Flying Saucers Seen Over Newton in Early Evening
Billy Rose relays a firsthand sighting in Newton Connecticut of flying saucers near Paul Osborne's house. Joined by Paul Osborne, Josh Logan, and John Hersey, they describe 200 foot discs at 3000 to 5000 feet. Rose cites Henry J. Taylor and a GM broadcast asserting two saucer types and military links. Moscow papers are urged to copy.
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Habakkuk Questions God and Finds Faith
The prophet Habakkuk questions God's ways amid violence and Babylonian threat. God answers with a twofold message: wait and see, and the just shall live by faith. Though Babylon rises, Judah endures, and Habakkuk ends in bold faith that the Lord God is his strength.
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Popularity Polls Highlight 1950s Stars and Ventures
Lead ES Colubette Colbert tops a Woman's Home Companion poll with Three Came Home. June Allyson and Loretta Young follow, while Bing Crosby leads the men's list. Loretta Young, Ingrid Bergman and others were noted among top female stars. MGM plans Technicolor The Merry Widow with Lana Turner and Richardo Montalban.
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Stratton Story
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Olivia de Havilland
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Spencer Tracy
Adam
Cary Grant
Clark Gable
Jeanne Crain
Pinky
Ingrid Bergman
Irene Dunne
Bette Davis
M-G-M
Lana Turner
Richardo Montalban
John Gilbert
May Murray
Maurice Chevalier
Jeanette MacDonald
The Redheaded Girl Stirs Office Romance Plot
Jud Essex courts a redheaded job seeker in a comic office mix up. He wins a stenographer post after a bet with Mr Jones, and Kate proposes marriage leading to a reveal of his real status. The joke ends with Jud retaining employment and a doubled salary.
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Quud
Minster’s
Film notes spin in a maze of Hollywood moves
The text describes Gardner's first film The Man with My Face set in a western town then moved to Puerto Rico where he lives. It mentions Ed, Miami police, and FCC actions altering a Warner Bros frequency. It notes Stanley Kramer casting Mala Powers, Ida Lupino discovering a career start in Outrage, Hughes taking over Lupino, and Ferrer predicting Lupino earning many Oscars in ten years.
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Roxanne
Ida Lupino
Howard Hughes
Jose Ferrer
Censorship in Newspapers and Public Interest
A defense of editorial independence argues censorship is dangerous whether covert or coercive. Editors weigh public right to news against private rights, warning that even well meant requests can curb facts and erode press freedom. The piece urges restraint and respect for journalistic judgment.
Fish die offs traced to 20 percent toxaphene dusting
Summer 1949 reports show fish in Alabama ponds dying after cotton fields were dusted with toxaphene and a BHC DDT mix. Experiments found six pounds of 20 percent toxaphene dust per acre could kill fish in a one acre pond, suggesting drift could harm nearby waters. Biologists urge careful release and note many small fish survive with mild injuries.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Kilby
Montgomery
Tennessee State Game and Fish, Commission
Tom Bingham
Tennessee
Cumberland Springs Lake
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A mixed list of crossword clues across and down with definitions and wordplay prompts ranging from kings and names to geographic terms and attributes. The puzzle includes standard hints such as Fragrance and Flat-topped hills as well as varying language quirks and abbreviations.
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Egypt
Turk
Wisconsin’s landowners post fewer streams under trout rule
Wisconsin reports that for the first time in years landowners are un-posting more streams than posted. The conservation department enforces a rule prohibiting planting trout within a half mile of any posted stream, encouraging preservation by landowners and offering a model for other states.
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State Conservation Department
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