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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1957

Page

13

Celebrity child autograph craze hits stars and toys

Teen idol Tommy Sands discusses a new trend where famous parents scramble for autographs for their kids. He notes teen girls drive sales and fame, with stars like Fred MacMurray and George Burns asking him for signatures for younger fans. Sands rose from obscurity to fame after a teen hit and a TV drama, crediting teenage girls as the key force behind current pop success.

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Fluorescent Lighting Aids Egg Laying Efficiency

In Storrs Connecticut scientists at the University of Connecticut experiment station reported that cool blue and green fluorescent lighting can substitute for incandescent lamps to stimulate egg laying. They claim fluorescent rays are more efficient, about 274 times in some conditions, and could benefit hens.

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Sophia Loren Declines Rappahannock Dollar Toss Challenge

Sophia Loren announced plans to mimic George Washington’s famous river dollar toss but likely won’t undertake the 50 mile trip to Fredericksburg to toss coins into the Rappahannock while in Washington filming Houseboat with Caryl Grant. A publicity man doubted the trip fits her schedule amid filming.

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Queen Movie Star Joins Millionaire Party at Killarney Fair

Gloria De Haven and a party of American millionaires visited Killarney County Kerry to witness a pagan style festival. A horned billy goat was crowned and mounted on a 40 foot tower as part of three day carnival. The outing coincides with the Dublin International Horse Show and with interest in the Kil larney Holdings. De Haven and husband Robert Mincher, recently in Rome, were included in the group.

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Eisenhower Attends Church Then Visits Mamie at Walter Reed

President Eisenhower attended church on Sunday and spent about an hour with Mrs. Eisenhower at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The White House said the First Lady’s recovery from last Tuesday’s operation remains very satisfactory. Milton Eisenhower and his daughter Ruth planned to stay overnight at the White House after Milton’s weeklong visit to Mexico, with Milton returning to Washington.

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Princess Grace of Monaen Expecting Second Child

The Sunda Dispatch reports Princess Grace of Monaen is set to welcome a second child. The birth is slated for December or January, with details uncertain.

Grace London The Sunda Dispatch Grace of Monaen

Saroyan anti profiteer ta Capalba and Chase

Leonard Lyons reviews William Saroyan play The Cave Dwellers and comments on price of theater tickets. He cites producer philosophies from Saroyan to Michael Todd and Fe rrene Molnar, plus anecdotes about George Raft Karl Krollywood and Louis B Mayer, ending with Truman Capote and Richard Rogers in light entertainment industry sketches.

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