Widmark Declines Incorporation Amid Hollywood Profit Talk
Hollywood star Richard Widmark rejects forming a personal corporation amid a trend by Burt Lancaster Jane Russell Rita Hayworth Frank Sinatra Henry Fonda and Kirk Douglas toward independent production. He cites tax laws and insists on quality over quick money while pursuing percentage deals after leaving 20th Century Fox.
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Versatile Ilka Chase Likely to appear on Whats My Line
New York profile notes Ilka Chase as a panelist on Masquerade Party and a potential guest for Whats My Line. The article cites her as a TV regular, author, actress, lecturer, stage and radio veteran and wife of Dr. Brown of New York.
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Steiger Ready to Face Hollywood Box Office Fears
Rod Steiger, rising star of TV and film, voices worry about Hollywood's box office culture while detailing his career from You Are There roles to Oklahoma and Waterfront. He discusses choosing the right parts, his training, and upcoming stage work in Paris and film projects with Brando and Cooper.
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University of Florida to Hold Square and Folk Dance Short Course
Gainesville reports the University of Florida will host a square and folk dance short course August 16 to 20. The program aims to benefit hospital staff, physiotherapy patients, and mental health personnel with instruction in popular U.S. dances by Charley and Bertha Baldwin, the Clossins, and the Smiths from three states.
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Sign mix up prompts correction near Shultz hometown
Lincoln Neb. state figures fix highway signs spelling Rogers instead of Rogers. State Sen LL M Shultz and the State Highway Department corrected the error after L N Ress acknowledged the misprint. New signs were presented in a legislative chamber.
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Reds Hold Catholics in Chinese Prisons
The Catholic Center says 15 American Catholic missionaries remain in Chinese Communist prisons and one more is detained by the Reds.
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Businessmen Assess Effects of Layoff Plans
New York reports that General Motors and Ford layoff pay plans trigger a nationwide reassessment of labor policies. Firms expect higher payroll costs to push automation and overtime, boosting labor saving tech while pressuring state unemployment benefits and influencing summer negotiations across industries.
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Soviet Ambassador Malik Shows Friendly Demeanor in London
In London, Soviet Ambassador Malik invites British and American diplomats to lunches at the Moscow embassy on Millonaire Row to ease Cold War tensions. He hosts Shunichi Matsumoto of Japan to advance talks while security remains tight, yet vodka and caviar flow freely.
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Passport Turns Sweet Souvenir for Maronite Patriarch
Lebanese Bishop Paul Maoushi, named Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites by Pope Pius XII, keeps an American passport as a sweet reminder of 14 years in the United States. Maoushi, once a New Bedford priest and Los Angeles pastor, says he has not seen America since 1934 while overseeing nearly a million believers worldwide.
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Legislators to Continue Work as Congress Seeks Shelter
House Republican Leader Martin said lawmakers examine sites to move Congress if Washington is attacked. President Eisenhower and 15,000 officials begin three day Operation Alert to practice government continuity from alternate posts in nearby states. An Office of Defense Mobilization survey is to identify a suitable alternate Capitol location with proximity to emergency HQ, space for leaders, and relative safety.
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Pentagon studies small M48 tank production cut
The Defense Department weighs a modest reduction in M48 medium tank output. Officials say the cut would be under 20 percent and driven by ample current inventories for the regular Army National Guard and overseas orders. Production remains over 100 per month with total tank numbers above 10 000 as wartime gains and newer Patton and M47 models meet National Guard needs.
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