Fragmented miscellany notes from a era’s chatter
A collage of reminiscences and quips features vitamin talk, perfume scents on paper, a traffic joke, literary sparks from Jules Verne, Irish coffee origins, Sam Rayburn’s speakership, Oscar Wilde quips, and a country editor’s take on a mechanical bartender.
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Georgia State College of Business
Pittsburgh Sun - Telegraph
New York
London Daily Telegraph
India
Jules Verne
San Francisco
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Robert M. Hunter
Virginia
Oscar Wilde
Red Warships Head For Adriatic
MOSCOW reports another pair of Soviet warships are departing Baltic bases bound for the Adriatic on a goodwill visit to Yugoslavia. The ships follow a Baltic to North Sea and Mediterranean route recently used by a Russian cruiser and destroyer that recently arrived in Communist Albania. Western speculation suggests possible moves toward the Middle East to influence Arab states.
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Moscow
Baltic
Adriatic
Eeer Zhdanov
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Settland
Mediterranean
Albania
Middle East
Graham Ends Crusade at Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham wrapped up his crusade at Madison Square Garden with a crowd of 19,200, plus 7,000 outside. He cited 767 decisions for Christ and noted nearly 1.95 million total listeners across the campaign, including Yankee Stadium and rally sites in Queens Harlem Brooklyn and Wall Street. He plans trips to Charlotte and New York events before returning to Montreal.
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Graham
Charlotte
N.C
Montreal
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Christ
New York
Times Square
Yankee Stadium
Forest Hills
Queens
Harlem
Brooklyn
Wall Street
Massage Of Heart Saves Knife Victim In Hickory
James Edward Morrison, 52, of Hickory, was saved after surgeons massaged his heart during a weekend attack in which he sustained about 12 slashes and two 18 inch wounds. Four suspects, all named Cornwell, are jailed without bond on assault with intent to kill charges.
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Hickory
N.C
James Edward Morrison
Morrison
Bonnie Cornwell
Gerald Cornwell
Mary Sue Cornwell
Alton Cornwell
Violent Death Toll Reported Across Several North Carolina Areas
The article lists multiple homicides and fatal incidents including Bertha Lee Morrow in Charlotte, Oscar Monzingo near Wadesboro, and Clyde Wright charged with murder. It notes Jackie Lowery a two year old shot near Raleigh, plus other deaths from drive ins, shootings, and vehicle strikes, with suspects named Marvin Webster and Ace Miles involved in cases. A broad record of violent deaths across cities like Mebane Greensboro Burlington and Wilson is presented.
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Bertha Lee Morrow
Charlotte Home
Oscar Person Monzingo
Peachland
Wadesboro
Clyde Wright
Jackie Lowery
Red
Raleigh
Herman Gillis
Garner
Ace Miles
Miles
William Gordon Sing
Rt. 3
Tabor City
Brunswick County
Walter Patterson
Wilson
Opera Attendance Rises in St Louis Season
The St Louis Municipal Opera reports unofficial attendance for its 39th season at 629 500, up from 627 888 in 1956, after four years of declines.
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ST. Louis
Power Workers End Strike Against Public Utilities
About half of the 2000 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members on strike attended a mass meeting and voted to halt the weeklong walkout. Lt. Gov. Edward V. Long warned pickets must be removed by 6 p.m. Sunday or punitive action would follow. Long then ordered state seizure of the utility under the King-Thompson Act as wage talks resume. The union seeks 97 percent wage increases from an offer of 5 percent. current wages range from 1.60 to 3.00 dollars per hour.
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Edward V. Long
Long
King-Thompson
Hotelman Dies. Hatch Led Ambassador Hotel Group
L Boyd Hatch age 60 of Lakeville Conn died Saturday. He chaired the board of the Ambassador Hotel of New York Inc and formerly served as executive vice president of Atlas Corp.
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Lakeville, Conn
L. Boyd Hatch
Ambassador Hotel of New York, Inc
Atlas Corp
Explosion Pitches Man Through Door
Samuel Green, 48, was hurled from his home when a gas explosion wrecked the house in Los Angeles. He lay seriously burned, with 65 percent of his body covered in burns, after the blast split the walls and roof while he tried to repair a water heater. Fire Chief Henry Machacek said the leak enveloped him.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Green
Green
Henry Machacek
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AVE
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Graham Ends
Office Equipment CO
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Gene Barry
China Gate
Nat King Cole
Gary Cooper
Martha Hepburn
Love
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Stewart Granger
Rhonda Fleming
George Stevens
Pou Ma Nove
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Warner Bros
Warnercolor
Rock Taylor - Hudson
Dean
Carrol Baker
Sso
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Mercedes McCambridge
SAL Mineo
Torive
High Point
Jim Moore
U.S. Marines
D.I. Fee
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Wsls-Tv
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Margie
Wsjs-Tv
Winston-Salem
Ted Mack
Brite
Groom
Dayton Tires
Home OF Quality & Service
Centennial Ave
Sweetie Pie
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Shultz
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Thomasville Road
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Rock Hudson
Pe Russell
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Jane Russell
Louis Hayward
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20Th Century-Fox
Pat Boone
Terry Moore
Janet Gaynor
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