London party makes headlines after Mike Todd’s champagne spree
Mike Todd hosts a London premiere celebration turning Battersea into a Victorian carnival. Aly Khan Bettina and Sir Hartley Shawcross attend as guests enjoy late hours at the all-night binge. Elizabeth Taylor jokes about the baby and plans to return to America.
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London
Europe
Mike Todd
Todd
Aly Khan
Bettina
Duchess of Kent
Princess Alexandra
Battersea
James McNeill Whistler
Thames
The
Daily Herald
Daily Mirror
Daily Sketch
France
America
Liz
Stitch In Time Fire Dept Says Pot Still Plugged
Kalamazoo Michigan resident Catherine Freeman called the fire department from Niagara Falls New York when she remembered her electric coffee pot was still connected. Firemen entered through an upstairs window to unplug the pot, which was hot and dry with no damage reported.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Catherine Freeman
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Broker Faces Murder Trial
LOS ANGELES L Ewing will go to trial on a charge of murdering his wife Evelyn Scott. The 61 year old former stock broker pleaded innocent to all charges in court. He is also accused of grand theft and forgery in handling her estate after his wife disappeared in May 1955.
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Los Angeles
L. Ewingtt
Scott
Evelyn
Hollywoods Richest People If It Takes Talent Not Capital
A Hollywood wealth ranking highlights ten top earners driven by talent and enterprise. Cecil B. DeMille leads. Jules Stein, Herbert Yates, Norma Shearer, Hal Wallis, Harold Lloyd, Desi Arnaz, Harry Warner, James Stewart, and Gene Autry follow, each with diversified film and TV ventures.
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Hollywood
Cecil B. DeMille
Jules Stein
MCA
Herbert Yates
Hoss
Republic Studios
Norma Shearer
Irving Thalberg
Hal Wallis
Harold Lloyd
Desi Arnaz
Harry Warner
Warner Brothers
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William Holden
Deborah Kerr
Wstayisiow
Zane Grey
Eentope Scott Airman
Barbara Batttan
Robert Mitchum
Jean Simmons
Robert Newton
Linda Darnell
Blackbeard the Pirate
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James Stewart
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Zanzanbuku” Color
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