Churches Censor Boards Call For Banning Of Bergman Films
Hollywood protests spread as Catholic and Protestant churches and censorship boards urge theaters to ban Stromboli amid Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini’s romance. Memphis officials warn of wider bans. Texas lawmaker seeks statewide prohibition while Bergman seeks divorce and legal actions in Mexico.
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Film Stromboli Faces Ohio Censorship Bid
Columbus AP reports Ohio may ban Bergman movie Stromboli. Dr Clyde Hissong state director of education and chief of Film Censorship Division asks Attorney General Herbert Duffy to recall final Ohio approval granted January 30.
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Ingrid Bergman
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Hissong
Herbert 8. Duffy
Bergman Rossellini paternity claim sparks ban bid
In Rome Rossellini admits paternity of the child with Ingrid Bergman. Bergman remains married to Dr. Peter Lindstrom. The Birmingham Protestant Ministers Association voted to urge theaters to ban all films featuring Bergman or directed by Rossellini.
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Peter Lindstrom
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Protestant Ministers Association
Aged Parrot Only Friend DETROIT
A Pittsburgh retiree George M. Blair, 63, widower and former policeman, has willed his estate of more than $40,000 to his pet parrot Bob. The story notes Blair received unusual mail and marriage proposals after revealing the bequest and his fondness for the bird.
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George M. Blair
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Poland drafts women into its army for first time
In Warsaw the Polish diet passed a conscription act ordering military training for women in ground forces air defense and anti aircraft units. Brig Gen Mieczyslaw Watrowski says the bill aligns with People’s Poland defense needs and the alliance with Soviet Russia’s world peace efforts.
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Russia
Author Lloyd C Douglas named Wittenberger of 1949
Springfield AP reports Wit tenberg College honors Dr Lloyd C Douglas author of The Big Fisherman as Wittenberger of 1949. Douglas, nation’s best fiction seller last year, is a 1900 graduate of the college.
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Lloyd C. Douglas
Wittenberg College
Wittenberg
Parrot Turns 52 as Family Companion for Blair
Blair recalls his parrot that has lived with his family for about 50 years and remains his only friend. The article notes ancient Egyptians made ice by freezing water in shallow porous pans overnight each evening.
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Blair
Cohen Bombings Spark Fear In L A Neighborhood
Los Angeles residents fear for safety after a bomb damages Mick ey Cohen’s home at 513 Moreno Ave and threatens neighboring houses. Deputy Chief Thad Brown denounces the attacks as innocent lives hang in the balance. Cohen estimates 50 000 in losses from a dressing room blast. two men linked to earlier shootings remain at large. He previously sold his clothing store and Cafe Continental, citing debt.
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Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
Cohen
Susan Erhardt
Erhardt
Moreno Ave
George Cleveland
Thad Brown
Er‘hardt
Cafe Continental
Driver Burns Hands In Gasoline Fire On Dixie Highway
William Stover, 17, of Boston Indiana, suffered severe burns to both hands while trying to repair a truck motor on Dixie Highway and Fox Avenue. Firemen extinguished the blaze. damage to the truck estimated at $100. Stover treated at Mercy Hospital. Five roof fires caused about $150 damage across five homes on Ludlow Street, Liberty Avenue, 13th Street, Erwin Street, and Lulu Avenue, per Fire Chief George Schlotterbeck.
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William Stover
Boston
Ind
Dixie Hywy
Fox Ave
Stover
Mercy Hospital
George Schlotterbeck
W. J
Mercy Slaying Trial Nears Verdict For Carol Paight
Bridgeport Connecticut blankens. Carol Ann Paight 21 faces second degree murder for shooting her dying father, Stamford police sergeant Carl Paight. Final arguments set before 12 jurors, then judge's charge, with insanity defense and life expectancy discussed.
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Bridgeport
Conn.ap
Connecticut
Carol Ann Paight
Carl Paight
John A. Cornell
Carol
Ife
Man
Stamford
Unemployed count inches up in week ending January 28
Columbus reports a small rise in new unemployment claims for the week ended January 28, with 400 more claimants than the prior week but about 5,000 fewer than the week ending January 7.
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Columbus
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
All humming birds native to America not the Eastern world
The statement notes that all humming birds are native to the American continent and do not originate from the Eastern hemisphere. This emphasizes their Americas origin and geographic distribution.
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America
Eastern Hemisphere
Harp's Roots Tied to Warbow String Rng Theory
The harp is believed to have evolved from the rng of strings on bows used in warfare and hunting, a theory linking ancient musical development to military needs and survival practices.
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