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Newspaper

Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1955

Page

7

Census Shows France Aging Population With Low Wages

Paris dispatch summarizes 1950s census data. About 43 million Frenchmen, 19.2 million employed or seeking work, 6.454 million call themselves workers. Unemployment around 1.7 percent. Minimum wage cited at 126 francs per hour. Population aging since 1900 with 57 percent more over 65, more women than men. Building output low with 320,000 houses annually needed for 30 years. Farm and service sectors sizable. birthrate rise may add 3 million by 1970.

Paris National Institute of Statistics France

Rocket Mail Possibility in West Germany

West German Postal Minister Siegfried Balke says a mail carrying rocket is a definite possibility though still in scientific planning. He notes plans for world dialing telephones, TV telegrams, mail mechanization, and stamps phased out with a dial service starting with Switzerland this summer.

Bom Germany Siegfried Balke Balke West Germany Switzerland

Red tape bite in Poland slows Western business

Western technicians report Poland’s Communist administration delays and complicates imports with multi tier approvals and three storerooms for each part. Delegations of professors cause two hour debates before a decision can be made. If the regime curbs bureaucracy, it could sharpen Poland’s edge in international trade.

Poland Levles

Bourguiba Returns to Tunisia to Cheers on Homecoming

Nationalist hero Habib Bourguiba arrived in Tunis from Marseille aboard the Ville d Alger ending three years in exile. A flotilla greeted the ship as thousands packed the harbor and chanted Bourguiba as he stepped ashore amid celebrations. The leader of Neo Destour smiled broadly after a recent French-Tunisian accord granting broad home rule.

Tunis Tunisia Habib Bourguiba Neo-Destour New Independence Ville d-Alger Marseille France

How to date Princess Margaret a guide to royal court

London fashion and gossip piece outlines a new book's cheeky protocol for dating Princess Margaret. It details contacting Clarence House, seating at theater and supper, approval of invitations, smoking permissions, and post visit notes from the princess’s lady in waiting.

James F. King London Margaret A. Noyes Thomas Clarence House

Wilde Defends Violence in Hollywood Films

Cornel Wilde argues violence is inherent to drama and cites Shakespeare and Oedipus Rex as precursors to screen violence. He defends The Big Combo scene as subtler than senseless beatings and says cinema should not provoke brutality but reflect conflict. Industry leaders weigh toned down brutality against audience demand.

Cornel Wilde Orson Welles Wilde Deckers Hollywood England Pecs Conte Eric Johnston

TV Bobbles Cited On Classic Shows

Wayne Oliver surveys television gaffes from the Robert Montgomery Show to Big Town and Appointment With Adventure. He notes ripple like tissue glass windows on a railroad coach, a wrong number dial, a lip smacking habit, and misnamed airline for a San Juan flight.

Wayne Oliver New York Robert Montgomery Big Town Mark Stevens Richard Derr San Juan P.R

Man Loses Local Bass Fight Then Sees 344 Pound Catch

Omahan George Barlow, longtime bass hunter, battled a large lake bass and missed it repeatedly. During a new attempt Frank Freihage landed a scarred 344 pound bass, prompting Barlow to remark in disappointment that the fish was likely the one he pursued.

Freihage Barlow

Guest Finder for Garroway Mary Kelly Has Oddest of TV Jobs

New York profile of Mary A. Kelly a Today feature editor who acts as a guest finder for NBCs Garroway Today. She routinely tracks down guests at odd hours including diplomatic figures and celebrities, handling deadlines and tricky meets with humor and grit.

Mary Kelly New York Mary A. Kelly Miss Kelly Dave Garroway NBC Mary Franklin D. Roosevelt Jerry Lewis China Kelly Hartford, Conn Ava Gardner

Voice Double Quitting Movie Stars To Lose Their Singing Ability

Carol Richards, a Rockford Illinois born singer, has long provided singing voices for Cyd Charisse Vera Ellen and other stars in classic films. She explains how she used accent study lip reading and actor coaching to mimic voices. Now she leaves behind voice doubling to pursue on screen acting opportunities with her own face on Bob Crosby's show and at MGM tests.

Hollywood Carol Richards Rockford Ill Cyd Charisse Cyd Carol Vera Ellen Betsy Drake Miss Drake Oth Vera-Ellen Madam Betta $T. John Movita J Joan Caulfield Bob Crosby MGM

Theater Clock Motion Picture Directory Public Service

The News publishes a directory of area theater attractions as a public service, using information provided by theater owners.

the News

Local Theater Listings for Sarasota and Nearby Areas

Sarasota listings include Ten Wanted Men at the Ritz plus Unchained and Perilous Journey. Siesta shows Track of the Cat. Ace screens Six Bridges To Cross. Bradenton offers Five Guns West and Jail Bait. Palace presents Violent Saturday. Suburban runs East of Eden and The Big Heat. Venice Gulf features Duel in the Sun. Tropical shows Red Mountain.

Sarasota Florida Ritz Eden Siesta Bradenton Bradenton Venice Gulf Red Mountain

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