Fellow Cobbler Helps Italian Win $64,000 on Opera Quiz
Michael Della Rocca, a 54-year-old Italian immigrant and Baldwin Long Island resident, won the $64,000 jackpot on CBSs The $64,000 Question after expert advice from fellow cobbler Gino Prato. He answered a 14-part opera query covering Wagner, Boito, Ponchielli, Verdi, Caruso, and Toscanini, planning to fund amateur operas at the local high school.
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New York
Michael Della Rocca
Gino Prato
Della Rocca
Baldwin
Long Island
CBS
Arrigo Boito
Ponchielli
Tobia Gorrio
Radio Programs for Wednesday Evening Schedule
A dense listing of radio time slots across stations WLW WMOB WMOB WP FB WAKC WSAI WKRC WMOH WMOH WEAI and more. It catalogs programs like News Music Matlock World Now Hit Parade The Stork Club and various daily serials and talk shows with numerous host and character names scattered through the afternoon and evening lineup.
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WMOH
Wkrc Music Hall
WEAI
We'ber
WLW Time Dream
WPFB
WMOB
Remington
Wsai Bas
Panmenthsly
Wsati Preble Co
WLW
Carson
WKRC
Seearee
Nance
WRC
Truth
WL d
Wkrc World Now
WLW Hit Parade
WSAI
Helen Trent
Wpfb Farmour
WMO Music Hall
Wkrc Road of Liffe
Wkrc Townhouse
Tommy Sutton
Music Hall
Ma Perkins
Dr Malone
Rollin
Jee Sutton
Jim Ficher
Weee
Womens News
Wm9oe
Legion Asks Mercy for Tokyo Rose
Springfield Ohio legion calls for clemency for Tokyo Rose, urging restoration of citizen ship for Mrs Iv an Skudko Toguri d Aquino. It asserts no record of persuading servicemen and says she entertained millions without hindering the Pacific war. The resolution targets Justice Department action on her deportation.
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Springfield
Ohio
Tokyo Rose
United States
South Pacific
Cultice- Ward
American Legion Post
Ivan Skudko Toguri d’Aquino
Federal Reformatory For Women
Anderson
W. Va
Clarence J. Brown
Department of Justice
d'Aquino
Forgotten Man Freed After 18 Months In Jail
An admitted narcotics user known as Melle John Ecton spent 18 months in jail without trial. Charges of possessing marijuana were dismissed at the prosecutor’s request. Prosecutor Richard K. Phelps said Ecton’s case was held on a hold docket and that Ecton has since claimed addiction is cured. Ecton’s attorney died after arrest in August 1954. No jail staff recalled if he inquired about his length of stay. Ecton remains held for a mental examination.
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Kansas
Ecton
Sheriff Gets His Men in Richmond
Three men in a car were arrested carrying a bottle. The sheriff drove fast and found each man with a foot in a cast. One carried a cane while the others had crutches, and the law has them in its clutches.
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Richmond
BIS Tosses Out Uniforms For Inmates In Lancaster
In Lancaster Ohio BIS announces inmates at the Boys Industrial School may wear ordinary dress clothes instead of the traditional uniform. The shift, produced by London Prison Farm, allows personal outfits and includes a blue overseas-type hat. Officials urge parents to supply suitable clothing to foster individuality and self care, noting the current BIS population is 679. An official notes that escapee behavior often aims for swapping clothing for freedom, reflecting concerns over new attire.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Boys Industrial School
London
BIS
Heirs to Mary Stevenson Will Benefit From Street Horse Care
Lexington Kentucky heirs win ruling on a 1953 will that left funds to care for mistreated street horses. Judge Joseph Bradley held no condition requiring street horse care existed, so the estate passes entirely to the heirs.
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Lexington
E. Mary Stevenson
Joseph Bradley
Hoosier Herb Shriner signs CBS pact for new show
Hoosier humorist Herb Shriner ends his Two for the Money series and inks a five year CBS contract to host a new hour long variety program in the fall. Frank Lovejoy is noted actor and upcoming Four Star Play House role for a production titled Yellow Belly. Academy Awards nominations telecast set for NBC February 18 with a star cast. Jack Webb police drama proves popular in England. 1.5 million viewers on Britain's new commercial TV station. Marvin's Radio Television & Appliances advertises service for all sets at 1426 Central Ave Middle Town Ohio.
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Herb Shriner
CBS
Frank Lovejoy
Playhouse
Loveay
NBC
William Holden
Edmond O’brien
Glenn Ford
Tony Curtis
Judy Holliday
Celeste Holm
Piper Laurie
Jack Webb
Los Angeles
England
Brittan
Marvin’s Radio, Television & Appliances
Central Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Lincoln on TV: Omnibus film unfolds epic life story
A New York review notes six Lincoln programs aired around his birthday, praising the Omnibus film for its epic, restrained deathbed scene and funeral march. Royal Dano portrays Lincoln, whose youth and times are revealed through flashbacks, showing how film can convey earth and atmosphere better than live TV.
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New York
Abraham Lincoln
Cbs-Tv
Lincoln
James Agee
Omnibus
Royal Dano
Springfield
Earth
Ex Chinese Millionaires Swap Wealth and Lose Freedom
Cairo based journalist Aly el Gammal recounts three former Chinese millionaires who ceded their wealth to the Red regime. He describes a celebratory procession, their guarded smiles, and their belief that the government now runs their businesses as customers shrink. He notes new government schools teaching communist doctrine and partner rules. An unrelated line notes one third of American children have inadequate vision without correction.
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Cairo
Egypt
Red China
Red
Aly el Gammal
al Akhbar
el Gammal
Shanghai
Evening Radio Highlights Feature Local Schools and TV Dramas
Broadcast highlights list tonight's lineup on WPFB Parade of Schools at 6 p.m. and Air Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Middletown Junior Achievement Co. is featured. Other programs include The Pee Wees Take Over on Damon Runyon Theater and Man on Roller Skates on TV Theater. Cameron Mitchell stars in Command on Theater Guild Hour, with a late jazz show on WLW-T Tonight.
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Radio Tonight
WPFB
Monroe
Air Raiders
Middletown Junior Achievement Co
Damon
Runyon Theater
Steve Allen
Leonard Barnaby
WHIO
WKRC
Mand
Theater Guild
Wlw-T
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