National Average House grows bigger in split level design
The FHA identifies the 1957 national average house as 1,146 square feet for living and bedrooms with a 316 square foot family area plus a 234 square foot garage. Architect Rudolph A. Materin details X-29 a three bedroom split level with a 75 by 100 foot lot and an emphasis on expanded space through multi level layouts.
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Federal Housing Administration
Rudolph A. Matern
America
United States
FHA
Matera
Matern
Boyer Stars in Bubble-Lit Comedy on Broadway
Theater Week notes Charles Boyer returns to the stage in Leslie Stevens adaptation The Marriage Go Round opposite Claudette Colbert, praised for its sly reach across drama and comedy as he rejects his screen lover image. The piece follows his view of timing and audience response as a key element of stage craft. The piece also profiles Father Thomas F Carey and New Yorks Blackfriars Guild, the citys oldest experimental theatre group, led by the Dominican priest who blends religion with drama and is rehearsing La Madre about Saint Teresa of Avila.
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New York
Charles Boyer
Boyer
Leslie Stevens
Claudette Colbert
Shaw
Hell
Thomas F. Carey
Blackfriars Guild
Father Carey
Washington
Blackfriars
Broadway
St. Teresa of Avila
Hartack Horses Dominate Garden State Stakes Wins
Bill Hartack steered two-winning runners in Garden State Stakes history, earning a combined record of 1,663 dollars per second. He captured the 1956 title aboard Barbizon and the 1959 race with Nadir.
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Bill Hartack
Barbizon
Missing Sister Appears in McAlister Oklahoma
Barney Bulard was shaken when a woman walked into his home and he realized it was his missing sister. The dramatic moment unfolded in McAlister Oklahoma as authorities investigated her surprising return.
Alaska Airlines fights ski pants ban for flight attendants
Three Alaska based stewardesses from Anchorage Seattle and Kent explain in Seattle newsmen how the airline’s contract talks center on retirement at 32 and a ban on ski pants for Alaska flights. They warn wearing only nylons leaves legs exposed in 40 to 60 below zero.
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Noni Myers
Anchorage
Alaska
Marilyn Batey
Seattle
Rosemarie Fliseck
Kent
Wash
Miss Batey
Council 77
Miss Myers
Fliseck
Noni
Marilyn
Rosemarie
Redcoats Lost The Battle Of New Orleans Reenactment
Hollywood New Orleans scene features 400 Cub Scouts recreating the battle as part of The Bucanneer world premiere. Inger Stevens and Henry Wilcoxen led a party to Chalmette aboard the Good Neighbor yacht, amid drum rolls and mock skirmish chaos.
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New Orleans
Redcoats
Paramount Boys
Inger Stevens
Henry Wilcoxen
Chalmette Battle
Good Neighbor
Andy Jackson
Heck
Sour Orange Juice Mystery At Indy Cafe
In Indianapolis a group of teachers sent back orange juice at a local restaurant after complaining of sour taste. A bystander tasted the drink and identified it as a screwdriver orange juice with vodka, suggesting a mixed up order or mislabeling.
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Indianapolis
Man Hears Sister Believes Effie Smith Died Thirty Five Years Ago
A man recounts believing his sister Effie Smith died in an automobile wreck 15 years earlier, detailing his belief and family memory from the period.
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Effie Smith
Earthquake Risk Areas Mapped by Seismologist
Dr. Charles F. Richter of Caltech lists five U S earthquake risk zones including California valleys Imperial Valley and Northern Sacramento, a belt from Mississippi Valley through South Carolina Georgia, another from Montana to Arizona, and a northeastern belt. He warns ground conditions vary and map is for long term structural planning.
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Pasadena
Calif
United States
Charles F. Richter
California Institute of Technology
New Mexico
Texas
Mississippi Valley
South Carolina
Georgia
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Richter
Wall Street Eyes 1958 Profit Trend After Early Reports
The AP notes anxious sentiment as Wall Street weighs early 1958 profit reports. Of 56 firms reporting fiscal year results, 25 show gains and 31 declines, with total profits $182.69 million versus $171.32 million last year. American Motors and Minute Maid boost the apparent gains, while carryover tax credits influence results. Forecasts from other executives show a split, with nine predicting declines and nine predicting profits similar to 1957.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Wall Street
American Motors
Minute Maid Corp
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