Academy Award Fans Spar Over Sister Rivalry
An Academy Awards night backstage scene recalls Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland, sisters who rose in competition after de Havilland won for The Heiress and Fontaine had earlier success. Friends say rivalry grew as both achieved top honors while Fontaine’s marriage and divorce factor into public commentary.
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Screen Stars Clash At Shrine Avoirdupois of Grace
Briane Aherne once courted Vivien Leigh no, miss de Havilland, Fontaine clash noted at Shrine Auditorium as Fontaine says a snub occurred when she offered congratulations. de Havilland claims strain older note. after the program the two groups mingled separately while de Havilland and Marcus Goodrich left for home and Fontaine and Bill Dozier joined RKO chief N Peter Rathvon at the event.
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Five New Orleans petition signers seek removal from mayor recall effort
Five taxpayers who signed a petition to impeach Mayor Mor rison asked District Attorney Herve Radvited to strike their names. Kremler cited barroom pressure after a discharged city worker offered help with a job. Biaimonte claimed he opposed the bond issue for a terminal station. Racivitch said others asked to retract their signatures, while Morrison threatens to sue all 44 signers for damages.
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Sponge beds collapse sparks idle natives demand revival
The Nassau sponge industry, shaken by fungus disease and overharvesting, faces decades of slow recovery. Government limits and near‑historic declines threaten workers who once hauled sponges in tens of thousands, while experts warn a ten‑year or longer pause may be needed for beds to recuperate.
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Highway Patrol Reports Rise in Drunken Driving Arrests
Montgomery state patrol officials released figures showing an increase in drunken driving arrests for the past month. Total arrests reached 1,354, up from 1,620 the previous month, with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving among leading causes. Public drunkenness and violations of license or safety laws also appeared in the breakdown.
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MacArthur outlines Japan progress and reforms in December report
General MacArthur reports Japan made political and economic progress in December with a new registration aimed at a spring constitution, but also cites strikes, demonstrations, and ongoing black market activity. He notes the Diet's steps toward democratic control, a purge of wartime groups, and plans for 50 model factories to aid industrial training.
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Famed Seventh Army Deactivated in Atlanta
The Seventh Army, famed for Sicily and France campaigns, is formally deactivated in Atlanta. Personnel are reassigned to the Third Army across states including Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee.
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