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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
6
American farmers touring the USSR split into five groups visiting Siberia and Kazakh lands where the virgin lands program aims to expand agriculture. Grigori Melnik admitted poor crops this year due to unfavorable weather as Tass reported the delegation observed cattle sheep cotton and camel rides in Asiatic Kazakhstan.
Los Angeles news reports that James R. Tall Ison, a newspaper distributor, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the 32 year old MacArthur Malone’s death during World War II era horseplay. Hall testified he pointed a .38 caliber pistol at Malone believing it unloaded. Court sets September 8 for probation hearing and sentence.
ABC Radio and Time Magazine will pool news gathering for a new weekend program It's Time with 18 five minute installments each weekend. Wesbrod Van Voorhis will narrate a cast of 40. emphasis is background on major stories rather than top headlines. The piece also notes Ellis Island's potential as a TV center and space concerns in New York and New Jersey for broadcasting facilities.
Santa Monica actress Millie Verdugo filed for divorce from screenwriter Charles R. Marion alleging cruelty. Verdugo, 29, star of the Meet Millie television series, seeks support for their son Anthony, 6, after a trial separation begun June 10.
Anne Baxter recalls Nefretiri’s makeup in the Ten Commandments era, noting eye emphasis with koh and charcoal, blue-green malachite powder, red clay cheeks, carmine lips, rosy toes, and bald heads offset by high wigs. She reflects on ancient beauty rites and unusual beauty tricks while spoofing modern tastes.
London based Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas, once labeled by Russians as a spy, was featured in a Moscow Radio interview during his Soviet visit with Robert F. Kennedy. The program claimed they chose their own path and could travel where they wished, as they proceed toward Siberia.
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