Hollywood News Briefs Sells Through Tougher Markets
Hollywood notes show the press agent gains power as industry fights a box office slump. Paramount markets That Certain Feeling and The Proud and Profane with lavish premieres and heavy ads, while Hecht Lancaster’s Marty proves success via bold publicity. Buster Keaton recalls a famed stage dive. Harvey Knox, Ronnie’s father, becomes a public figure as MGM signs the UCLA halfback turned actor amid publicity clashes.
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Deborah Kerr
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Burt Lancaster
Marty
Lancaster
Buster Keaton
Paramount Stage
Donald O'Connor
Buster
Harvey Knox
Harvey
UCLA
Ronnie Knox
Ronnie
MGM
Bruins
Dore Schary
Schary
Money, Credit, and the Fed: Balancing Today’s Finance
In a sharp debate over money supply and borrowing costs, bankers push for easier access to funds while preserving savings value. The Federal Reserve faces criticism for tight credit that hampers homes, autos, and industry, even as it aims to prevent inflation and a boom bust cycle.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Federal Reserve
Phonograph Boom Keeps Piling Up Sales Records
New York reports record phonograph sales with last year exceeding 225 million dollars in retail value. RIAA credits prosperity, wider distribution, and rising teen demand, while hi fi culture broadens from novelty to staple, with parts sales leaping to 50 million dollars.
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Hal Cook
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Decca Records
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U. S. Treasury Department
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Decca
Parole Violators Held in Raleigh County Jail
Two men charged with parole violation were lodged in the Raleigh County Jail at 12 15 am Tuesday Willie Brown and James Clarence Meadows. They were returned from Georgia by two members of Company D West Virginia Department of State Police. Both from Georgia and previously sentenced to Kanawha County prison terms. They waive extradition and will be held pending disposition of their cases.
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Raleigh
Willie Brown
James Clarence Meadows
Georgia
Company D
West Virginia
Department of State Police
Kanawha County
Gas Drives A Quarter Of U S Energy In Modern Era
Gas now accounts for 25 percent of United States energy, a substantial rise from 11 percent in 1940. The shift highlights gas as a growing primary fuel in industry and power generation.
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U. S
Pneumonia Influenza Deaths Share Shifts Since 1900
A historical comparison shows pneumonia and influenza caused 12 percent of U S deaths in 1900, rising or shifting to about 1 percent in the present era, indicating substantial changes in disease impact and public health progress.
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