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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1958
Page
2
In New York Soprano Maria Callas and tenor Richard Tucker soothed gossip after the Tosca finale at the Metropolitan Opera. They denied a feud, sharing multiple curtain calls and embracing as reporters noted the good mood.
Mrs Marjorie Durant Waller testifies in Los Angeles court that officer L M Schlecker offered to drop a drunk driving charge if she complied with a proposal, claiming humiliation and embarrassment as the trial continues. The pair allegedly discussed freeing her of the charge through an improper offer.
The Junior Miss America Pageant in Mobile features 18 contestants judged in sports attire and talent. Barbara Lynn Walker of Chattanooga wins talent. Miss June Wood of Hattiesburg wins evening dress. The winner receives a $5,000 scholarship and reigns next year.
Ten thousand dollars worth of women's Easter bonnets were destroyed by fire at the Donald Goldsmith Hat Co in downtown San Francisco Friday. Fifteen pieces of equipment and 75 firefighters answered two alarms and thousands of homeward bound commuters were delayed.
Hollywood notes a pre show furor as stars plan a mutiny against sack styles and Edith Head vetoes peasant bags. March 26 marks the 30th annual Academy Awards with Elizabeth Taylor Lana Turner Lauren Bacall and Natalie Wood expected in elegant gowns. Edith Head, up for a seventh Oscar, promises a smoke white formal for Sophia Loren and Carolyn Jones.
Hollywood stars gather for the private funeral of 66 year old Cohn, longtime Columbia Pictures president. A studio wardrobe consultant oversees attire as performers avoid deep necklines and black or white dresses. A 1,400 seat chapel is prepared, with Miss Head and Danty Kaye among attendees while stars discuss the Academy Awards night lineup.
Actress Gia Scala born in England to Italian and Irish parents was sworn in as a U S citizen in a Friday ceremony before a U S District Judge, joining more than 100 new citizens. Pietro Scoglio, her father, is a New York importer and Scala previously modeled in New York and acted on television before joining Universal-International Studio in 1954 and later MGM.
Actress Gail Russell, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge, had sentencing postponed due to delays in probation report preparation amid illness. Superior Judge Richard Divorce set a new date of March 14, with earlier notes linking the case to her marriage and a past car crash in West Hollywood that injured a janitor.
Grace Metalious renowned for Peyton Place and her former DJ partner Thomas J. Martin renewed their vows in Elkton Maryland on Friday night then headed to New York for a honeymoon. The ceremony was officiated by Rev Walter Schaef fer. Both are 33. The bride wore a light grey suit with red roses. Charles Rothenburg of New York acted as celebrate. Metalious had been divorced from her first husband George Metalious days earlier. The couple planned to live in Gilman, Massachusetts after their trip. The article notes Metalious lost her job as a high school principal in Glimanton before Peyton Place became a success.
Ebner C. Rhoden Jr. shifts from theater owner to producer to fill a teenage demand for movies. He creates low budget youths’ films costing about 80 000 dollars each to attract juvenile patrons with stories of wild kids who pay for crimes in the final reel.
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