Pat and Ike lookalikes spark identity mixups across decades
Hal Boyle recalls Pat Morin AP reporter repeatedly mistaken for General Eisenhower during war and peace years. Morin notes similar mixups at events from a 1943 French village to a Manhattan cocktail party.
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California Conquest and Confidence Girl in a mixed batch
Walter Winchell comments on a stirred lineup of Hollywood fare. He mocks the stale gee whiz reporter plunderworld tale in California Conquest and notes Teresa Wright as a bright note, while Confidence Girl is rated as a so so crime sage showing mediocrity.
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Princeton poll surveys vice presidential picks in 1952 race
The Monroe Morning World reports United States Poll results from Princeton Research Service on potential running mates for Eisenhower or Taft. Governor Earl Warren leads with 32 percent among Republicans and independents, followed by Eisenhower and Stassen. Democrats to be shown next Wednesday.
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Geologist seeks Lebanon permit for WWII gold search
A Syrian geologist asks the Lebanese government for permission to search for 10 cases of gold said to be buried by the German army in Lebanon during World War II. One prior search party spent a year in the futile hunt after German retreat stories say the gold was buried hastily.
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Editors Debate Credit Controls and Consumer Power
Editors from multiple papers weigh credit limits on shoppers and merchants. They warn lax lending risks mirror 1929 and urge preserving Federal Reserve authority while debating how long to extend consumer credit restrictions.
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Star
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Hollywood Snippets from Erskine Johnson Column
Hollywood gossip notes feature John Barrymore Jr denying a feud with director John Auer during Thunderbirds filming. Other items include censors sparing Robert Newton’s swearing in Blackbeard the Pirate, Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas’ party spat, and Jennifer Jones imitating Mae West’s walk for Ruby Gentry.
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Ruby Gentry
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