Air conditioned hairpiece aims hurricane proof hat
Hal Boyle reports on Louis Feder's air conditioned hairpiece marketed to balding men. It weighs less than an ounce, clings with tape patches, and withstands strong winds tested by Kaplan. The piece suits ages 3 to 93 and appeals beyond entertainers, noting recession resistance and diverse wearers.
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New York
Fellows
Louis Feder
Ben Kaplan
House of Lou
Feder
Austria
Kaplan
Air Force
George Washington
Eisenhower Sets Gift Acceptance Example for Government
President Eisenhower faces questions over gifts to officials as he cites circumstances guiding acceptance. He notes Adams and others must avoid actions that could embarrass the government, urging a cautious approach and offering a nuanced defense of edicts amid gifts involving friends like Bernard Goldfine.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Adams
White House
House Subcommittee
Goldfine
New Middleton boating craze prompts safety push
Dave Regan notes growing Middleton interest in boating with boats hauled behind autos and stored for winter. He highlights safety as critical, with Scouts and boat groups promoting rules of the road to prevent accidents on lakes like Cowan and Hueston Woods amid road improvements and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Cowan Lake
Hueston Woods
Roles and rising figures for Negro Americans across society
The piece surveys African Americans achieving prominence beyond desegregation tensions, noting Lena Horne, Ricardo Montalban, Sammy Davis Jr, Harry Belafonte, Jackie Robinson, and others in film, business, and politics. It highlights milestones in New York and Wisconsin, and contrasts Napoleon's Hundred Days with FDR's 1933 congressional surge.
Gossip From Gotham and Broadway Odds in 1950s Society
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Edith Piaf’s shaky show plans in Paris and her romance with Felix Marten. Christina Crawford to star on Broadway in In Color On Sundays at Jan Hus Theatre. Denise Darcel dates Bob Eaton, son of an admiral. David Wayne performs Say, Darling after dog bite. Elsa Martinelli seeks release from Kirk Douglas. Tokyo nightlife embraces geisha impersonators. John Ireland’s Orsini date draws attention. Jay Sims welcomes a baby girl with Barbara. Marguerite Piazza teased over tea party attire. A disc artist seeks 25 percent figure on song rights. Tony Martin recalls Pepe Le Moko material for clubs. Jack Kannon to co star with Peter Lorre. Stratford Hamlet hints at off stage tensions. Buddy Lester tricks in private life. Otto Preminger Sam Spiegel involved in a property dispute. Gene Bayles estranged from wife at Embers. Governor Lee of Utah’s daughter Joan seen at Stork Club.
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Paris
Edith Piaf
the Olympia
Felix Marten
Christina Crawford
Joan Crawford
Jan Hus
Denise Darcel
Bob Eaton
David Wayne
Westport
Conn
Elsa Martinelli
Kirk Douglas
Tokyo
John Ireland
Orsini
Jay Sims
Barbara
London
Marguerite Piazza
Tony Martin
Memory Lane
Pepe le Moko
Jack Kannon
Peter Lorre
Sherman Adams
Orson Bean
The
Blue Angel
Stratford, Conn
Morris Carneusky
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Buddy Lester
Otto Preminger
Sam Spiegel
Gene Bayles
Governor Lee
Utan
Stork
Joan
Spy networks and wartime espionage lore explored
Jim Bishop surveys global spying, noting industry scale and secrecy. He contrasts Soviet, German, British, and American intelligence methods, recounting famous moves and missteps from Berlin to Lisbon, Moscow to Holland, and speculates on missed cues like Sputnik. He labels spying a hysterical, pervasive enterprise.
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Vna
Communist Party
Moscow
Canada
Igor Gouzenko
Soviet Union
Berlin
Hitler
Russia
Central Intelligence Agency
Holland
Germany
Lisbon
Duke of Windsor
Windsor
Walter Schellenberg
RSHA
Schellenberg
Himmler
Kaltenbrunner
Adolf
Great Britain
United States
Churchill
Roosevelt
Middletown News Roundup June 23 1938
Art Lacy was appointed an agent of the Liquor Control Department. Fielder Harris, former Warren County schools chief, died at age 38. Miami University president A H Upham entertained service clubs at the Manchester Hotel. Local business and W E Hutton & Co offices reported rising production and stock activity.
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Art Lacy
Seventh Ave
Liquor Control Department
Lacy
Middletown
Democratic Organization
Fielder Harris
Franklin
Warren County
A. H. Upham
Miami University
Business and Professional Women's Club
Manchester Hotel
W. E. Hutton and Co
New York Stock Exchange
GOP struggles to unite on Eisenhower appeal for a GOP Congress
Washington reports show both parties complicating the drive for a Republican case that Ike needs a GOP Congress to pass his program. Senate GOP leaders Bridges and Knowland push to trim the five year trade act extension, while some top GOP backers opposed labor bill amendments and defense reform. Democrats sometimes back Ike, but party lines blur on farm and public works votes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Meade Alcorn
Fisenhower
Senate
House
Styles Bridges
R-Hn
William F. Knowland
Rcalif
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
John S. Cooper
Irving Ives
R NY
Jacob K. Javits
R-Ny
Edward J. Thye
R-Minn
Knowland
Bridges
Estrellita Stars Stir a Cautious July to October Cycle
The column notes lunar influences may tense personal relationships tomorrow but urges restraint. For those with July birthday, a four month window promises potential gains in work and finances, starting early July, with creative and public-facing roles gaining recognition through October, while avoiding extravagance through five months of tougher finances. Domestic life should prosper in 1958 with occasional late July and late November strain. September favors romance. A possible October or December move could bring auspicious change. A child born today will be ambitious yet sensitive to criticism.
Flying collision and odd notes from a quirky era
A jumble of brief items mentions an aircraft Eskimo dog team collision near Tuktoyatuk with unclear cause, quirky lines about Icelandic summer gifts, a Detroit diesel engine claim, a Texas toddler tornado incident, and various humorous observations on poker legality, peach stone dye, pigeons, matches, and living wages.
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Tuktoyatuk
Northwest Territory
Canada
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