Italian Film Giants Split Over Policy Direction
Rome reports Carlo Ponti and Dino De Laurentiis, long-time partners in postwar Italian cinema, have split. De Laurentiis favors costly spectacular films while Ponti pushes for cheaper, realism driven productions. The rift emerged during War and Peace production which cost over five million dollars with Paramount funding.
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Combine
Ponti-Delaurentis
Ponti
Audrey Hepburn
Henry Fonda
Paramount
Delaurentis
Ponti De Laurentiis Aims Big Pictures for Ulysses and Mambo
The producer plans major cinema releases with figures such as Ponti De Laurentiis eyeing broad distribution in the United States. Ulysses and Mambo are highlighted among potential titles for wide release.
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Ponti-Delaurentis
Trinity Church To Present Yule Play
Trinity Church to night presents Ye Who Sit By the Fire a play about greed and sacrifice at the Trinity Church auditorium. Lead roles include Charles Gurnedy James Fletcher Jr and Jan's Jo Anne Massey with Gordon Greer J L Furlow Ronnie Sanford Eyvonne Greer Larry Conrad and George Greer in the cast. Directed by Mr and Mrs Mark A Tullos curtain at 7 30 p m open to the public.
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Trinity Baptist Church
Charles Gurnedy
Jeffry
James Fletcher, Jr
Jan's
Jo Anne Massey
Marta
Gordon Greer
J. L Furlow
Ronnie Sanford
Eyvonne Greer
Larry Conrad
George Greer
Mark A. Tullos
Trinity Church Auditorium
Three Prisoners Transferred To Angola Penitentiary
Three burglars sentenced in Fourth District Court by Judge David I. Garrett were moved from Ouachita parish jail to Angola state penitentiary. The prisoners are Jimmie N. Porter 18 with five years Calvin Barrington 29 with six years and Richard G. O Hair 19 with nine years.
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Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Ouachita Parish
William O. Booth
Sheriff's Office
Fourth District
David I. Garrett
Jimmie N. Porter
Calvin Barrington
Richard G. O’ Hair
Gordon's Employees To Share In Bonus
Gordon's Quality Jewelers in Monroe distributes a 30000 Christmas bonus, the largest in the firm's history. About 450 employees across Louisiana Texas Mississippi Arkansas and Alabama participate. The first bonus check went to J B Sampson, the longest serving employee, marking his 39th Christmas bonus. The payout adds to the annual profit sharing fund recently established by the company.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
J. B. Sampson
New Guinea Birds Display Clashing Plumage in Courtship
The female Splendid Bird of Paradise adopts drab plumage that looks like mourning, while her mate shows iridescent red bronze and sparkling green and blue. The striking contrast highlights their courtship display in the wild.
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New Guinea
Sealed Bid Bets $24.03 for Nashua's Heir but Wins Not
Twelve year old Karen Ann McGuire of Valhalla New York wrote the Hanover Bank that was handling the Belair Stud sale asking for a horse that would grow old with her and even sent a drawing of Nashua. Her sealed bid of 24.03 did not win as Nashua sold for 1 251 200. Bank officials later pooled funds and hired an auctioneer to find Karen a horse of her own choosing and she wants a pure black horse with white legs and a white tail. The girl also asks for a bicycle which she would prefer to wipe clean in wet weather.
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New York
Karen Ann McGuire
Nashua
Belair Stud
Karen
Valhalla
N.Y
Hanover Bank
William Woodward Jr
Humphrey S. Finney
Finney
Delegates To U N Drink Little Hard Liquor Report
U N headquarters in New York saw delegates favor orange juice and coffee over hard liquor during the 1955 assembly. Bar staff report few heavy drinkers, with quick drinks at midday or late in the day. Whisky and gin stayed popular, but martinis topped the hard liquor list.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.n.’S
U.N
Quiz Contestant Delays Decision On $32,000 Query
Roscoe Wright a New York letter carrier with 24 years on the job refused to answer the $32,000 question on The $64,000 Question. He had reached $16,000 and asked for a week to decide whether to gamble his stake. Producer Steve Carlin granted the delay on air. Wright cited $16,000 as three years of his salary and noted the big money would not be easy to forfeit. He remained undecided as the program continued.
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New York
Roscoe Wright
Wright
Steve Carlin
Hal March
Wildcat well spurs Mississippi tidelands oil revival
A Pearlington area wildcat in Hancock County came in at 10 800 feet yielding 2 500 000 cubic feet of gas daily and 10 barrels per hour of 44 gravity oil under 1 750 pounds pressure. The find could mark Hancock County's first oil field and boosts tidelands oil prospects for Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Handock
Marshal R. Young, Sr
Fort Worth
Tex
Pearlington
Miss
Robert L. Geinin
Bay St. Louis Miss
Young
Hancock County
John Egloff
TV Host Weighs Returning On Air After Question Trouble
A broadcasting figure reflects on last week’s on air trouble and notes a shift toward resuming programs this week. The remark hints at cautious planning and renewed confidence as schedules restart.
Trig Builder Clarence Taylor Found Dead Near Oil City
Clarence Sherman Taylor 35, employed by Acorn Construction Co. of Oil City, was found dead yesterday in his car on an isolated road near Oil City. Authorities said a garden hose connected the exhaust into the car interior, indicating possible suicide.
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Shreveport
Clarence Sherman Taylor
Acorn Construction Co
Oil City
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