Rare Ballweed Is Their Food
Sightings of the marimo or ball weed at Lake Akan in Hokkaido attract many visitors. Discovered in 1897, protected since 1921 and designated a national treasure in 1952, these buoyant algae are legally state property and were returned to the lake after a 1955 nationwide appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Tateishi
Sapporo
Japan
Lake Akan
Hokkaido
Kingo Miyabe
Lake
Akan
Yoshishige Todoroki
Hokkaido Prefectural
Todoroki
Vancouver Aquarium
British Columbia
Canada
Avis Problem Shes Too Sexy and BBC Controversy
British actress Avis Scott says a BBC guest announcer role ruined her theater career in ten weeks. She explains being perceived as a sex symbol shifted her image from serious actress to a televised personality, with bikini parts replacing demanding stage roles.
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Avis
Avis Scott
England
Stratford-on-Avon
Noel Coward
West End
Richard Burton
BBC
Actor Carson Says Audiences Seek Entertainment Over Shock
Hollywood star Jack Carson argues audiences desert films and TV if they offer only downbeat themes. He cites Broadway tours drawing up to 12 000 nightly crowds in St Louis and other cities as proof fans want laughter and happiness. Carson urges producers to reconnect with the public and focus on entertainment rather than shock.
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Hollywood
Jack Carson
Civic Auditorium
St. Louis
Carson
Jack
Bel-Air
Sullivan Endures 14 Years of TV Presence and Talent
AP writer Cynthia Lowry notes Ed Sullivan nears a 14th year of his Sunday night tele vision variety hour, with evolving formats and star power. He champions new talent, reshapes the show for competition, and moves locations to spotlight acts like Bob Newhart and Jimmy Durante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
Ed Sullivan
Sullivan
Margaret Truman
Lucille Ball
Gary Morton
Morton
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Lerner
Loewe
Port Chester
Movie Guide: Paradise and Hey Lets Twist In Theaters
Sunday to Wednesday features Bachelor In Paradise with Bob Hope and Lana Turner in cinemascope color. Thursday to Saturday shows Hey Lets Twist with Joey Dee and the Starlighters. Saturday matinee offers The Lost World in color with cine mascope plus cartoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hope
Lana Turner
Joey Dee and
The
Starlighters
Paramount Theatre Presents The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone plays at Paramount Theatre all week starring Gregory Peck David Niven and Anthony Quinn in color and cinemascope.
Weekend Menus at Midway Drive-In Screenings
The Midway Drive-In lists Sunday through Tuesday showings featuring Breakfast at Tiffanys with Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, On The Double with Danny Kaye and Dana Wynter. Wednesday Thursday adds Two Loves with Shirley MacLaine Laurence Harvey and Jack Hawkins in color Cinemascope, Butterfield 8 with Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey in color Cinemascope. Friday Saturday brings Hellbent For Leather with Audie Murphy in color, plus Alias Jesse James with Bob Hope Rhonda Fleming in color and Brides of Dracula with Peter Cushing Freda Jackson in color.
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Breakfast At Tiffany's
Audrey Hepburn
George Peppard
Danny Kaye
Dana Wynter
Shirley MacLaine
Laurence Harvey
Jack Hawkins
Butterfield
Elizabeth Taylor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri State Historical Society
James Bacon
N.Y
Dawn Patrol
Jack Benny
Jimmy
Durante
Bob Precht
Betty
Sylvia
Helen Hayes
Rip Taylor
SOUTH
Thom
Holly Golightly
Mickey Rooney
Danny Dana Kaye
Wynter
Margaret Diana Rutherford
Dors
Ted Richmond
Paula Prentiss
Jim Hutton
ET Ae Laney Sinemascope
Let
Peppermint Lounge
PSL
Romano
Acade and
Merry Widow
Sands
Fabian
Chmcolor
Panavgan
Tommy Sands
Movie Guide
Center Theatre
Paramount Theatre
Midway
Archdale
Erskine Caldwell
Claudelle Inglish
Diane
Surfside
McBain
Arthur Kennedy
Will
Sugarfoot
Hutchins
Constance Ford
Marina Vlady
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