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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
9
Montreal report notes a conciliation board recommendation for a 12 percent wage increase for firemen and engineers. A strike vote was planned today as workers seek higher raises, with the Canzlerhood seeking about 25 percent.
Oil City patrolman Carl E. Smith aged 24 told a bears tale after a near encounter. He spotted a bear by a private pool and drew his service revolver. The bear charged, the shot struck his left leg and he was hospitalized as the animal fled.
Jakarta December 27 Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo signed a contract to buy four S? jeeps from Russia on credit. He said Indonesia is not buying weapons from Russia for the present.
Hollywood gossip and year end notes reveal Debole Reynolds and Eddie Fisher pairing for a home baby and a film project. Grace Kelly’s The Swan flops then High Society buoyed box office while Sophia Loren shares spaghetti love. Notable careers spark with Ed Wynn dramatic work and Burt Lancaster’s Marty sequel rethink. The Andrews Sisters reunite on stage as summer theater buzz continues.
Hollywood profile of Tony Franciosa outlines his path from cafeteria worker to rising star. He trained at hard knocks and the Actor's Studio, then chose Kazan's This Could Be the Night over higher pay. With roles in A Hatful of Rain and A Face in the Crowd, he heads for major deals and stardom.
A West Virginia Christmas card from Governor William C. Marland features the state executive mansion on the cover and his Charleston home on the inside, with the line At home after January 14, 30 McKingey Avenue, Fort Hill, Charleston. He cannot succeed himself under state law.
Hollywood notes say Jerry Lewis, once comedian partner of Dean Martin, becomes a hit singer with Decca releasing Rock a Bye Your Baby and Come Rain or Come Shine. More than 600,000 copies sold, aiming for 1 million as Patti Lewis quietly pushed the recordings to Decca. Jerry debuts solo TV on NBC January 19 and headlines a Las Vegas act at the Sands, shedding his squeaky voice and revealing a capable crooner.
The Royal Ontario Museum asked the government to verify the age of an ancient Norse sword axhead and weapons long displayed in Toronto. Walter Dodd, adopted son of the relics' discoverer, claims they were planted by his foster father and later "discovered" in the Lake Nipigon region. His foster mother, Mrs. James E. Dodd, maintains her husband found the 1,000 year old weapons.
Damascus reports West German inventor Wal 'demir Wainto proposed a Mediterranean Sea tide power scheme to Syria's Public Works Ministry. The plan aims to generate electricity from tidal energy as Syria studies its feasibility, with discussions following the inventor's suggestion.
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