Four Warner Films Aim to Be Big Box Office Hits
The final four Warner releases titled Captain Horatio Hornblower A Streetcar Named Desire Strangers on a Train and Jim Thorpe All American are poised to be year’s top draws. Hornblower stars Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo in Technicolor with Raoul Walsh directing and London audiences including Princess Margaret. Streetcar marks Vivien Leigh’s Hollywood return paired with Marlon Brando under Elia Kazan’s direction. Strangers on a Train billed as Hitchcock’s finest adapts Patricia Highsmith’s novel with Farley Granger Ruth Roman and Robert Walker. Lancaster headlines Jim Thorpe All American showing his athletic range with Phyllis Thaxter Iles Bickford and Steve Cochran in supporting roles.
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Greek Theatre Seasonat Griffith Park Opens July 2
The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles announces its sixth season with five musical hits by top composers and stars including Anne Jeffre, Ella Logan, Martha Raye, Dick Haymes, Mickey Rooney, and the San Francisco Ballet Company. Opens July 2 with Gershwin's Girl Crazy starring Rooney, followed by July 16 Dick Haymes in Bloomer Girl and July 30 Ella Logan in Finian's Rainbow with Albert Sharpe. August 13 features Bitter Sweet with Noel Coward tunes and the ballet. Season tickets and single seats are on sale at 2700 N Vermont Ave.
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L A Teachers Ask Eighty Five Dollar Raise
Los Angeles teachers represented by the Affiliated Teachers Organization urged the Board of Education to approve an average salary increase of 85 dollars for 18 months. Herschel R. Griffith, executive secretary, said the plan would cost the city about 12 million dollars annually. The union also sought overtime at time and a half and extended sick leave provisions beyond the regular allotment.
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Waterfield to play in Jungle Jim and the Giant Killer
Los Angeles Rams star quarterback Bob Waterfield has been cast by Columbia for a featured role in Sam Katzman’s Jungle Jim and the Giant Killer. Waterfield, cast as a former pro football player turned Army flyer, disappears in the jungle during a training mission alongside fellow athlete Johnny Welasmul lar, a former swimming champion.
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Joint Unit Seeks L B Rental Picture
A rental survey in Long Beach is conducted today and tomorrow by the Joint Rental Survey Centres, representing five local groups. Coupons printed in the Press Telegram will collect data and be forwarded to the Senate banking and currency committee and the California delegation for Defence Production Act hearings. The group notes rent stabilization could affect owners and allow rent ceilings, but the survey aims to determine if such action is needed in Long Beach.
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Long Beach rental owners urged to respond to survey
Residents with residential income properties are asked to return a coupon listing units, vacancies, property locations, and rental prices. Sponsored by The Joint Rental Survey Committee, the notice seeks accurate data for congressional housing legislation.
Chamber of Commerce Outlines State Law Recommendations
Directors back Klockstein AB 3370 to curb gambling and oppose a Bay area port authority. They endorse repeal of Sunday meat sales prohibition and oppose four federal labor measures. They warn state financing for one port area would crowd out others and favor certain interests.
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Northrop Man Killed in Ohio Car Crash
Dayton motorists report a four car crash near Wright Patterson AFB injuring and killing Clifford E. Leetech 39 of El Segundo California a Northrop Aviation Company representative who died at the scene the accident occurred yesterday near the main gate to Wright Patterson Air Force Base on May 22.
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Ex-wife Attaches Caymes Earnings
Los Angeles May 22 UP Actress Joanne Pru has filed court attachments against the earnings of crooner Dick Haymes. Miss Dru, now Mrs John Ireland, sues Haymes for 33820 claiming he agreed to pay her taxes from 1946 to 1949 under a 1949 divorce settlement.
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Delighting Times Showings and Local Listings
A fragmented OCR page lists show times and venue hints for a community event with scattered numbers and stray names. It references Lakewood and other places with partial times such as 1:36 and 4:58, suggesting a scheduling board rather than a cohesive article.
Rental Vacancy Survey Takes Full Data Approach
A committee seeks accurate rental data from major industrial centers to inform an act. Representatives from Apartment House Association, Associated Property Owners, Board of Realtors, Builders' Exchange and Chamber of Commerce back a statistical subcommittee. John Hadland heads the subcommittee with members Howard Bohannon, J A Krancus, Robert Ivin and Darrell Netzhbors as they gather unit counts, vacancies, vacancy periods, locations, sizes, furnishings, and rental rates.
Justice Would Cut Red Roots
CHICAGO May 22. A Supreme Court justice urges fighting the conditions that breed communism. Justice William O Douglas says America is too focused on defense and has lost initiative. He warns the red tide spreads as the nation backs groups opposing Soviet communism, which he says sustains discontent.
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Napoleon Creator Clif McBride Dies at 50
Clif ford McBride, 50, creator of Napoleon a top-eared dog and Uncle Elby the canine's rotund master, died last night at Huntington Memorial Hospital Pasadena after a period of ill health. He was hospitalized from Flint Ridge last Saturday and died of a heart ailment doctors said.
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County Reports Safety Data on School Playgrounds
Los Angeles County Grand Jury received a safety report on school playgrounds. No fatal accidents occurred in the past five years. about 25,183 elementary students used facilities. head injuries averaged fewer than eight yearly. fractures averaged fewer than 13 yearly. Prepared by Newcomb from Knoll data.
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