Phony television careers and Las Vegas notes
A chatty column riffs on television phonies and the lure of TV work. Prominent names surface as potential spot models and stunts, with Amusing asides about Barbara Brittan and Bess Myerson. Teen starlets, pageantry, and gossip mix with snippets about Darlene Tompeess, Mitzi Green, and Georgia Gibbs, all framed by showbiz satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tafle Tuttle
Taffy
Tafty
Tatty
JeanneGast
Talfy
Mitzi Green
Babe Ruth
Babe and I
Marthe Rayce
Prince Rainier and
Grace
Monaco
Batista
Adbi Stevenson
Georgia Gibbs
Las Vegas
L.A
N.Y
Earl
Will Rogers
Two Heart Bid Blunder in Odd Hand Bridge
Oswald Jacoby notes South erred by a weak two hearts over partner's opening no trump. North correctly passed. West led spades, South ruffed, West overruffed, and South mishandled clubs and diamonds, missing a winning line and losing to a double-dummy defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
North
West
East
What Others Are Saying on Budgets and Defense
A collection of quotes critiques on budget gaps and defense tech. Maurice Stans warns budgets need restraint while Lt Gen Arthur Trudeau envisions future battlefield gear. Vanes Warburg cites Soviet science pressures, and John Gleason condemns propaganda battles over nuclear testing.
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Arthur Trudeau
Army
United States
Outer Space
Earth
Soviet Union
Vanes F. Warburg
Rhode Island Facts Slaked With Ohio Farm Decline
A clipped mix of notes shows Elizabeth Meriweather Gilmer writing as Dorothy Dix. It cites Rhode Island as the smallest, most densely populated state and notes methane as the chief mine gas. Ohio farm cattle fell 3 percent on Jan 1, 1958, and ambassadors must personally present credentials to receive accreditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Ohio
Stars Lose Comfort as Shapley Theory Upsets Sky
A HAL Boyle essay laments Dr. Harlow Shapley’s view that the universe holds hundreds of quintillions of stars and possibly many life bearing worlds. It muses on crowded heavens, distant planets, and humans calling hallo to the night while starry fellowship feels lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal. Boyle
New York
Harlow Shapley
Harvard College Observatory
Shapley
Mindset and marriage in modern work life
A psychology view argues rigidity hinders adaptation as adults. A study of about 10 000 executives and wives finds a husband’s business success rests on his talents and purpose, not a wife’s influence. The piece notes shifting views on gender and responsibility in careers.
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Rumman
Robert Hayighurst
W. Lloyd Warner
James Abegglen
Astrological Guide for Sun Signs 1958
A dated astrological guide lists Aries through Pisces with brief hints. It notes tendencies like budgeting, impulse control, romance, patience, and practicality for each sign. The text ends with a 1958 field Enterprises, Tac. label, indicating publication details.
Rhode Island’s Independence Precedes Others by Two Months
Rhode Island led by proclaiming independence from England two months earlier than the other colonies yet remained the final of the original thirteen to ratify the Constitution, marking a delayed assent despite early liberty.
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Rhode Island
England
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Victor Borge
Tally
Darlene Tompeess
Pacoima
Calif
Wilson
Monte Proser
Nevada Desert
Lan
Nietor Borge
Europe
Oswald Jacoby
Maurice H. Stans
American Legion
John S. Gleason Jr
Russia
Elizabeth Meriweather Gilmer
Dorothy Dix
Ign
Texas
Stars
Sylvanne Mt. Duvall
Uml Duvall, Ph
Astro Guide
Ceean
Aries
Taurus
Stesighnen
Leo
Scorpig
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Bisces
Bern
Field Entenprises, Tac
Mercury
Merccury
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