Englishman Directing UNC's Program In Nation-Wide TV Series
Allan Davis, an English director, leads CBS TV film on life at the University of North Carolina during a Rockefeller funded tour. The project centers on a North Carolina mountain boy who, after a visit by the Carolina Playmakers, seeks to write, leading him to Chapel Hill and university activity. The CBS series The Search will air next fall to about 30 million Americans.
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University of North Carolina
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Old Vic Company
Bristol
England
Davis
George Couloris
Frances Rowe
Robert Edison
London
Rockefeller
American University
CBS
Old Vic
Moliere
Miles Malleson
Boston
Sam Jaffe
Hollywood
MGM
Peter Lawford
Richard Greene
Leo Carroll
New York
NBC
North Carolina
Carolina
John Masefield
UNC
Life At the University
Star Gazers Build Own Observatory Near Beaver Lake
Seattle Amateur Astronomical Society moves toward a full observatory on a donated one acre site above Beaver Lake. Members survey Saturdays to finish grading as J. R. Perry arms a 12%s-inch reflector telescope built by club members. The dome will be 20 feet wide and public star nights are planned for public viewing.
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Seattle
Wash
Seattle Amateur Astronomical Society
Beaver Lake
A. P. Patton
J. R. Perry
Chinese artillery breaks Yellow river ice jam
SAN FRANCISCO The Chinese Communists say they recently used artillery to break a large ice jam on the Yellow river. The jam threatened a flood in Suiyuan province and was shelled southwest of Paptow to relieve the rising waters behind the ice.
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San Francisco
Yellow River
Suiyuan
China
Peiping
Psychologists Probe Soldiers Minds in Korea Front Lines
Washington May 23 Army psychologists study soldier behavior near the front to learn what makes a hero or a coward. Reports describe fear, morale, and acts of bravery as troops face probing attacks on Hill 693 and beyond.
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Washington
Korea
Hill 693
PFC
Pyongyang
Excess profits tax extension faces congressional test
The proposed six month extension of the excess profits tax to June 30 faces a critical congressional test. House opposition and Senator Taft cast doubt on action while Reed resists prolonging the tax and pushes faster personal income tax cuts. The administration seeks deficit balance and possible budget cuts to enable tax relief.
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New York
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Taft
Congressman Reed
Ways and Means Committee
Reed
Rules Committee
Reed Committee
Truman
Records Named Keeper of Grand Council in Connecticut
New Haven announces William L Records as the Great Keeper of Records for the Grand Council of Connecticut Improved Order of Red Men and notes the memorable title.
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New Haven, Conn
Grand Council of Connecticut
Order of
Red Men
William L. Records
Detroit man found guilty of drunken driving after store crash
William Rosse, 42, was found guilty of drunken driving after his car plowed through a store front and halted near the aspirin counter, according to police.
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Detroit
William Rosse
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High Current Predicted Earnings Spark Rail Shares Rally
The week brought a new bull market for railroad stocks as the carrier average rose 3.08 points to near its March 27 peak. Standard & Poor’s predicted a first-half earnings spike with possible second-half declines, while Eisenhower’s tax stance and industry developments influenced trading.
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New York
Standard & Poor's
Rails
Eisenhower
Southern Railway
Santa Fe
Superior Oil
Skelly
Standard Oil
N. J. Williston Basin
American Car & Foundry
Wall Street
Automobile Group
McIntyre Porcupine
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollar Grant For Traffic Courts
The American Bar Association has received a 7500 grant from All State Insurance to expand its traffic court campaign. Albert B. Houghton of Milwaukee says about 750 cities will join a contest to name national leaders of improved courts, with judging at the ABA meeting in Boston in August. The program includes conferences in various cities for enforcement officials judges educators and others.
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Chicago
American Bar Association
Albert B. Houghton
Milwaukee
Wis
ABA
All State Insurance Co
Houghton
Boston
European Born Yankees in Connecticut Census
The latest census shows the largest foreign born group in Connecticut is Italian born, with New Haven housing the most. Polish born residents are second, led by New Britain, followed by Canadian origin, mostly French speaking, with Hartford having the most in the state.
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Conn
Connecticut
New Britain
Hartford
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