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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1954
Page
10
Broadway critic Dick Kleiner notes that most soundtracks lose their film sense on records but praises A Star Is Born for its beauty The music stands out especially The Man That Got Away and a medley of old songs while Judy Garland generates notable excitement.
The item notes Ernie Kovacs of DuMont TV and his joke about having a Hungarian friend reducing enemies. It reflects early television humor and cross cultural jests on broadcast formats.
A retrospective on RCA Victor classic recordings, Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony, and the proliferation of Ink Spots post breakup. Bill Kenny pushes a solo career with plans for a Stephen Foster album while other artists like Kitty Kallen and Nat King Cole receive attention. Also highlights reissues from Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence and Ginette Neveu’s new Angel records.
A note suggests Richard Strauss may be the first true hi fi devotee after hearing RCA Victor’s new release Also Sprach Zarathustra. The piece is highlighted as a landmark in high fidelity recordings.
A dense list shows Cedar Rapids Des Moines Waterloo Rock Island Ames Davenport TV stations and time slots for news weather and entertainment with multiple channels and programs including Captain Video Ding Dong School Howdy Doody and Crusader Rabbit with cross-city listings and described broadcasts. It reads like a daily schedule snapshot from current listings page with channel numbers and program names.
Program fare listed includes Radio s B40 545 6.00 235 64 with early news and voices such as Bob Zelda Judy Jane and Arthur Godfrey. Listings show hosts Pamils Owen Cowhbo Mra Surfor Brighter Dag and Hilltop House in Bravo segments.
In Long Beach California two year old Timothy Davis stepped on his grandmother’s car accelerator sending the car roaring. Grandfather James K Green cast a injured foot in a in cast attempted to stop the escape. The vehicle leaped a curb and damaged a front porch before careening to a stop. Mrs Marion Copeland fainted but was the sole casualty. Grandfather warned the next ride should be in the back seat.
Chiang Kai shek warns Russia will start a Pacific war in 1956 after completing a vast railroad linking Asia and Europe. He says Russia will have finished war preparations by mid 1956 and gain mobility to move vast land forces across the region.
Chiang Kai-shek warns the public of an air-sea war with the U S and Britain, calling joint Chinese Communist Russian declarations a smoke screen. He cites rail projects from Ulan Bator to Thining and Alma Ata to Landow as evidence of aggressive Asian expansion, with completion expected next summers.
Mix waffle batter in a jumbo measuring cup and pour directly onto the hot waffle iron. This method reduces kitchen clutter when serving waffles for breakfast.
The Gazette lists today’s showtimes for Paramount Iowa State Palace Marion and nearby venues. Notable screens include Woman's World Three Hours To Kill Bullet Is Waiting Westerner Dead End Caine Mutiny Eddie Cantor Story War Arrow Living Desert Ben and Me By the Light of the Silvery Moon Call of the Wild Johnny Dark and Don't Fence Me In with various afternoon and evening slots.
Mrs Clif ford Bundy removed her silverware before a vacation to guard it but returned to find the items stolen from her home in Enid Oklahoma valued at 220 dollars by a thief taking the set.
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