
Asia
Latin America
U.S
Europe
Patrick Dean
Emergency Fund Measure Passed
Both houses of Congress approved an emergency resolution allowing all government agencies to spend at current rates through July due to a year start budget stalemate. The move avoids a shutdown while regular funding bills remain blocked by concurrent appropriations committee deadlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Appropriations Committees
House
Witch pump heels spark urban footwear debate
Every woman will remember the trouble caused by pointed-toed high-heeled shoes. Complaints about heels catching in grates and added sidewalk wear prompted city engineers to dub this shoe style the witch pump.
Faulk Wins 3.5 Million Libel Verdict in Red Probe
New York AP report: radio host Faulk awarded 3.5 million in damages after jury finds Aware Inc Vincent Hartnett and Laur ence Johnson liable for libel over a 1956 bulletin linking Faulk to communist conspiracy. Total 1 million compensatory and 1.25 million punitive from Aware and Hartnett. Johnson estate not liable. Trial noted as among area’s largest libel awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Johnson
John Henry Faulk
Wasi
Faulk
Aware, Inc
Vincent Hartnett
Laurence Johnson
Syracuse
N.Y
Bronx
Aware
Hartnett
Faulks
Faulk Toay
Columbia Broadcasting System
Cedar Rapids area students named to Coe College dean's list
Fifteen Cedar Rapids area students are among 51 Coe College students cited for academic excellence on the second semester dean's list. Recipients must carry 12 or more credits and a 2.5 or higher average. several posted a 3.0 or straight A grades, including Ruth Wolf Linda Nelson Susan Gilbert Joyce Anderson Antoinette Grey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Area
Coe College
Howard S. Greenlee
Emily Ericson
Grande Avenue
Ruth A. Wolf
A Avenue
Gary W. Hahn
Linda L. Nelson
First Avenue
Rosann M. Sanders
Palo
Susan C. Gilbert
Franklin Avenue
Diane C. Lapham
Joyce L. Anderson
Antoinette M. Grey
J Street
Kay Krejci
Blake Boulevard
Robert W. Kubik
Memorial Drive
Gertrude L. Lippisch
Injured Churchill Flashes V Sign on Return Home
Sir Winston Churchill arrived by jet ambulance from the Riviera and flashed a victory sign despite a broken thigh possibly needing an operation. He read newspapers, drank a whisky on board, and was transported to Middlesex hospital where a private room costs 39 guineas weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Battler
Royal Air Force
Riviera
Middlesex Hospital
John McDonald
Sir Winston
Lady Churchill
Lord Moran
Churchill
Randolph Churchill
Winston
Britain
National Health Service
Winnie
Laos Guerillas Free 4 Britons
Four British nationals including two doctors and two embassy officials were flown to Vientiane in an American plane after their release by Laos guerrillas. The event follows negotiations and signals a deescalation phase in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
No clear headline from fragment
A fragment notes prisoners being held by the Pathet Lao for about a month, after release by communist guerrillas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathet Lao
Fry Heads New Lutheran Group
The Lutheran Church in America began organizing with Rev. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry elected president and Dr. Malvin Lundeen named secretary. Fry has led the United Lutheran Church for 18 years, the largest merged body, as the denomination unites four Lutheran groups in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lutheran Church In America
Franklin Clark Fry
New York
Malvin Lundeen
Minneapolis
Augustana Lutheran Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Television Today
Alan Gill
Garry Moore
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Emma Schultz
Television
Kcrg-Tv
Ceder Rapids
Wmt.-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Kwwl.-Tv
Waterloo
KTVO
Ottumwe
Whbp-Tv
Rock Island
Woc.tv
Davenpert
WKBT
le Crosse
Who.-Tv
Des Moines
O Pitckeanige News
Sonbe Neve
Billy Vypner
Rawh
Peu Fares
Fle
Cele Ot
Brice
Sunset Strip
Oferta Fone
Hee
Eyewitness
Preets
S Monty the Y Fros
Hughty Mouse
Lewis
Ellie Aces
Wes
Mighty Mouse
King Leonardo
Roy R
Rooney Rogers
Fetecan
Midwest News
Nakeo City
3Asie Lane
Ealifornias
Davey
Goigin
Kangaroo
Sete Baee
Daddy
Sbues
FRB News
Eiaitagstees
Estern le
Hamilton Sakes of
Post
Ie Venture
Hhh
Kling’s
Wilson
Sat
Sun
Margie
16Th Ave
South
Azoobiso
Man
Reds
By Eddy Gilmore
The
House of Commons
Speaker
Westinghouse
Valenta
B Avenue Nw
Ares
Zenith
RADIO
Laos
Hotel Roosevelt
Armstrong
HOTEL
Rosevelt
Celdar Rapius
Billy Graham
Chicago
Wmt-Tv
Sammy Davis, JR
Peter Brown
KORG
Lawman
Young Rebels
Marino
Globe
Kent Taylor
KCRG
TYV
Iowa
Fry
New Lutheran Group
Spartan Sewer Machine
Mike Nelson
Heywood
the Hathaways
Elinor
Fred
Barney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!