Hollywood gossip and star anecdotes from Erskine Johnson
Hollywood gossip plots unfold as Charlton Heston avoids on set excesses while DeMille governs behavior. Barbara Bel Geddes shifts toward Broadway mood, Tony Curtis launches The Young Lions, Joan Crawford packs luggage, and Red Skelton endures migraines amid studio chatter.
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Hollywood
NBA
C. B. DeMille
Charlton Heston
Heston
Moses
Ciro’s
Mr. DeMille
Mrs. Jones
Barbara Bel Geddes
Hollywood Studios
Layoff pay plans reshape industry outlook
The piece surveys how General Motors and Ford layoff pay schemes could influence labor policy across sectors. It notes unions pushing for higher unemployment benefits, automation boosting machine tool sales, and advertisers, merchants, and factory towns preparing for steadier demand and longer term hiring.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Sam Levin
Santos
General Motors
Francisco
Riba
Tel
Ford
Butler Finds Texas Demo Feud Is Hot
Texas Democratic rift flared as Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler opened a six day Texas tour. Gov Shivers and party leaders refused to attend. Butler rejected June 20 luncheon in Austin due to schedule. Tour runs Lubbock Dallas and Uvalde with neither Shivers nor Weinert attending.
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Clayton Vickerson
Dallas
Texa
Texas
Paul M
Butler
Shivers
Austin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas Democratic Advisory Council
George Sandlin
Hilda Weinert
Buller
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Lubbock
Uvalde
Weinert
James Sewell
Advisory Council
Rayburn
Sewell
Passport Symbolizes Long Ties Of New Maronite Patriarch
Beirut Lebanon WILTON WYNN says Lebanese Bishop Paul Maoushi the Maronite Church's new Patriarch of Antioch and At the East keeps an American passport as a cherished reminder of 14 years in the United States. Maoushi 61 was named patriarch by Pope Pius XII last month after long service in New Bedford and Los Angeles and leadership roles in the church.
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Wilton Wynn
Beirut
Lebanon
United States
Paul Maoushi
Ameriica
Pius XII
Reme
Maoush
Mexico
New Bedford
Los Angeles
Tyre
Vatican
Maoushi
Arida
Polo’s Ancient Roots and Dallas Trip Sparks Talk
The article notes polo’s ancient play across China and other regions before reaching England. It then covers Sewell’s apology after Mrs Weinert accused him of being ungallant, and Butler’s Texas plans claiming friendship with Sandlin. He denies an anti Shivers linkage and says he would visit Texas if invited by Sandlin and the pro Shivers committee.
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Sewell
Washington Letter on Wilsons Louisiana Estate and Cattle Bid
Washington letter reports Mrs. Charles B. Wilson plans to preserve a antebellum feel at their Louisiana 4000 acre estate near Baton Rouge bought for about 200000. Secretary Wilson cross-breeds Ayrshire and Sindhi cattle with King Ranch stock and aims for a used look with antiques. The Wilsons plan fall occupancy and quail hunting, while Michigan home remains the family base with many grandchildren.
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Jane Eads
Washington
Charles B. Wilson
Defense
Wilsons
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
India
King Ranch
Texas
Wilson
Mrs. Wilson
Bloomfield Hills
Detroit
Bessie
Glasper
JHE ESTATES Fifth Estate and Perceptions
The four estates of the realm are the nobility clergy commons and the press Radio has been referred to as the fifth estate Analysts discuss the evolving role of media in public life and its influence on governance and society The note frames radio as a key informational power alongside traditional social orders
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Commons
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