Actress Daughter Drops 179 Pounds in Surgery Test
Lorraine Bendix, daughter of actor, describes life changing weight loss after hypertension and two surgeries. She recalls a year of dieting failure, then a bypass operation and a follow up to restore her digestive tract. Now 118 pounds, she plans acting work including a local stage role and a TV part as her father's niece.
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Contracting Slow Up Ordered
The Army faces a contracting slowdown in the final month of fiscal year 1957 after Secretary Wilson directs a cut of about 500 million dollars, with the Air Force to bear half the load, delaying a large portion of contracts. Pentagon confirmation followed a Washington Sunday Star report.
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Baritone astronomy and Cleopatra’s snake clues collide
A brief puzzle item blends baritone astronomy with Cleopatra’s snake references and legal point, then hints at chest rattles, Hawaiian bird, machine part, Gaelic term, promontory, employer, while, and parent.
Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Time Slots
A compact listing shows programs across the evening including Washington Square Jane Wyman Aluminum Hour Telephone Time and I'm the Law. Evening music segments and late night sign offs fill the schedule with slots for German and music courses, Southern Authors and Frontier Space programs.
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Jane Wyman
End Play Makes Slam North 4AKQ93 TM K3 o14 QI54 oA
Dr John Moscow of New York analyzes a slam bidding and end play in a bridge hand. Despite only 16 points for his two no trump response, he achieves slam after an expert end play on East. Simulated play details West’s initial diamond, club lead, and East discard decisions to force the final contract.
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John Moscow
New York
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Guards Called to Active Duty in Korean War Effort
More than 160,000 National Guardsmen were activated to assist during the Korean War era. The mobilization reflected broad nationwide effort across states, with units deployed for service and support as the conflict evolved.
900 Women Announcers On Radio Television
A fragment discusses 900 women announcers on radio and television in the United States and mentions National Listen to Your Barber Week. It also includes quirky notes about Chicago language, pin up origins, and birth weights of a kangaroo and polar bear.
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Chicago
Hollywood
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Radio And O Keefe Still Much Alive
Charles Mercer reports NBC radio star Walter O Keefe remains active in Nightline and several shows. He notes ad lib style faded on TV but thrives on radio with a long history of programs and a family life with two sons.
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Ambiguous Notice on Heights and Authorship Cited
The fragment references Owen K. Murphy of Niagara Therapy and a firm project called Operation Holiday. It credits Logan Pearsal Smith with a quote on fashion versus first-rate, prompting questions about truthfulness and motive in the cited excise of opinion.
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Girl Follows Mother In Death
A 3-year-old girl from Franklin North Carolina died of injuries after a car wreck that killed her mother Ethel Thomas 38 near Madison. Carol Elizabeth Thomas died in an Athens hospital. Kate 6 remained seriously ill as other car occupants were listed in fair condition. The crash involved Porter Charles Thomas 43 and 11 in the vehicle. Elsie May Bell Grosvenor is incorrectly inserted as daughter of Alexander Graham Bell. she is married to Dr Gilbert Grosvenor of the National Geographic Society.
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Elsie May Bell Grosvenor
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