Actors Strike Ends After Yearlong Walkout
HOLLYWOOD AP The actors strike ends ending a history making walkout that halted film production for a year and a day. Returning to work begins immediately though new pictures wait for ratification at an April 18 meeting. Key concessions include a 1-4 pension plan funded by producers totaling 2 million dollars, a health and welfare fund with an initial 375000 dollar payment, and ongoing 5 percent post-1960 salaries to fund these programs.
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Film contract details and pay scales in 1960s industry
The text outlines actor wage floors for a three year deal including day players and stunt workers, plus a six percent net profit royalty on post 1960 films sold to TV. It also notes possible contract reopeners if pay TV emerges and lists in process permits for four construction projects in Winchester Hall, including a minister’s home, a second Emmitsburg house, a tool shed, and a signboard for Bucher’s Motel.
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Chestnut Street
Columbia
Segion Avenue
Emmitsburg
Joseph M. Haley
George T.' Morningstar
Rice Road
Raymond Titman
Route 1
Thurmont
U.S. 15
Keller Sign Shop
Bucher’s
Ex Circus Man Charged With Murder
A 21 year old former circus worker was arrested in Washington and charged with first degree murder in the beating death of David B. Owen, 51, ex president of Bradley University and former Greater Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce manager. Owen was found in a drab hotel room and died from manual strangulation with two neck bones fractured. The suspect, a Tampa, Florida resident, claimed he planned to rob Owen and boasted of beating him. Police say the case has homosexual overtones per detectives.
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David B. Owen
Greater Santa Cruz
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Owen
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FBI
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Peoria
Charles Burns
Joan Daly
Alton
Daley
Iday
Baltimore
Blossoms Blooming as Cherry Festival Peaks
The cherry trees around the tidal basin near Washington are flowering for the Cherry Blossom Festival climax but officials warn weekend displays depend on weather as some branches are further along.
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National Capital Parks
Blossoms Expected to Reach Peak Bloom Amid Warm Weather
Forecasts say warm conditions will continue with blossoms nearing peak bloom by next Wednesday as airy forecasts predict pleasant spring weather. Local gardeners anticipate the display to be at its height if warmth persists.
Average American spends about one fifth on food in 1959
The report notes that Americans allocated roughly 21 percent of their expenditures to food in 1959, reflecting postwar consumer patterns and shifting household budgets as prices and wages evolved.
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