Academy Awards Hit By Shift To Independent Film Making
Thought for Today notes Hollywood faces a talent union strike and a shift toward independent production. The diary of Anne Frank leads West Coast nominees, while Ben Hur, filmed in Italy, dominates nominations. If trends continue, Hollywood could become a ghost town with stages rented to TV producers.
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Spring Fever Or Spring Hatred? Suburban commute woes
Ronald Halfacre laments spring in the suburbs as a green hell with termites, rusting gutters, noisy teens, spring cleaning, and garden pests. He craves city happiness and misses trains to the city, while bartender Oscar pledges sympathy and distractions.
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Two remaining hopefuls in bid for presidency name
James Marlow notes Adlai Stevenson and Lyndon Johnson as the last coy aspirants who have not publicly proclaimed ambition. Stevenson ducks a draft while Johnson leads Senate Democrats and waits for the right moment with supporters active in backrooms. Humphrey Kennedy Symington pursue primaries for the Democratic nomination, Nixon stands unopposed on the Republican side. An personal prayer closes the column.
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1960 Census to Show Shift Toward Metropolitan Areas
The 1960 federal census begins April 1 and is expected to confirm rapid urban growth. Estimates indicate about 97 percent of national population gain since 1950 occurred in metropolitan areas, with farm populations shrinking outside cities. Suburbs now house about 50 million of the nation’s people, signaling a continuing move from rural areas.
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Spring And Business Outlook Faces Nation
Spring is testing the economy with cautious optimism amid gloomy March weather. Declining stock prices shake business confidence while steel capacity and inflation shifts cloud near term demand. experts say growth may hinge on price stability and renewed lending activity. The Tax Foundation projects higher total spending this year, with McKinnell warning of entrenched gridlock if civic engagement wanes.
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Capitol Hill Mail Reveals Surprising Public Concerns
Washington letters show taxpayers focus on elder care Social Security and postal pay raises. Defense and civil rights debates draw little mail while requests for impartial review surface regarding the Air Force manual controversy. Kennedy's Wisconsin trip highlights campaign logistics as he races back for a critical civil rights vote. New Guam and Virgin Islands non voting representation mulls naming options as Rep. Leo O'Brien seeks a formal title.
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Earl Wilson Disc Jockeys Roar At Payola Ruling
New York nightlife column notes DJs mocking FCC payola rules and a looming workaround involving free records. It also lists celebrity sightings and industry chatter from Ava Gardner and Brigitte Bardot to Frank Sinatra and Tomm y Sands, with snatches about Artie Shaw, Greta Thyssen, and other stars.
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Kepler and Brahe on Life Across Worlds
In historical dialogue, Johannes Kepler notes Tycho Brahe’s view that even barren globes could host life. He argues God used diverse arts to shape Earthly life and suggests imaginative extension to other worlds with varying climates and inhabitants.
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Beckley Beckley Newspapers supersubbscriptions rates notice
Public notice lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation pricing for home delivery by carrier and distributor in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Rates cover daily and Sunday, monthly and six month terms with a two percent West Virginia sales tax.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn Quiz Fact
The Tropic of Cancer marks the northern boundary of the tropic zone and the Tropic of Capricorn marks the southern. The tropic zone lies around the equator where it is hot and rainy. Cancer and Capricorn are Greek names for star groups above the lines with Cancer meaning crab and Capricorn meaning goat. Joyce Yergin of Akron wins $10 for this question.
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India
China
Africa
Australia
South America
Joyce Yergin
Akron
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Raleigh County to add two schools with 44 classrooms
With school enrollment rising, Raleigh County officials plan two new buildings totaling 44 classrooms to absorb the pupil surplus. In Beckley thousands of miners and families will mark the anniversary of the first mine contract and honor John S. Mitchell. Railroads plan wage reductions from 1929 levels to take effect soon after May 1.
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