Manhattan hotels struggle with empties and showbiz revival
The column notes 40 percent hotel vacancies in Manhattan and a push to lure guests with ads in Variety. It mentions entertainers like The Frog Man noted as paid big weekly sums, Elaine Stritch and Kay Thompson, plus media satire on Britain anti American sentiment. It also covers subway readership, book releases, and Broadway nightlife anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Marlowe
Frog Man
Pennsy
Strand
Elaine Stritch
Chicago
Cardinal Stritch
Kay Thompson
George Allen
White House
Broadway
Doris Duke Rubirosa
Lois Defoe
Throckmorton
Met
James Mason
8Th Avenue
181St Street
Egg Rich Menus A Plentiful Dutch Pancake Dish
Households struggle to include eggs daily while nutritionists urge egg consumption. The column offers egg heavy recipes and disguises such as Dutch pancake batter bread and a vegetable custard for dinner to ease inclusion.
Lynn Chambers Omelet Recipes with Tips and Variants
Egg based dishes feature omelets and batter bread with practical kitchen tips. Recipes include Omelet Supreme with creamed chicken and assorted fillings, Bake and serve methods, Corn Custard, Ham Cheese Souffle, and a layered creamed filling omelet. Tips cover parboiling potatoes, knife technique, and kitchen cleanup guidance.
Veterans benefits questions answered for service members
Washington Bureau column addresses six billion budget for veterans benefits and a wave of bills in the 80th congress. Questions from readers cover G I insurance for short service, hospital discharge, and life insurance to heirs. Answers explain 90 days active duty rule, possible discharges, and steps for vocational rehab and insurance inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Western Newspay Union
Eye Street
N. W
Ashington
D. C
Truman
Civil Air Patrol
Langley Field
Hampton, Va
Ft. George G. Meade
NACA
Hampton
Va. A
G.I
Army
South Pacific
Veterans’ Hospital
Army Hospital
Buffalo
Veterans’ Administration
Muscatine
Iowa
Veterans’ Administration Office
R. S
Douglas
Wyo. A
Insurance Division
Washington, D. C
Settling a Quarrel Among the Apa Tanis in the Himalayas
An unusual custom among the Apa Tanis, a 20 000 strong Himalayan tribe, allows quarrels over debt or a woman to be settled by kidnapping and imprisoning members of the other's family in a private stockade until a settlement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himalayas
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Britain
Jim Backus
Walter Kiernan
Tris Coffin
California
Fort Knox
Great Britain
Wright Patman
Arthur Collins
New York
Kaleidoscope
New Fashion Mag
Marshallield
Saturday Review of Literature
Tokyo Rose
Uncle Sam
Ely Star
Argentina
Jack Kilty
Oklahoma
Peggy Maley
Charine
H’wood
Hambens
Lynn Chambers
Lynn
Omelet Supreme
WNU
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago 7
Sunkist
Mary Martin McKesson
Bridgeport
Conn
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