Brigadoon Charms Coast to Coast On Stage Thursday
A national tour of Brigadoon comes to the La Crosse Vocational school auditorium Thursday at 8 30 p m after a long journey from Broadway in 1947 The big musical travels in two 70 foot baggage cars with about 75 staff members including actors carpenters electricians and wardrobe mistresses The show faced a late start in Milwaukee with a frigid reception but finally opened at 10 15 and closed near 1 00 a m The article highlights lavish scenery demanding costumes and the stamina of the company and notes long rehearsal needs and heavy logistics surrounding the production
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la Crosse Vocational School
United States
Milwaukee
Mpany
James Miller
Peepee
Isabelle Duncan
al Borden
Ropertyman
Recommendations On Decentralization For NLRB Review
The budget bureau will likely submit recommendations for relocating some government operations from Washington to other regions to the National Security Resources Board in mid January. NLRB Chairman W. Stuart Symington will then present decentralization advice to President Truman, including functional areas suitable for relocation and their estimated costs.
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Budget Bureau
National Security Resources Board
Bureau
NLRB
Chiirman W. Stuart Symginton
Truman
Texaco Official Dies in Orlando at 76
Ralph Clayton Holmes 76, retired president and chairman of Texaco, died Saturday in Orlando. Holmes had been associated with the Texas company in Houston.
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Orlando, Fla
Ralph Clayton Holmes
The
Texas Company
Holmes
Houston
Texas
Russian bear attacks spark concerns in Norway
Oslo reports that large bears are moving toward the Soviet frontier and threatening sheep herds in northern Norway. The incidents prompt warnings to farmers and heightened regional vigilance.
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Norway
Oslo
Crab catchers earn six-figure average in Far East fishery
Russian crab catchers near the Sea of Okhotsk in Siberia reportedly earned an average between 6244 and 7504 rubles each over six months, highlighting strong earnings in the Far Eastern fishery.
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Sea of Okhotsk
Siberia
Long Telegram backs Truman from Jackson Michigan
Jackson Michigan residents rally behind President Truman sending a 70 page telegram over three hours to convey broad support. The effort gathered 2 218 signatures in a three day campaign led by Carl Anders editor of the Citizen Patriot in the industrial city of about 51 000.
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Eran
Mich
Jackson
Truman
Hiss
Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Carlanders
Citizen-Patriot
Youth, 17, Convicted Of Strangling Girl
Donald Overholt, 17, was found guilty of second degree murder in the Sept. 4 strangling of Linda Hickman, seven, in Ravenna Ohio. The jury of twelve deliberated two and a half hours. a life sentence is mandatory.
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Ravenna
Donald Overholt
Linda Hickman
Knoxville
Tenn
Overholt
Blake C. Cook
Elmer Thomas Ends Senate Term Amid Lame Duck Tide
The Oklahoma Democrat Elmer Thomas loses re election and packs his Capitol Hill office. As he bows out of public life he plans to open a law office in Washington joining a wave of lawmakers leaving in the lame duck period.
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Sea
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Capitol Hill
Thomas
Washington
Turin Laborer Kills Wife Flees Barefoot at Night
A laborer who killed his wife in Turin fled his home barefoot and in a nightshirt, then returned later to wait for police because he feared catching cold.
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Turin
Italy
Los Angeles Holiday Drunk Driving Toll Report
Los Angeles officers report a heavy pre Christmas period with 11 traffic deaths and 1,222 drunkenness arrests. Over 1,084 accidents occurred and more than 900 people were hospitalized or treated for injuries from holiday incidents.
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Los Angeles
Eal
Censor Cuts 15 Films in Pakistan Over Obscene Scenes
Censors in Pakistan have banned fifteen films citing scenes of scantily clad actors and objectionable songs that harm relations with India. New York City reports over 33 000 teachers employed across its schools.
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Pakistan
India
New York City
What Prayer Can Do
In January Reader's Digest Ful ton Oursler shares how famous people learned to pray for guidance. The piece recounts Lincoln listening to God, prayer ending a quarrel between Eddie Dowling and Laurette Taylor, and Ezio Pinza advising Mary Martin.
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Fulton Oursler
Lincoln
Eddie Dowling
Laurette Taylor
Ezio Pinza
Mary Martin
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