Kramer Gambles on On the Beach in Australia
Melbourne based producer director Stanley Kramer takes risks on adapting Nevil Shute's novel On the Beach into a film. He casts Ava Gardner Gregory Peck Fred Astaire and Tony Perkins and tweaks the ending to emphasize a mass prayer scene and a hopeful closure.
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Hubbard Keavy
Melbourne
Australia
Stanley Kramer
Kramer
Nevil Shute
Hollywood
Ava Gardner
Gregory Peck
Fred Astaire
Tony Perkins
Shute
Peck
Gardner
Moira
Dwight
McLean County Construction Strike Ends
A labor dispute in McLean County ends after ironworkers reach a settlement to return to work. Negotiations continue in Peoria with retroactive benefits once agreed. Workers had been paid 3.75 dollars per hour since May 1, and building projects were halted as other trades honored the picket lines.
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Bloomington
Ula
McLean County
Peoria
Bloomington Coed Reigns As Color Girl at Navy June Week
At Annapolis the Naval Academy will close June Week with Miss Susan Graham of Bloomington Illinois as color girl for the 84th year. Midshipman Douglas Volgenau of Clarence New York, commander of the 8th Company, selected her. She will receive the brigade salute as 3,600 cadets observe the color parade in blue jackets and white trousers.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Sudan Graham
Bloomington
Academy
Douglas Volgenau
Clarence
N. Y
Volgenau
Miss Graham
Penn State
Charles L. Melson
Gov Earl Long and Huey Long Shared Ferocity and Power
A retrospective compares the Louisiana brothers Gov Earl K Long and Huey P Long, noting their fierce energy, volatile tempers, and political skill. The piece recalls Earl Long’s 1940 campaign endurance and a history of sharp rhetoric, hospital observation, and enduring enmity with opponents.
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Washington
Louisiana
Gov
Ear K. Long
Huey P. Long
Gov. Long
Long
Huey
Earl
New Orleans Item-Tribune
Huey Long
Item-Tribune
Item
Tribune
Red Light
Huey Long and his armed guards face threats before election day
The narrative recalls Huey Long’s cadre described as body guards by friends and gunmen by critics. They allegedly attacked press workers including an Associated Press photographer, fracturing his skull with a blackjack. Long nevertheless faced his feared fate of sudden death.
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Earl
Huey
Associated Press
Long
Pupils to Grow By 5 Million In 4 Years
The Census Bureau estimates the number of US school age children will rise from 43,247,000 to about 48,815,000 over four years. The 5 to 17 age group is at a record high now and is expected to reach 49 million by 1957.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Iraq Renounces U S Military Aid Stand
In Baghdad on Monday the American Embassy reported Iraq has renounced U S military aid citing its neutrality policy. The Foreign Ministry sent a note to terminate the 1954 military assistance agreement and related pacts, stressing it is not a hostile act.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Stredi Varius Violins Rarely Survive Collector Interest
Only about six hundred genuine Stredi varius violins are known to exist today making them highly sought after by collectors and historians seeking rare string instruments.
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Lassers Furniture Co
Madge
Coast To Coast
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Richard Lewhe
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