Bing Crosby reshapes Hollywood wardrobe with new tailor
Hollywood briefs recount Bing Crosby switching to conservative hues under tailor Sy Devore after praise from Bill Holden and Dean Martin. Crosby pays about 225 per suit with several outfits at 335 for the chorus and stars in Anything Goes. Also notes Don Fedderson, pioneer TV producer from Wichita, recalling his mistaken Cinemascope claim and his role with Liberace.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Bing Crosby
Bing
Bob Hope
Crosby
Sy Devore
Devore
Bill Holden
Dean Martin
Donald O'Connor
Mitzi Gaynor
Jeanmaire
Don Fedderson
Fedderson
Wichita, Kan
20Th Century- Fox
Cinemascope
Liberace
Frog Hunting Fatal To Chapmansville Man
Ernest Lee Runyon 28, electrician at Holden operations Island Creek Coal Co., Chapmanville, drowned in Twelve Pole Creek late Saturday night while frog hunting. Body taken to James Funeral Home Logan. attendant said he stepped into deep water and drowned when his belt gave way.
English Girl Wins Love by Leg Amputation
Portsmouth story of Dawn McFarland a 17 year old who lost a leg to win her boyfriend Ger ald Manley's love. She had polio as a baby leaving one leg shorter and unable to dance or run. After amputation she received an artificial leg and a marriage proposal from Manley.
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Portsmouth
England
Dawn McFarland
Dawn
Gerald Manley
Gerald
Malaya
Stoga
Two Rebel Battalions Surrender in Viet Nam
Saigon announces two more Hoa Hao battalions have surrendered to the national army in Can Tho, adding 545 men to total surrenders. Since June 5, Diem's forces have pursued Soai's main force, and the government counts about 2,500 rebels abandoned with their arms, as operations continue toward Bacut’s western area.
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Viet Nam
Hoa Hao
Tran van Soai
National
Ngo Dinh Diem
Can Tho
Diem
Soai
le Quang Vinh
Bacut
World War Two veteran obituary notes survivors
A World War Two veteran is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
Britains new TV service aims lively mix with American guests
London plans a fall launch including 26 Billy Graham filmed programs and imports from I Love Lucy and Roy Rogers. Harry Towers, the American tied broadcaster here, envisions big Sunday variety from Palladium with Gracie Fields, Sir Ralph Richardson on Omnibus style pieces, a leading Saturday dramatic hour, and a Steve Allen like Jack Jackson hosted show. Commercials will run separately with no influence on content.
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Wayne Oliver
New York
Great Britain
Harry Towers
Towers
Billy Graham
Roy Rogers
Bob Hope
Johnny Ray
Liberace
London
London Palladium
Gracie Fields
Ralph Richardson
Jack Jackson
Steve Allen
Victor Borge Interprets Broadway Demand Against Taxes
Theater Week notes Victor Borge could earn 3 4 million yearly from appearances and TV but taxes diminish the gain. He prefers a solo act, finding personal satisfaction in demand for his one man show. Broadway season previews list autumn imports and summer closings including Tea and Sympathy Can Can and Lunatics and Lovers.
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New York
Victor Borge
Broadway
Borge
Emlyn Williams
London
Joyce Grenfell
West End
Sam Levene
Triumph
Matchmakers
Allan Boretz
Ruby Sully
Curran Leads Campaign for Escalators at City Hall
Pueblo reporter Terence Curran, who long urged stair upgrades since 1940, saw elevators added in 1954. After a 15 minute stall trapped him alone, he now campaigns for escalators to ease his City Hall beat.
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Pueblo
Colo
Terence Curran
City Hall
Performer Fails to Deliver Commercials Surrounding Program
A performer is unable to deliver the commercials that normally precede or follow the program, disrupting the broadcast. The incident affects the scheduling and may prompt network adjustments or compensation considerations.
Tenth In a Series Why Johnny Can't Read CONTINUED
Eyewitness account praises phonics based reading instruction across Chicago schools. Observations contrast Argo district results with St Roman parochial schools where students read aloud with fluency and comprehension, showing one-grade-ahead achievement and no non readers.
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Wingo
Father Stoga
St. Roman School
ST Roman
St. Roman
Pentagon weighs smaller M48 tank production cut
The Pentagon considers reducing the monthly M48 medium tank output but likely not a major cut. Analysts suggest decreases under 20 percent as inventories remain ample for the regular Army National Guard overseas orders and allied government needs.
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Pentagon
Newark
Del
National Guard
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