Robert Preston Stars In The Music Man Backstage Brief
The Saturday Evening Post profiles Robert Preston, once an ex-parking attendant who can’t sing or dance, as he rises to lead in The Music Man. It traces his luck, the four big breaks, feuds with Cecil B DeMille, and why he’s called the slickest actor on Broadway while reporters hear backstage stories from Hay Wolger and Wally Cox.
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Saturday Evening Post
Hay Wolger
Wally Cox
Crosby and
Sinatra
Cecil B. DeMille
Hollywood
Robert Preston
Hellwood
Broadway
The Hunt for Hidden Diabetes
A fill in the blanks style notice discusses hidden diabetes affecting about a million people in the country. It urges readers to test at home and highlights community efforts to identify unseen cases and prevent health decline.
Notorious con man and credit card racket exposed
A garbled newspaper blurb outlines a notorious con man who built a $1,000-a-day fraud from stolen cards, plus notes on Muzak and science of music shaping attitudes. It hints at a magazine spread with multiple stories, serials, cartoons and photos.
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Causta
den- Worl Herd
Morley
Missing $14 Million Diamonds Stolen From Inaccessible Vault
FBI and police search for about 14 million dollars worth of diamonds reportedly stolen from a walk-in vault at a downtown hotel. Diamond dealer Charles Stager reported the loss, saying only he had the key to the jewel case. The gems, including the Hope Diamond valued at around one million dollars, were en route from New York to Washington, and investigators suspect a sophisticated theft with no forced entry.
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Chicago
FBI
Charles Stager
Stager
New York
Akerage
Harry Winston & Co
Winston
Now
Smithsonian Tatation
Washington
Charles Pierson
Urglary
Tke Ny
Pierson
Ine
Household hints reduce clutter and store gear safely
End cluttered cleats and storage worries with Prélact clothing against moths and silverfish. A giant store offers 25 garments for a dollar per month per box with plug charge. G. Hemloch 6829 offers free insured pickup tax. Cash and Carry at 1250 Orange provides disposal service.
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G. Hemloch
Cash & Carry
Asian Reds Demand U S Leave Area
North Korea and North Viet Nam demanded the United States withdraw troops from South Korea, Japan, and the Formosa Strait and stop interference in South Vietnam. The joint communique, signed by Kim Il Sung and Pham Van Dong, urged zones in Europe and Asia free of nuclear weapons.
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Tokyo
North Korea
North Viet Nam
United States
Japan
Formosea Strait
South Viet Nam
America
Viet Nam
Korea
Kim I Sung
Pham Yan Dong
Europe
Asi
Radi Pyongayang
Sleepy defendant poisess trial a plea of Pickwickian syndrome
In Savannah a case against 425 pound suspect known as Sloppy Joe Bellinger hinges on an alleged medical condition Plekaickian syndrome causing involuntary sleep. Attorneys say the man falls asleep during sentences and trials, with doctors noting only motion and standing can keep him awake. The case remains in City Court awaiting a solution to the medical issue.
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Savannah
Sloppy Joe
Bellinger
Hellinger
Marlboro Recipe Introduced with Gold Crest Package
Marlboro brand reveals a Richmond Virginia developed blend of fine mild tobaccos, paired with an improved filter to deliver flavorful yet mild smoke. The packaging features a new gold crest indicating the update.
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Richmond
Virginia
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California
George W. Milins
Tors
Milias
Wade
Curtis
U. S
Tirlhord
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