Needed A Political Humorist The Missing Will Rogers
Charles Mercer laments the lack of political humor at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. He notes no sharp witticisms on politics appear on television or radio, calling for a modern Will Rogers to restore satire to the public stage.
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San Francisco
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The readable lines describe under-the-counter trade and private jokes about politics, noting a faithful audience from all parties and a public figure who repeats a joke on the P.
Television programs Sunday Monday schedule note
Test pattern at 6 45 p m followed by Good evening a.m for the 7 00 slot details indicate a tentative schedule listing for the upcoming TV broadcast.
Television schedule highlights for WBTY Charlotte
Channel 3 4 30 program lineup includes Convention 6 00 Phil Silvers 5 30 You 4re There 6 09 nience Fictior 6 30 Private Secretary with time slots noted on air.
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Phil Silvers
TV Tonight Roanoke Schedule Highlights and Gaps
WSLS TV Roanoke channel 10 lists 6:30 Frontier 7:00 Steve Allen 8:00 See Va Crime 9:30 10:00 Big Town 10:30 Ted Mack 11:00 with program gaps noted and unclear entries.
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Frontier
Steve Allen
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Ted Mack
Channel 12 TV Schedule Reedits and Test Pattern
Winston-Salem station lists a 1:00 Muse Prevues 1:7 News and Weather. Evening lineup includes Meet Press at 5:00, This Life of Topper at 6:30, Frontier to 7, Alloa at 8:00, Alcoa at 9:30, Movie at 11:00 and News at 11:00 with a 6:00 Test Pattern.
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June Lockhart Returns to TV With CBS Playhouse 90 Film
Hollywood actress June Lockhart, told by studios she was not the type, rose to fame in New York TV dramas and quiz panels. Now co starring with Dennis O Keefe in a CBS Playhouse 90 project, she eyes a possible revival of her career on film for TV.
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Manhattan
Alan Ladd Successful Producer
Hollywood portrait of Alan Ladd as a producer and star. The article notes his role at Jaguar Productions with wife Sue Carol and children on the board, his partnership with Warner Brothers, and his hiring of George Berthelon as associate producer. Ladd emphasizes business over on screen credit and avoids watching others during shoots.
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Sue Carol
Jaguar Productions
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Berthlon
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Keaton Biopic Ship Scene Sinks In Hollywood Recreation
Los Angeles Harbor hosted a successful launch for The Buster Keaton Story remake of The Boat. Donald O’Connor played Keaton in an 18-foot mock boat that sank on cue amid jokes from about a hundred onlookers.
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Los Angeles
Buster Keaton
Keaton
Donald O'Connor
O'Connor
News and Feature Writers Conference Set at Chapel Hill
E. C. Daniel of the New York Times and Frank Gibney of Newsweek will speak at the fifth annual conference in Chapel Hill on September 8. The event brings together writers from major outlets for talks and panels.
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E. C. Daniel
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New York Times
Left
Frank Gibney
Newsweek
Chapel Hill
Movie Listings at Paramount and Center Theatres
Paramount Theatre offers The Eddy Duchin Story in Technicolor and Cinemascope today through Thursday starring Tyrone Power Kim Novak and Victoria Shaw. Friday and Saturday Quincannon Frontier Scout in Technicolor stars Sean Martin Peggie Castle. Also Whitetail Buck in Technicolor Wildlife Adventure. Center Theatre presents The King and I in Cinemascope and color starring Deborah Kerr Yul Brynner through Saturday. Saturday morning Kiddie Matinees 9 am to 12 noon Daniel Boone with George O’Brien cartoon features and All Teen shows.
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Kiddie Aimnes
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George O'Brien
Earliest Library Identified as Babylonian Clay Tablet Collection
Earliest known library is a collection of clay tablets uncovered in Babylonia dated around 2000 B.C. These tablets served as the civilization's books and record keepers.
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Babylonia
Yacht Cruise Mystery Aboard Fredericks Yacht
Detective questions Carl Fredericks after partner Sam Wagner drowns during a weekend cruise. Fredericks claims an accident but is suspected of murder due to recent partnership split and $50,000 life insurance on each man. The case hinges on whether the partner’s death was intentional and who benefits most.
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Carl Fredericks
Sam Wagner
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Sam
Wagner
Map on Sale in Moscow Showcases Prewar City Layout
FH-Book stores in Moscow offered a rare display last week a map of the capital the first since before World War II. It details main roads railway stations monuments the subway system and the Kremlin drawing attention to wartime and prewar contrasts.
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