Broadway Buzz and TV Plans Stir Page One Hype
The column lists runaway lovers Elwes planning to leave for Mexico as visa nears expiry, Kathy Barr tipped for a female lead in Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge, and a Fall surge of variety shows led by Gleason Berle and Caesar. It notes legal threats by Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood, Isadora Duncan biopic ambitions, Sallie Blair’s wardrobe mishap, connections among Hollywood figures, and industry moves including Dinah Shore’s producer trailer to a new network.
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Coed Joan Biechtel Extends Endurance Talking Streak
Baton Rouge AP reports coed Joan Biechtel extends her endurance talkathon aiming for 50 hours. She passed 12 hours yesterday while WLCS radio airs updates from her showroom perch. Other contenders include Alice Wethington and Raymond White who have challenged NC rules and pushed records past 70 hours.
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Tragedy In Canton: 14 Year-Old Drowns In Pond
In Canton Mississippi on Thursday the 14 year old Robert Lewis Potts, a Black youth, drowned in a pond after a day near the water. His father reported the incident and details are incomplete as authorities investigate.
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Stage Manager Fired Over Communist Question at Secret Show
New York AP report says Joseph Papp, stage manager for Ive Got a Secret, was dismissed after refusing to answer if he had ever been a Communist. He told a congressional subcommittee he is not one now and cited his work with CBS and Central Park Shakespeare.
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Disneyland Duty and a Friend’s Sudden Exit
Diane juggles work and a strained car pool as Larry quits his job at the park leaving Diane puzzled. She probes colleagues for answers while facing loneliness and a looming late meeting with Bill who hints at a private talk.
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Civil Service Agency Rules Against Cops In Mississippi
In Hattiesburg Mississippi attorneys for demoted police chief W N Johnson and three dismissed officers plan to appeal a city civil service commission ruling. They will take the case to circuit court after the May ruling which reduced Johnson to patrolman and shuffled the department following the May 3 beating claim involving William Ackis a Mississippi Southern student. Ackis testified he was beaten and jailed after seeking help for a gambling dispute. The officers deny wrongdoing saying Ackis attempted bribery and injured himself fleeing.
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Miss Band to Play at World's Fair in New York
University of Mississippi band will leave New York August 26 after 12 days of practice. They will fly to Kerkrade Netherlands for the World Music Festival before going to Brussels. A citizens committee has raised 23199 cash and 5000 pledges toward a $39000 goal to fund the trip.
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Trance. Larry Croft Waits on Steps for Her
A fragment shows Larry Croft seated on steps awaiting a person described as her. The note ends with to be continued.
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Cotton outlook bright in Mississippi despite recent rains
Agriculture Commissioner Si Corley reports most cotton fields in good shape before the weekend rains and notes little damage this week. Over half the acreage is in good to better condition with most chopping finished. Boll weevils are light overall, with pockets above ten percent in some counties. dusting underway where needed. The State Employment Service expects a rise in off farm labor and the Farmers Home Administration has liberalized credit policies to ease borrowing, per national FHA administrator Kermit Hansen. The changes aim to extend federal lending to farmers and blur lines with private lenders.
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Kermit Hanse
Louisiana
Hansen
Communists Call for Wider Study of Marxism in China
Mass meetings and major media outlets urged broader study of Marxism Leninism and Mao Tse tung on the Chinese mainland according to the Communist New China News Agency report.
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UPI
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