Walter Winchell profile of Helen Keller on Broadway and stars
The column traces Helen Keller's miracles praised in The Miracle Worker and Mary Martin's reaction to Keller. It recalls Patty Duke’s Broadway note, Jackie Gleason roles, Julie Harris rise, and other show business anecdotes from Wm Gibson plays to Davis and Arliss negotiations, ending with critics as human.
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Mary Martin
South Pacific
Miss Keller
Patty Duke
Julie Harris
Brooks Atkinson
Wm. Gibson
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Leah
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Bette Davis
Carl Sandi
Miss Davis
New York
George Arliss
Stor
Warner Brothers
Murray Kinnel
God
Devils
Jason Robards Jr
John Chapman
South Pacific origins and a cheeky pupil in Georgia
A tale links Josh Logan and Richard Rodgers to the musical South Pacific through ideas sparked by reading a book. In Georgia a grade school boy, accused of rock throwing, denies being a rocker and calls himself a pincher in a stubborn defense.
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Josh Logan
Richard Rodgers
Logan
South Pacific
Buford
Parole System Criticized in South Carolina Rift
Dillon businessman M S Stackhouse of the State Pardon Probation and Parole Board claims an unofficial parole system exists for privileged prisoners. He cites convicts holding jobs in SLED and the governor's office, and says a move to a three man board could form a major campaign issue. He argues overcrowding relief requires new penal facilities, not liberal paroles.
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Dillon
S. C
South Carolina
M. S&s
Stackhouse
Olin Lee Turner
Columbia
State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Governor’s Office
State Penitentiary
Hollings
Budapest Sunday in 1959 reveals lingering sadness after revolt
The narrator walks Budapest with a Boston-like calm, noting well dressed bourgeois scenes and shiny shops, then a sudden encounter with the secret police and a frightened middle aged woman. The day ends with a stark reminder that 1956’s tragedy still shadows daily life.
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New York
Peoria
Philadelphia
Muskegon
Brooks Brothers
St. Stephen's Basilica
Silent Danube
Kennedy urges a new national conscience in Cold War warning
In Los Angeles Senator John F. Kennedy urged Americans to muster a new national conscience as the Soviet challenge grows. He warned that the stakes are high and the nation risks losing its will to fight and endure unless public purpose strengthens. He spoke at a Beverly Hills Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner.
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John F. Kennedy
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Beverly Hills
Acute Asthma Incidents Reported Amid Medical Inquiry
A chaotic note describes acute asthma events and a respiratory specialist’s early findings. It mentions relief, rapid improvement, and a hopeful easing of symptoms with potential new treatments, referencing a patient group and a product or code name “5 Green Moon.”
Love Letter Praises Jolly Time Pop Corn
Helena Mont reader Mrs A Fabian writes I learned my lesson I’m coming back I tried other popcorn since cheaper it was tougher and full of bulls Nothing beats your wonderful tender Jolly Time Pop Corn As a customer I’m yours forever Try Jolly Time Pop Corn Your Grocer has it
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