DeMille’s Next Epic to Star Lamarr and Mature in Technicolor
An article notes Cecil B DeMille’s 69th film featuring Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in a biblical setting to be shot in Technicolor with an advance unit in Algiers and a 2000 mile caravan journey. Ed Begley joins NBC’s The Big Story in August while Ellen Corby signs for The Dark Past with Holden and Foch.
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Delilah
Ed Begley
NBC
Ellen Corby
Columbia
William Holden
Nina Foch
Truman Barkley accept Democratic ticket nomination in 1948
At Philadelphia convention President Truman was nominated for a full term with Alben W. Barkley as running mate. He challenged Republicans to act on their platform pledges at a July 26 special session, vowing to push civil rights and social reform through Congress. The convention also faced southern dissent over civil rights, but Truman’s victory and platform support dominated the scene.
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Philadelphia
Harrys. Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
Mississippi
Birmingham
Platform Committee
80Th Congress
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Truman
Dan Moody
Texas
California
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hubert J. Humphrey
Minneapolis
Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Wilson
Chicago
Eisenhower
William O. Douglas
Claude Pepper
Florida
New York
Illinois
James Roosevelt
South
Pepper
Ben T. Laney
Democratic Convention Favors Strong Civil Rights and Unity
The platform calls for full political participation and equal employment rights, pledges in defense of security and equal treatment, and opposes Taft Hartley while supporting cooperatives. It backs Truman doctrine and UN aid, notes factionalism in Philadelphia as typical of Democrats, and seeks unity to win in 1948.
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United Nations
South America
Congress
South
Chicago
Cleve
The Money Gap in Pro Sports and Its Winners
A discussion among writers notes the pay disparity in sports with boxing and baseball as examples. Joe Louis and Babe Ruth illustrate huge earnings gaps while most boxers earn little beyond occasional big checks. baseball and football offer steadier, higher average pay though top stars still outpace others.
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Hey
Joe Louis
Louis
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Eddie Eagen
Alvin Dark
Braves
Dark
Charley Trippi
Georgia
Chicago Cardinals
Chuck Conerly
Mississippi
Bobby Layne
Texas
Walter Hagen
Hagen
Haig
Joe Gordon
Oregon
Torgerson
Mel Heins
Sammy Baughs
Sid Luckmans
Bob Feller
Rapid Robert
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Stan Musial
Cardinal Brilliant
Musial
Convention Briefs Highlight High Prices at Democrats Event
Mrs. India Edwards waves a raw T bone steak as she accuses Republicans of rising costs. She cites $1.10 per pound steak bought in Philadelphia and other speakers note inflated prices driving up household expenses for delegates.
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India Edwards
Democrats
National Committee
Philadelphia
Mummers Parade At Democratic Convention Draws Free Fun
In Philadelphia a street dancing event by the traditional Mummers parade was held free for delegates during the Democratic convention. Earlier, at the Republican convention, about 30000 attended a $2 ticket show at Philadelphia stadium. Vendors sold draft Pershing buttons. Sergeant at arms Leslie Biffle enforced credentials as guards faced a jammed dressing room door at convention hall.
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Philadelphia
Leslie Biffle
Convention Hall
Not all the tree is made into matches
A pine yields over 800 board feet of lumber and enough plank to produce a million matches, illustrating how forestry products vary in use.
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