Miss Landsem’s Miss Universe bid tainted by dispute
In Portland a beauty contest winner Miss Sonja Landsem faces accusations of a rigged event. Judge Rotenberg, also a studio manager, allegedly voted for Landsem and blocked ballot viewing. Other judges report ties, dress fit claims, and insufficient time for a runoff. Meinhardt confirms Landsem will still travel to Long Beach for Miss Universe.
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Agencies Left Two Million by Recluse in Hartford
Five agencies will share equally a two million dollar estate left by an aged recluse. Georgia Stafford Stone created a voluntary trust in 1931 granting net income to the Community Chest Salvation Army Christ Church Cathedral Connecticut Institute for the Blind and the Connecticut Humane Society. The Hartford Community Chest announced the arrangement.
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Third Building Union Joins N Y Walkout
A new building trade union joined a New York walkout affecting steamfitters sheet metal workers and ornamental iron workers. The strike, over a three year contract, began Monday and involved about 7,300 workers across the city and suburbs. Negotiations continued as operations ran at a reduced level. The report also notes unrelated details about a Hartford woman found deceased in her home and unrelated local figures.
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Painter Dies at 86 in New York Portrait Leader
Dewitt M. Lockman, 85, longtime founder and president of the National Association of Portrait Painters, recognized as a leading portrait painter, died Monday in New York.
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The Truth About Filter Tip Cigarettes Revealed
Reader's Digest presents a scientific survey and new laboratory tests on filter-tip cigarettes asking if filters protect against lung cancer and why lower-grade tobaccos are used more. The feature promises answers and other vital questions in a condensed digest of articles from various sources.
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CBS Radio
Briton Blasts U S After 280 Dollar Trip in London
A Briton touring the U S East Coast criticizes American life as inefficient and unpolished. He denounces crowded postwar housing, costly steakhouse lists, unpunctual transit, and lonely women in Washington, while praising some American cities yet lamenting gaps like leaky taps and crude meals.
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Britain
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Jouse
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Javits Urges Pact Before Atomic Disarming
Senator Jacob K. Javits urged a political settlement with the Soviet Union before any disarmament. Speaking at the Colgate Foreign Policy Conference in Hamilton New York he warned that fear of atomic fallout is driving the U.S. toward disarmament without solid political terms. He proposed a four point plan including a permanent UN peace force limiting Security Council veto power expanding the International Court of Justice and strengthening UN jurisdiction on threats to peace. The conference runs through Friday.
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