TV column ailing as star power shifts amid Dragnet shifts
Ellis Walker on vacation and New York writer Jack O Brians notes a power shift in TV with Jack Webb dominant in Dragnet. Stan Meyer exits as Webb era nears, unions resist stage resumption, and RCA Victor Decca and ABC TV plots unfold with stars like Norman Foster, Betty Grable, Harry James, and Arthur Godfrey shaping the era.
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New York
Ins
Jack Webb
Stan Meyer
Meyer
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
Dragnet
Stan
Webb
Paramount Theater
Times Square
Eddie Fisher
Paramount
RCA Victor
Glenn Miller
Befors
Gary Crosay
Poppa Bing
Decca Record
Gary
Bing
Rca-Victor
Jabel
Norman Foster
Abc-Tv
Betty Grable
Hugbane
Harry James
Betty
Arthur Godfrey
Stu Erwin
Edward Arnold
Jackie Gleason
Carson
CBS
Walter Gross
Aso
CBS Music
Milton Berle
Jack Webbie
Sandra Berle
Mitton
Mickey Rooney
New Repertory Venture Assembles Star-Studded Cast
New York announces a 30 member ensemble for its first major repertory venture in years. Notable names include Karl Malden Maureen Stapleton Eli Wallach Anne Jackson Eva Marie Saint and Beatrice Straight among others. The Bijou Theater in Times Square will host the season starting in October.
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Jack Gaver
New York
Karl Malden
Jeetcar
Desire
Wheat
Mildred Dunnock
Maureen Stapleton
Phoenix Theater
Eli Wallich
Anne Jackson
Eli
London
Bitish
Anne
Janice Rule
William Inge
Beatrice Straight
Kim Hunter
Eva Marie Saint
John Cromwell
Hollywood
Sabrina
Arnold Moss
Anthony Ross
E. G. Marshall
Barry Gates
Joseph Anthony
Will Kuiuva
Norman Lloyd
Kendall Clark
Phillip Abbott
Robert Emmett
Jace Manning
Susan Douglas
Sara Wilson
Sara Anderson
Isabel Paner
Carmen Mathews
Jane Seymour
Dolly Haas
John Copeland
Lois Wheeler
Bronc
the Stags
Ensemble
Bijou
Times Square
Fragmented radio schedule fragment with scattered program items
A jumbled OCR fragment lists various radio and TV programs and times. Items mention boxing, sports roundups, theater, cartoons, movies, and live shows with numerous incomplete labels and stray names, suggesting a local broadcast guide page with mixed content.
Radio Listings and Show Schedule Snapshot
A dense OCR fragment lists radio stations and show names across many outlets. It mentions KFRC KFRC-TBA KNBC-Nws KCBS etc with program notes like Night Watch, Dance Time, Space Patrol, Garden Party, and various hosts. The garbled text preserves many station stems and times, hinting at a broad broadcast schedule.
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Enac
J. Gillesnte
Murrow
KGO
Bill Stern
TBA
KNBC
Nws
Sus Fun
KCBS
Boby Benson
Cecil Brown
Koon
KNB
NKG
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Fel Heatter
Yec—Soo St
Xybchbin
Gly Yan Keeo—Perry Ki Bina Dale EN Ate
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Kgon
Science of ‘Mind
KFRC
Bill Henry
Go—J. Vandertook
Godfrey
RGO
Be ‘Sports
Ike
Betv
Mr. Keen
Lowey Thomas
McCarthy Bilites
KPRC
Fulton Lewis Jr
Frank Edward
Fibber McGee
C. Hansen
Spie
McCarthy
Army MD
Dwight Cooke
KRAC
Begsomusic
Coast Gra
Knbc- Ie
Galen Drake
Q. Lewis
KCHS
NBC
Heyde
Galendrake Kerc
Mose
HCBS
Garden
Kfro-Caath
Sp Brotherhood
KNBCU
Knpece
Opera
KCB
Beera
KCBS5
Jane Todd
KFARC+Records
ENBC
Supervisors Approve Firemen's Pay Hike
Castro Valley area officials approved a county fire department pay schedule, raising rates for captains notables and engine crews. The plan includes updating wages to 375 dollars for captains per month, 320 for hosemen, 390 for assistant chiefs, and 525 for chief, with traffic safety measures near Hayward High and school pickup areas on Osborne Avenue to reduce double parking and improve shoulder lanes.
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Castro Valley
Hayward
Castro Valley Fire Commission
Wallace Boggs
Ors
County Board of Supervisors
Osborne
John Humbert
Villopen
Gil Forsgard
Rosenbergs Remembered One Year After Execution
A year after Julius and Ethel Rosenberg died in Sing Sing, critics say they were spies while supporters insist they were martyrs. News crews and protestors drew world attention, with White House pleas for commutation and Supreme Court sessions surrounding the case. The Rosenbergs lie buried in a Long Island cemetery as their children live with their grandmother. A separate item notes a 20 foot tree growing along Route 113 after embankment slides during heavy rains in Newbury, Massachusetts.
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Sing Sing Prison
White House
Eisenhower
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Ethel
Julie
National Committee To Secure Justice
Rosenberg
Manhattan
Morton Sobell
Long Island
Michael
Robert
New York
Sophie Rosenberg
West
Newbury
Mass
Route 113
Maorning
Hiehway
Blonde Bobo Rockefeller Divorces in Reno Budget Wins in Senate
Reno awaits the arrival of Bobo Rockefeller amid divorce rumors with Winthrop Rockefeller. Attorneys plan a $5.5 million settlement and two trust funds for their son. In Washington, the administration won a $29.22 billion military budget victory in the Senate, defeating moves to restore Army divisions.
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Bobo Rockefeller
Reno
Ins
Winthrop Rockefeller
Nevada
Standard Oil
Rockefeller Iis
Little Rock
Ark
Rockefeller
Bobo
Richard Segis
Boston
Carlson City
Qilpiney
Sears
M. A. Diskin
E. P.carville
Rocke‘feller
Carville
New York
Bobe
iBoko
Crouple
Winithrop
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Senate
Senate House
House
Emocrats
Los Angeles Smog Probe Signals Graft Inquiry
District Attorney S Ernest Roln investigates graft and corruption in smog control. An anonymous letter claims inspectors extorted home and business owners, alleging 2 percent of oil industry spending eschewed to officials and relatives. Smog control director Gordon Larson calls for grand jury inquiry and cites supporting information.
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Los Angeles
INS
S. Ernest Rol
sMmog
Gordon P. Larson
Grand Jury
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