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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1958
Page
6
European star Maria Schell says the Hollywood publicity machine distorts communication between actors and the public. She recalls initial shock at press questions, defends the need for some edge in publicity, and admits past overzealousness while promising to moderate behavior.
Broadway star Vivien Blaine argues fame has eroded mystery as fans demand privacy. She says stars today lose glamor by revealing personal lives and casual style, noting Marilyn Monroe tried to restore allure though Garbo and Negri kept measurements private.
Shell Oil Co. plans a major expansion at its Wood River refinery to double high grade oil production. The project, estimated at 40 million dollars, will start this fall and aim for completion by mid 1939.
O'Brien, 32, the actor playing Wyatt Earp, says he is ripe for marriage but fears it. He dates plain Janes and glamour girls, prefers a companion wife who shares outdoor sports, and dislikes loud party lifestyles. He believes a woman should respect him and be old fashioned in outlook.
President Theodor Heuss of West Germany wrapped a rapid 38 hour Detroit visit with plant tours and state dining before flying to Chicago. Heuss, 74, toured Chrysler GM and Ford plants in a whirlwind Motor City schedule and received an honorary Doctor of Civil Law from the University of Michigan after a 35 mile side trip to Ann Arbor.
SAM DAWSON reports the plastics industry, expanding beyond metals, expects continued sales growth into 1958. SPI notes 1958 sales match or exceed 1957, with some firms up to 40 percent higher. Plastic pipe sales rise to about 60 million pounds. Manufacturers cite demand from automotive, packaging, and government missile work, plus new molding and metallizing processes.
Hollywood AP Karl Malden a top Oscar winner from Streetcar Named Desire is moving toward a Hollywood home life He is learning to ride a horse on the Warner Brothers back lot for his heavy role in The Hanging Tree He and his wife consider settling in California after years away in New York He has rented a Westwood house and will keep their two daughters there through the summer and possibly beyond
Premier De Gaulle favors splitting Parliament with a weakened National Assembly for continental France and a stronger Senate for the French union. He has power to draft a new constitution and may submit it to voters. He met with the French Catholic Union of Christians and pledged to give workers a larger voice while inflation drives prices higher.
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