Rex Harrison Learns His Craft in English Stage Route
Rex Harrison discusses English repertory theater and details his path to playing Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days. The interview covers his early acting schooling, battles with production, and eventual Broadway success with Max Well Anderson's play under Leland Hayward. He notes his RAF service, move to Hollywood, and return to theater with his son Casey attending.
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Rex Harrison
Maxwell Anderson
Anne
Henry the Eighth
Anne Boylen
Harrison
Laurence Oliver
Diana Winward
Robert Morley
Robert Donat
Cedric Hard
Wicke
Michael Redgrave
London
Hollywood
Leland Hayward
Anderson
Malibu
Max
Soe
Henry
Jo Mitzner
New York
France
Philadelphia
Philly
Baltimore
Broadway
Huyton
Lancastershire
Lilli Palmer
Theater Guild
Casey
Management Runs Worker Colleges
A survey shows thousands of employees in major industries join company run classes aimed at job skills and personal growth. IBM enrolls 32 000 in general education courses in ten months with diplomas after 15 units. Manley trade school program runs in Chicago and Milwaukee plants. Electric Auto-Lite offers tech and shop courses in Toledo with diplomas. National Broadcasting trains embryo announcers and executives.
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New York
Associated Press
Department of Education
IBM
Inernational Harvester Company
Manley Trade and Vocational School
Chicago
Milwaukee
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Toledo
Ohio
Toledo Board of Education
Flight From Nanking Is Accelerated Amid Uncertain Peace
Officials rush to transfer to Formosa as central government tries to stem mass desertions. Many ministries endorse leaving after years of service, while ordinary workers weigh risks and await Communist moves. Battles rage near Nanking with remnants of Suchow forces under Gen Tu Li-Ming.
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Formosa
Nanking
Hankow
Chungking
Tientsin
Suchow
Tu Li-Ming
Baptist pastor takes charge at Lincolnton church
Lincolnton North Carolina January 11 The Rev Richard T Howerton a Durham native has accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist church in Lincolnton He is a former state secretary of the Baptist student union.
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Lincolnton
N. C
Richard T. Howerton
Durham
First Baptist Church
The
Baptist Student Union
Television Workshop Participants Highlight Training Drive
A select group joins a television workshop as Johnson and Johnson surgical supply makers expand its formalized training department. Over a thousand employees enroll yearly, with all production workers taking courses in elementary economics costs and general business operations.
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Johnson and Johnson
North Carolina Weather Report With Cloudy, Warm Start
Considerable cloudiness and warm conditions give way to occasional light rain. Cooler air arrives across western and northern portions this afternoon and into Wednesday with continued clouds and light rain. The forecast notes a colder and overcast Wednesday.
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North Carolina
Snow, Sleet And Ice Hit Wide Areas
A cold spell after planes failed to land froze streams in the Pacific Northwest and reduced power generation capacity. Utilities urged consumers to curb electricity use as officials warned the situation could remain critical for the rest of the week.
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Pacific Northwest
Washington Power Company
Flu Epidemic Confined and New Strain Detection Project
Officials say this winter influenza in the United States has not been unusually high. The American project is part of an international plan to prevent a repeat of the 1918 outbreak. Most states report only small tin deposits and none are profitable to mine.
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Temperatore-Raineau
Charlott Jan
Official
Weather Bureau
Mans
Jacksonville
Asheville
Tittle Rock
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Meridian
Biringham Slao
Miami
Charleston
Mobile
Harlotte
Mt. Mitchel
The
Union
Helium Atom Formed From Hydrogen Nuclei
An atom of helium forms when four hydrogen atoms fuse. however, one helium atom is lighter than four hydrogen atoms, indicating mass-energy conversion in fusion.
Labor Welfare Legislation To Be Speeded In Congress
Lesinski said a new labor bill will go to public hearings once house committee assignments are made and hearings on repealing the Taft Hartley act could begin within a week. The plan includes limits on jurisdictional strikes and federal power to avert actions harming national welfare. The President backs a 75 cent minimum wage bill and funding to help pay teachers.
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Congress
Lesinski
House
Labor Committee
Truman
Upper Brackets To Bear Tax Proposed to Eliminate Deficit
The deficit for the fiscal year starting July 1 is estimated at 873 million dollars. President proposes tax rate hikes to erase the shortfall and fund national debt. Rep Halleck of Indiana Republican leader warns the plan will still leave a deficit.
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Rep. Halleck
Indiana
Freight Rate Boost In Effect on Grains and Dairy
The dairy industry committee warns that rate increases postwar have hit butter cheese and milk products harder than coal and mining items, disrupting the industry as uniform rates are sought nationwide.
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Dairy Industry Committee
Southern Bell Splits Carolinas Office
The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company will separate administrative offices for North and South Carolina. H. G. Booth remains North Carolina manager. J. M. McAllister of Louisville will head the South Carolina division from February 1. A $12,000,000 expansion and improvement program for 1949 was announced.
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Columbia, S. C
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
North Carolina
South Carolina
Charlotte
H. G. Booth
Booth
J. M. McAllister
Louisville
Southern Bell
Kentucky
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