Perry Changes Career Path To Comic On NBC
Hall Syndicate columnist Earl Wilson reports Perry Como is undergoing a NBC TV rebuild from singer to comedian to compete with CBS' Jackie Gleason. Como rejects insult jokes and faced early backlash from Arthur Godfrey fans. His head writer Goodman Ace defends the move as a challenge, with Perry maintaining his wholesome, homey persona while integrating light humor.
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Stockholm
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Supervisors Operate Rail Equipment Here
Men in business garb threw switches and uncoupled gondolas on Santa Fe tracks at East Eighth Street. Supervisory staff operated after the regular switching crew refused to move loaded cement cars to a Penny Ready Mixed Cement and Construction Co. siding. Penny firm is non union and picketed by Teamsters Local 696. Sheriff Hodson and deputies stood by as Santa Fe officials directed the operation. No violence occurred. The union filed for a vote at the firm with the State Labor Commission. West German Chancellor Adenauer, ill with bronchial pneumonia, showed slight temperature rise but improving symptoms and will remain in bed for some time.
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Red Jet Down in Flames
In FormosaTaipei a Red jet fighter was shot down in flames in a three minute dogfight with Nationalist Sabre Jets off the Communist held mainland It marks the Nationalist air force claim of downing a Red jet the first time such an enemy aircraft is reported as shot down by Nationalists
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Formosa
China
Prisoner Claims Stalin Son Shot in 1945 by Nazi Guards
A returning German prisoner recounts that Joseph Stalin’s son Jacob Djugashvili was shot to death in 1945 at Oranienburg concentration camp after allegedly throwing himself on electrified fencing. Maj. Walter Reuschle relayed the interview claiming the commandant provided the details.
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Germany
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Walter Reuschle
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Berlin
Stalinist escape attempt at high-voltage fence reported
Witnesses recount a dramatic moment as Stalin’s cons attempted a dash for a high-voltage fence. Guards shouted to back away as the Russian refused to retreat, marking a tense escape scene.
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Rous Hie
Italy to Build Major Nuclear Plant in Southern Region
Italy's electric industries announce plans for a large nuclear energy plant to be built in southern Italy. The project outlines include anticipated scale and regional energy goals amid ongoing debates on nuclear power.
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Palermo
Sicily
Italy
Dillion
Hill Crest Shopping Center tract bid notice
Approximately 9¢ x40 om Hill Crest Shopping Center tract. Submit written bid to post office box 15.
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Hillcrest
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