Mike Todd Jr and Liz split estate fifty fifty in will
New York AP April 16 1957 Mike Todd's will leaves half of the estate to widow Elizabeth Taylor and half to son Michael Todd Jr executor. The other half placed in trust for Taylor with income to her for life and principal at her disposal by will. Trustees named. Todd states Taylor will continue film career with no commitments beyond ongoing project. Estate valued over 20 000 for probate purposes but estimated at three to five million by sources.
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Miss Taylor
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Irs
Toda
Michael Todd Co, Inc
Imajor
Todd
Treason case against Ezra Pound dismissed
The treason indictment against Ezra Pound was dismissed by U S District Judge Bolitha Laws who ruled Pound is not competent to stand trial. Pound has been confined at St Elizabeths Hospital since 1945 and the decision allows his potential release once care plans are set, with Pound seeking to return to Italy where he lived for 21 years.
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Washington
Boltha J. Laws
U. S. District Court
Pound
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Prize refusals and prize pride in literary history
New York reports on prize culture as Abe Burrows notes only two groups prize winners and givers. Thornton Wilder minimizes excitement after Politeer wins while Sinclair Lewis rejects Pulitzers as silly. William Saroyan refuses Pulitzer yet accepts a silver Armenian medal and later wins an Academy Award. humor and irony mark these famous rejections and moments.
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Humphrey Bogart
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
Arrow Smith
Pulitzer Committee
Sweden
William Saroyan
Saroyan
Fresno
Calif
Cliburn to Repeat Dallas Symphony Concert
Van Cliburn of Kilgore Texas will repeat a program with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra that wowed the Russians last week. Alan Watrous, the symphony manager, announced from New York that the event will be a special off subscription concert in the last week of November with a date to be set.
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Upi
van Cliburn
Kilgore
Tex
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Alan Watrous
New York
Soviet Union
Doctor Sets Household Penalties That Ended In Divorce
Fort Worth Texas report details Dr. Forest C Barber who devised a rule based fine system for his wife Mrs. Barber to run the household. Fines ranged from 2 to 50 dollars for minor infractions with divorce underway and alimony set at 400 dollars monthly. The case centers on cruel treatment as grounds for divorce and a contested alimony arrangement.
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Bonde
Harold Craik
Star Shops in Rome Sell 78 Cent Bargain Dog Collar
Audrey Hepburn, back from a Rome shopping trip, bought a dog collar for her Yorkshire terrier. The tag read Made in San Diego, and a later check showed it would have cost eight cents less at her Los Angeles home.
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Yarmouth Churches to Share Estate Grant
Halifax report says seven churches from the estate of Stanley O Brien of Yarmouth will receive 1000 dollars each. The beneficiary churches include two in Yarmouth and one in Halifax. The bequest was left by the deceased last year. A local official noted the distribution aligns with the testator’s wishes.
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Stanley Edity
Yarmouth
O'Brien
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