Esther Williams Unveils Plans For Freedom Years At MGM
Hollywood star Esther Williams discusses the next five years of her MGM contract as a time of greater latitude for outside ventures. She outlines dreams of swimming schools and product lines, including a proposed Esther Williams Swimming Show and a floating plastic pool concept, with world tours planned.
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Judge Splits Custody Over Faith and Wishes of Children
In Cleveland, Judge Daniel H. Wasserman separated 10-year-old Suzanne Wolke from her 13-year-old brother Harry Jr., placing Suzanne with her father Barry Wolk and Harry with his mother. He cited the children's wishes and the mothers Roman Catholic upbringing conflicting with the Jewish father. The girl cried as the decision was announced.
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Deported Koreans raid women’s barracks in Fukuoka
About 300 Koreans at a deportees camp near Fukuoka staged a “girlie raid” on the women's barracks on Thursday, dragging out 40 women before police restored order. No injuries were reported and the women were rescued from the men's barracks by officers.
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Municipal Band Concert Program at Auditorium Evening
A concert program from the Municipal Band lists Friday evening January 1 and Saturday performance with Charles J. on stage. Soloists include Vine Clayton Barrie and Maren. Selections feature Brazilian themed pieces and John Philip Sousa marches, with a final movement from the Modern Hits Parade.
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Convict's Letter Prompts Prison Pay Boost Bill
An inmate at Connecticut state prison writes that 15-cent daily pay cannot cover basic needs and prompts a House bill to raise wages to 25 cents. The long-term convict, from Wethersfield, cites rising costs as justification for the dime raise, with Rep. Ruth Suarez introducing the measure.
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Menjou Denies Receiving Unemployment Pay
Adolphe Menjou rejected reports that he collected unemployment insurance in Hamburg. He said there is no truth to the claim and that unemployment insurance is a form of relief, not shameful. He noted a past meeting suggesting actors donate unemployment checks to the Motion Picture Relief Fund. The article mentions California unemployment contributions by employers and the 30 weekly benefit for the jobless.
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Ex Actress Barbara Brier Files for Divorce in California
Former film and television actress Barbara Brier, 29, sues TV film producer Arthur Dreyfuss, 46, in Los Angeles for divorce on cruelty grounds. She seeks support for herself and two children, Arthur Jr. and Dennis. The couple wed in Virginia City in 1949 and separated November 24 last year.
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Haymes Stepfather Was Younger Than Singer Date
New York report states the widow of crooner Dick Haymes says she married her pupil, a 6-foot-3 baritone teacher, in 1945 after 21 years of marriage to Dick Haymes. She claims Waters, four years younger than Dick, grew to love him and that their union followed a course taken in 1941. Her son Dick reportedly married Rita Hayworth.
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Ikang Beach Theater Showtimes Incoherent Listing
The fragment lists showtimes and titles at Ikang Beach theaters but is garbled with unreadable text and inconsistent formatting. Key items include references to Winds and Circle Driver Carmen Jai, with partial times like 7 31 and 9 03, but many entries are unclear.
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Fred Waring Orchestra Members Hurt in Las Vegas Crash
Fred Culley violinist and musical director age 58 suffered a broken leg and internal injuries in a road accident near here. Drummer James McClintock 54 and trumpet player Tom Cullan 44 had minor injuries. The crash at the Sahara Hotel occurred while the orchestra was performing. Cullan's fear driven vehicle collided with one driven by Penny Wilmoth 17 of Boise Idaho. Wilmoth broke a leg.
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Paris Playgoers Get Break at Long Last
Jean Vilar director of the Popular National Theater in Paris launches reforms to improve theater experience. The plan cuts costs with cheap seating, early showtime, in-lobby listening, bans tips, and requires applause only after curtain falls, challenging traditional audience habits.
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Verkhoyansk Records Cold Snap At 65 Below This Night
A London Moscow radio notes Verkhoyansk in Siberia fell to 65 below Thursday night, a chill untouched there since 1892 when temperatures dipped to 90 below. Reference books cite that 90 below as the all time coldest.
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