Hollywood TV Show Sets Four Comedians For Month Rotations
Hollywood gossip notes four stars Danny Thomas Jimmy Durante Spike Jones and Ed Wynn signed for a major network TV show with each comedian appearing one per month. The plan aims to keep audiences engaged rather than presenting a weekly single performer.
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Gertrude Lawrence
Ezio Pinza
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Dana Andrews
Vilechi
MacArthur Row Sparks White House Policy Clash
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes the MacArthur Formosa episode and the White House effort to withdraw the statement. He notes Asia’s fear of a presidential rebuke harming prestige and the broader clash between Washington policy and military leadership amid postwar tensions.
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Iron Curtain
How To Call The NEWS STAR or MORNING WORLD
Telephone hours listed for editorial contact with the newsroom compiled as public notices. Provides dialing guidance and office locations for the editorial room managing editor and daily newspaper operations.
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News-Star
Morning World
Strengthen Espionage Laws To Shield National Security
The piece argues for stronger espionage laws amid fears of subversives and Soviet aims. It criticizes attempts to hitchhike onto defense measures, urges focused action on anti espionage reform, and warns against hysteria that could echo Salem era witch hunts. It notes arrests over atomic secrets leaks and calls for decisive legal upgrades.
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Liechtenstein travel sketch with cows and beer lore
Henry M'LeMore details Liechtenstein from Vaduz in brief, noting cows wearing milk stools, a tiny population of 12 720, a beer loving culture, pink Walduzer wine, and a two man police force guarding a castle nation with no army. He remarks on taxes, stamps, and a brisk travel pace.
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Angelo Patri on patient parenting and child growth
The column argues that children show progress slowly and differently, advocating patience and individualized approach in rearing. It cautions against forcing maturity too soon, stresses focusing on a child’s strengths, and invites readers to obtain Dr. Patri’s spelling aid leaflet for 10 cents.
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Liechtenstein A Haven For Rest and Recreation
A description extols Liechtenstein as a year round retreat with scenic Vaduz inns and mountain views. It praises the summer climate, winter sports conditions, and the overall appeal as a refuge away from daily life. Distributed by McNaught Syndicate.
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Birth Certificates and Passports for Flight Crews in Washington
Judy Cox handles green covered documents to secure birth certificates and passports for airline flight crews. She traces elusive records, sometimes tracking a birth at sea via ship logs and family papers, then writes to friends, ministers, teachers, and relatives for needed proof.
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Judy Cox
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State Department
Quick Reflexes Save Engineer From Ditch Collapse
In Boston on August 29 Leslie B. St. George 27 an engineer narrowly escaped burial when the side of a 15 foot ditch caved in He braced with his back and dug himself free until rescuers pulled him out after about fifteen minutes He suffered only minor injuries Police said he was taking a grading reading when the trench collapsed.
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Leslie B. St. George
Q A Commands and Answers from a Curious Reader
A collection of short Q A items covering canal locks planet visibility harp origin Isle of Pines ownership and the king s evil. Each answer provides concise background or historical note.
Railroad bridges count and total length in the country
There are about 190000 railroad bridges with an aggregate length of 3750 miles in the country.
Reading in the Flood of Shelling On Atrocity Hill
Hal Boyle reports from Korea near the Nak tong river as front line soldiers seek relief from fear and danger by reading. Cpl Lloyd Hahn reads The Batman while shells explode nearby and tales of escape amid the fighting emerge from Lt Donald Munro and others. Some prisoners survive a counterattack. others are killed as Reds retreat.
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New York Broker Charters Plane To Fashion Show Trip
A 40 passenger Convair was chartered by a New York stock broker and his wife to Lake Placid to attend a fashion show. The flight carried a pilot co pilot stewardess and a French poodle. The craft returned to Weir Cook after 15 minutes to recover a cosmetics bag then departed again. Charter cost was about 1800 dollars. the broker declined to release his name.
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Weir Cook Airport
Connecticut Known as Land of Steady Habits
The state of Connecticut is sometimes referred to by the nickname Land of Steady Habits, reflecting a historic sobriquet used in reference to its social and political character.
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Social security expansion opens coverage to 10 million more workers
James Marlow explains the Aug 29 1949 plan expanding old age and survivors insurance to self employed and missing groups. The program covers workers in many sectors not previously insured and details how coverage begins Jan 1 1951 with tax payment starting in 1952 for self employed, plus who is excluded.
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Congress
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Virgin Islands
South Pacific’s social message drawn from reader letters
Hollywood Aug 29 Those who love South Pacific may learn it is bristling with social significance both good and bad A letter in the Daily People's World analyzes chauvinism and romance in the play noting Joe Liar as a critique device and praising Nellie Forbush and Bloody Mary for progressive portrayal
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