Hollywood Behind Eight Ball on Family Films
Hollywood theater owners blame film studios for shrinking family movies and note a rise in objectionable pictures. The National Legion of Decency reports a surge in unsuitable films while studios focus on adult audiences, contributing to a drop in attendance, especially by children under 12, amid competition from television.
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Wess Bell
National Legion of Decency
Daily Variety
Father Little
the Legion
Midwest
The
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood
W. R. Wilkerson
Movie Trade Paper
West Germany
Flicka
Mr. Bellic
Soviet Union
East of Eden
Risinger enters Air Force Technical Training at Sheppard
Gerald E Risinger of Indiana RD 1 enrolls in the United States Air Force Technical Training School at Sheppard Air Force Base near Wichita Falls Texas. The course trains him as an aircraft and engine mechanic with plans to assign him to a major Air Force Command for on the job experience or advanced training after graduation. He entered the Air Force in January 1955.
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Gerald E. Risinger
Soho
Kathryn Risinger
Indiana
United States Air Force Technical Training School
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Texas
Sheppard
Air Force
First Baby Kangaroo in Zoo History
Baltimore Zoo staff record the first joey in the zoo as photographer George Cook captured a brief shot of the three month old, hairless newborn kangaroo peeking from its mother's pouch. Photographers Eddie Nolan and George Cook waited eighteen payroll hours for the moment, even amid a school group interruption.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Zoo
Joey
Junior
Mrs. K
Nolan
Cook
Hollywood TV era shifts toward family telefilms
A 1955 survey notes Hollywood moves to family oriented telefilms to recapture kiddie and parent attendance, arguing this drives overall box office and theater profits. It cites pressure from TV competition and asks about theater strategies, while including trivia and brief QA items on politics, art, and milk usage.
Orchid Produces Tiny Seeds Among Plants
The orchid is noted for its very small seeds compared with other plants, a trait linked to its pollination strategy and widespread distribution. Scientists study orchid seeds to understand germination and biodiversity in tropical ecosystems.
Political quotes and safety concerns from 1950s editorials
A collection of brief remarks from public figures. Adlai Stevenson hints at a presidential run. Senator Knowland addresses Soviet strategy regarding Austria and Yugoslavia. Attorney Corrigan argues for a new trial in the Dr. Sheppard case. A physician comments on homicide methods, and a debate on the H-bomb versus traditional weapons concludes the excerpt.
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Sam) Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
U S Claims Damages For Bomber Loss
The United States filed a claim for 1 620 295 dollars against the Soviet Union for the loss of a B29 bomber and its eight crew off northern Japan during a training mission three years ago. The bomber disappeared Oct 7 1952 after being pursued over Japanese waters. Soviet claims that the bomber fired first over Russian territory were denied by a U S Air Force spokesman in Tokyo.
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Hague
Netherlands
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
Moscow
U.S. Air Force
Tokyo
Sun Eclipse And Tragic Fire Mark June Sky Events
A June 20 solar eclipse will darken the sky from Southeast Asia to the Pacific, lasting over seven minutes along a wide path. In the same report a fire in Missouri kills Hazel Robinson, nine, after flames engulf their trailer, while Arthur Robinson and Hazel’s mother survive with injuries. The piece also notes eclipse types and historical context.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Indian Ocean
Ceylon
Thailand
Indochina
Phillippines
Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islands
National Geographic Society
Pacifico
Peru
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Central America
Earth
America
United States
New York
Hayden Planetarium
Connecticut
Rhode Island
T. Louis
Arthur Robinsonsachusetts
Florida
Chesterfield
Hazel Ann
Arthur
Arthur J. Robinson
Moon
Mrs. Robinson
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NEA
Film Production Code Administration
Legion
Thomas F. Little
Champ Hat
Jayson Sport
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Wwew
Waxler
Pema An
Europe
Alhambra
Granada
Spain
William Henry Harrison
Philadelphia
Gazette
London
England
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
Austria
Yugoslavia
William Knowland
R-Calif
U. S
Cleveland
Bloomington
Milinois
Eaean
Waxler’s
Puritan
Campus
Cavalier
Resisto
Hanes & Fruit of the Loom
Holeproof
Esquire
Boston
Jayson
Super Whitehall
Wings
Anson
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