Lancaster talks on fate amid fame and fear
In a rambling account Burt Lancaster recounts early life, a sudden rise in acting, and the crush of fame. He recalls a Tennessee birthplace plaque, a church whisper, and a hospital discharge while noting his wife and support from Mark Hellinger. He mentions a hotel elevator meeting and a stranger asking if he was an actor as he read for a role in a play.
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Burt Lancaster
Bache
Mark Hellinger
Rey— Alton
Kay Knight
Lancaster
Hee
Tere
Utica GOP candidate plans contest of Assembly vote
Utica Republican Richard Gritiis who lost his Assembly seat by 55 votes said he would file a formal notice of contest on Wednesday. He urged the Democrat who defeated him to advise at the outset as the 1929 session opens and weighs possible action.
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Utica
G.O.P
Richard R. Gritiis
Assembly
Gritith
Jeremiah J. Ashcroft
Legislature Eyes State Level Issues In New York
In Albany, lawmakers debate state level concerns as Governor and party leaders weigh tax plans and budget priorities. The Democratic coalition faces internal tensions while the CIO and labor groups push for broader programs amid an off year.
Nation Bars Protection Efforts Amid TV and City Tensions
Disjointed reports mention Meyer Williams and Mayors Martin Kennelly and others amid talks on protection measures, television networks, and political moves in New York and Chicago. Separately, a Greenland rescue awards ceremony and Senate prayer comments surface, with Ohio fire deaths and state education and hospital funding discussed among Democratic plans.
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Meyer Wiliam
Solice
Acaine
XEW York
Xio- Lancaster
Chicago
New York
Mark Scaxton
United Restaurant
Manhattan
Martin Kennelly
New
Mark Hellinger
Mle Pioxs
Burt
Washingnon
Washington
Greeland
Glimpses of Hollywood and radio era figures in 1949 chatter
Disjointed notes reveal social columns and celebrity gossip about USO performer ties in Italy, vaudeville fading figures, marriages, and upcoming cafe openings. Mentions include Rudy Vallee, Jack Gilford, Madeleine, Eldridge Forsythe Jr, Irving Caesar, and Abdullah unity calls amid wartime nostalgia.
Europe Can Take 10 Percent Cut in Aid Next Year
Paris reports that Western Europe could absorb a 10 per cent reduction in United States aid for 1959-50 and still improve living standards. The estimate comes from a Marshall Plan study by 29 OECD countries, with requests to Uncle Sam totaling 4.347 billion dollars for the period ending June 30, 1950, which is 525 million less than the current fiscal year. The memo notes potential jealousies and domestic strains as factors shaping aid needs.
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Europe
Paris
United States
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Uncle Sam
iRobot Plane Reaches 850 Mile Speed At Farnborough
London reports Farnborough tests show instrument carrying planes achieving 50 miles per hour speeds in early trials. Officials say the project aims at enhancing aviation performance with new testing in the southwest coast region of England.
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Owpress
Royal Aircraft ‘Establishment
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Cambridge
Margraten
Holland
Aachen
Germany
Aera Luxembou
Chanelte
Liereville-en-Condroz
Liege
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St. Lo
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Rennes
Drasdignan
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Epinal
St. Alved
Mens
Italy
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Netuno
Anzio
Roate
Fioresce
Ite
Tunis
Philippines
Fort Meiin- Hey
Mania
Retired Physician Captures Inaugural Portrait Scene
Washington report describes a veteran photographer, Dr Aleery L Psi Beanc, who provided official inauguration photography. The photographer, noted for a calm demeanor, captured the scene shortly after Secret Service briefings and prior to the presidential ceremony. The studio shoot occurred as Calvin Coolidge took office, marking a milestone in national portrait documentation.
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Millers Waralesten
Cotter
Abraham Lreoins
Osiee
Cone
Calvin
Coolidze
Pair Receives $1000 In Theater Holdup
New York police report a robbery at a theater near Park Avenue where the assailant escaped with about $1000 in receipts. The owner and staff say the incident interrupted the show and left patrons startled as investigators review the chaotic scene.
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New York
Sdd Pei
Park
15 Japs Get Long Terms
A Tokyo wartime military police chief and several generals were sentenced to long terms by a U S Eighth Army commission for killing 43 Americans. The two month trial acquitted twelve others. Sentences ranged from one to forty years for various officers.
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Amerrican
U. S
Eighth Army
Tve
Sanji Oxida
Michio Kuziake
Tourtol
Cne
Idea Fujioka
Olen
Central Army
Shuichi Toma
Share Uchirama
Qiogoro Ishida
Notable Deaths Across Fields Mourned in Obituaries
A batch of obituary notices lists Dr Fred 3 Douglas 79 surgeon and former Republican Representative, James Stuart Douglas 30 retired mine owner and banker, Eldron R James 75 law professor and librarian, Robert Lee Durham 75 churchman and college football pioneer, Will Simmons 65 sculptor of wildlife subjects, Mrs Eleanor Manville Lford 25 artist and pianist, Rue J Alexander 60 Republican lieutenant governor of Indiana, Dr Charles W Conner arch inventor, Llewellyn R Cole Wisconsin medical school figure, Paillie W Bourne 73 longtime physician, George Mr Barnard 67 Interstate Commerce Commissioner veteran. The notices span New York Philadelphia Indianapolis Asheville Madison Salamanca Newcastle Washington Gloucester and more.
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Anzona
Lewis W. Douglas
U. S
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New York
Eldron R. James
Congress
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Gloucester
Mass
Robert Lee Durham
Southern
Churchman
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Potomac River
Buena Vista
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Eicher
Baltimore
Eleanor Manvikle
Lford
Rack
J. Alexander
Are Giana
Indianapolis
Charles W. Conner
Jens
Asheville
Llewellyn R Cole
University of Wisconsin Medifeval School
Madison
Wis
Paillie W. Bourne
Cattaraugus County
Salamanca
George Mr. Barnard
Newcastle
Ind
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Jews May Bomb Cairo
A Tel Aviv spokesman Seid reported Egyptian planes attempted to provoke renewed hostilities by raiding Cairo. The raid involved two bombs dropped by an Egyptian plane, with one impacting near a city center and a second explosion described as a bombing across the Holy City.
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Tel Aviv
Trans-Jordan Arad
Israel Gets U.S. Warning in Overseas Dead
A U.S. warning seeks to protect American military graves overseas and warns Israel that American support may shift if it attacks neighboring Arab states. The report lists permanent and national cemeteries in Europe the Philippines Hawaii and other sites with numbers and locations.
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Soder
United States
Cemedas
Israel
Vatican rejects Hungarian offer for direct talks
The Vatican rejected Hungarys bid for direct negotiations to resolve church state differences. A Vatican official told The New York Times dispatch that the offer cannot proceed, and the Vatican maintained its stance on the disputed issues.
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Vatican
Vatican P
British Papers Get More Newsprint
London reports a 25 percent cut in newsprint supply forcing papers to add pages and days. The Labor Government relaxed circulation ceilings, sparking a new round of paper wars and more features. The Daily Express also added the Dick Tracy strip for English readers. Chile Gets Loan Washington says Export-Import Bank extended 20 million dollars for a Chile steel mill project totaling about 83 million with 48 million from the bank, 4 million from American equipment, and the remainder from Chilean interests.
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England
Perea
Fee Daily Express
Dick Tracy
Chile
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Export-Imsport Bank
American Enuigmene
Deaths in Berlin Gas Tragedy Linked to Despondency
Berlin officials say a German girl and her American partner died from gas in a Berlin apartment on New Year’s Day. Victims identified as John George Fuldner, 42, of Tryon, North Carolina, chief investigator for the American Military Government in Berlin, and J illie Grambow of Hanlein. The girl’s body was found in Fuldner’s kitchen near a gas stove. Fuldner lay in a neighboring bedroom.
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Berlin
United States
John George Fuldimer
Tryon
N.C
Jillie Grambow
Hanlein
Fuld
Nec
Fuldner
Reds Urged to Speed It in Four Year Live Year Plan
The Russian Communist called on Russian workers to accelerate farm and factory output to fulfill the four year plan. The fourth year of the postwar Live yearplan is beginning.
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REDS
One Man's Opinion on Tax Plans and War Debates
A scrambled column discusses tax policy and wartime plans with tangled names. It notes public concern over a proposed Marshall Plan variant and names figures like Benny Crosby and Louis B Mayer in a critical, opinionated tone. The piece shifts to a Miami missing airliner case where 32 aboard from San Juan, Puerto Rico, vanish. The Coast Guard ends a large search, suggesting wreckage as the last hope.
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Carter
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Miami
Coast Guard
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