Walter Winchell in New York: Hollywood Tales
In New York Carl Laemmie Jr a wartime private is linked to All Quiet on the Western Front and a string of Hollywood affairs. Evelyn Moriarity nicknamed Hollywood's Dumbest Dora headlines a wild social circle from Greenpoint to Beverly Hills.
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Lee Mortimer
Carl Laemmie Jr
Universal Pictures
Universal City
Junior
U.S. Army
Signal Corps Photo Center
Long Island City
Hollywood
Virginia Hill
Evelyn Moriarity
Evelyn
Dora
Greenpoint
Dodger
Florentine Gardens
Benedict Canyon
Jimmy Stewart
Burgess Meredith
Stewart
Meredith
Russia Expands Radio TV Reach with Record Newspaper Circulation
Experts report Soviet media growth with a record 47 million newspaper circulation and about 475000 TV sets by end of 1954. Radios reach half the population with 16 million speakers, while U S figures show 54 million daily newspaper readers and 87 million radios in 1954. Tolor telecasting begins experimentally in Moscow.
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Washington
United States
Newness
Russia
U. S
Tolor Telecasting
Moscow
Martin and Lewis Agree to Continue as Comedy Team
Hollywood reports that Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis reconciled after a feud and met with Paramount’s Y. Frank Freeman to confirm they will remain America's highest paid comedy duo. Both signed to fulfill contracts and return to work, though Lewis did not comment.
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Lewis
Martin and Lewis
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Paramount
Y. Frank Freeman
America
Return of Paul Bunyan event draws public attention
The feature runs Sept 3 to 5 with notable attendance at the Return of Paul Bunyan celebration. The ex-pugilist notes the rifle is a squirrel gun and quips about “Big squirrels in the Empire,” captured by AP Wirephoto.
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Paul Bunyan
Empire
Polio Victim Sues Husband for Alimony and Custody
Ann V. Adams of Jacksonville Florida filed suit in Greensboro North Carolina for seventy dollars weekly alimony and custody of her minor child without divorce against Kenneth V. Adams. She alleges cruelty claiming he manipulated her iron lung hoist causing a brain concussion. She says he was intoxicated during assistance and destroyed her religious books.
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N.C
Ann V. Adams
Jacksonville
Fla
Kenneth V. Adams
Winnetka
Louise Sterling
Sporting Goods Company
Vice
Cpl
Stephen Doerner Jr
Doerner
Barbara Jean
Shawneetown
Ilinois
A. Lee Adams
Sterling
Miners and Government Hold Talks on Mica Purchases
Washington reports further discussion planned today between North Carolina mica miners and government officials over the pricing of the government buying program. No conclusions from yesterday's talks on the return to a former buying policy, with miners protesting the change and seeking a permanent policy that recognizes higher mining costs.
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Washington
North Carolina
Governor Hodges Presses Voluntary School Segregation Plan
Gov Hodges urges Negro citizens to embrace voluntary segregation with cooperation and no coercion as a path to keep public schools. He warns the NAACP could destroy racial identity and notes North Carolina employs many Black teachers, urging out of state leaders to focus on discrimination at home.
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Hodges
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North Carolina
NAACP
Hodges urges voluntary school segregation approach to whites and Negroes
Segregation advocate Hodges told Negro Tar Heels that court rulings remove stigma around segregation while urging patience and unified support. He warned against showy actions and called on whites to lead in sustaining separate schools as best for both races. Hodges proposed tapping the state's Advisory Committee on Education to promote voluntary school-choice programs in each district.
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