Washington Gridiron Club Dinner Roasts Pols and Prominent Guests
At the 72nd Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, top dignitaries from government diplomacy and industry gathered as speakers including Adlai Stevenson and Arthur Larson offered off the record remarks. Marquis W. Childs delivered the “Speech in the Dark” lampooning both parties with jabs at Nixon and others.
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Washington
INS
Duke of Windsor
Earl Warren
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
G.O.P
Arthur Larson
U.S. Information Agency
Boston
Joseph N. Welch
Army-McCarthy
Stevenson
Larson
Welch
Marquis W. Childs
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Montagna Accused in Montesi Case Tried to Bribe Witness
Defendant Ugo Montagna faced bribery allegations as part of the manslaughter case over Wilma Montesi in April 1953. Lead defendant Piero Piccioni is linked to Italy's UN envoy family. Testimony described wild orgies at Montagna's hunting lodge and a Rome hairdresser’s bribery attempt as a messenger for Montagna.
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Ugo Montagna
Montagna
Wilma Montesi
Piero Piccioni
Italy
United Nations
Miss Caglio
Miss Montesi
Rome
Bruno Pescatore
Montesi Witness Tells Bribe Bid in Venice Trial
In Venice, defense attorneys failed to indict the prosecution’s star witness Anna Maria Caglio, known as The Black Swan, whose testimony about a bribe bid by her former lover shaped Italy’s sensational trial. Judge Mario Tiberi rejected the motion on a point of law amid heated exchanges between state and defense lawyers.
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Venice
Italy
INS
Mario Tiberi
Anna Maria Caglio
Black Swan
Princess Caroline Presented to Monaco Citizens Amid Celebration
Seven week old Princess Caroline was formally presented to about 2,300 Monegasques on the palace stairs. Princess Grace held the infant as Prince Rainier thanked Mayor Robert Brisson for good wishes, ahead of Sunday's baptism, with 1,000 bottles of royal champagne served.
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Monte Carlo
INS
Caroline
Monaco
Grace
Prince Rainier
Robert Brisson
Strap-on-Back Copter Aims for Office Commutes
Gilbert Magill of North Hollywood tests the Pinwheel RH-1 strap-on rocket helicopter for the Navy. Weighing under 170 pounds, it flies above 60 mph at 1000 feet, with pilot supported by leg landing gear. Magill envisions civilian and municipal use within 50 miles and plans an enclosed civilian model.
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Calif
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Dad
Buck Rogers
Superman
Gilbert Magill
North Hollywood
Magill
Navy
Whitehead
University of California At Berkeley
Chicago Station To Show Luther Film
WBKB-TV Chicago will air the two hour film Martin Luther on Tuesday night April 23 after WGN-TV cancelled plans following protests from Roman Catholics. Robert Kendler, president of Community Builders, says the group bought rights to the film to promote tolerance and that many Roman Catholics expressed no objections.
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Chicago
Wbkb-Tv
American Broadcasting Company
Martin Luther
Wgn-Tv
Robert Kendler
Community Builders
WBKB
Kendler
Kurt Kruger Stars in Mademoiselle Fifi on Channel 9
Kurt Kruger headlines the Channel 9 Theater presenting Mademoiselle Fifi this Sunday at 9 30 PM. The program advertises a classic dramatic feature with Kruger in the lead role and a period setting.
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Kurt Kruger
Mademoiselle Fifi
Channel 9
Bittner Receives Bettner Foundation Cancer Award
Dr. John J. Bittner, University of Minnesota biologist, named 1957 Bettner Foundation award recipient for research on origin of mammary cancer in mice. Medallion to be presented in Houston March 8, with lecture at Anderson Hospital symposium. Born 1904 Meadville, educated Michigan. led cancer research groups and served at Roscoe B. Jackson Lab.
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John J. Bittner
University of Minnesota
Bettner Foundation
Texas Medical Center
Houston
Texas
Bittner
Anderson Hospital
Dr. Bittner
Meadville
St. Stephen’s College
University of Michigan
Roscoe B. Jackson Men Laboratory
University of Minnesota Medical School
American Association For Cancer Research
Iowa Methodists Give to Hungarian Relief Drive
DES MOINES AP reports Iowa Methodists contributed 44449 to a national relief campaign that exceeded one million dollars to aid Hungarians and other oppressed peoples.
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Des Moines
Iowa Methodists
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