TV gossip and backstage antics spark January chatter
Earl Wilson roams New York gossip racks noting Teravee stagecraft and NBC secrets. He roasts Jennifer and Judy Parrish in brief portraits, recalls Demon Reporter Barney Blake and his secretary, and vents on TV dreams, dress rooms, heat, and camera glare amid a bustle of stars.
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Radio death prompts in bath and other charges
Radio fell into a bath injuring Mrs. Margaret E Passner 58 of a border village. The coroner issued an accident certificate reporting electrocution as the cause of death. The body was found by her daughter. Plus Prague assassination of Augustin Stam. a Canadian man crushed by a truck near Wailer camp. Hugh Dalton returns to Cabinet as Chancellor of Lancaster. Smuts nominated to Parliament in South Africa.
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London
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Gertrude Lawrence to receive Ithaca honorary degree
An Ithaca College 53rd commencement will honor actress Gertrude Lawrence with an honorary doctor of science degree. Frederick Margin of Bristol, RI, a noted speech treatment expert, will also receive an honorary DS degree. Other details outline a large ceremony and multiple degree recipients.
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Tax Rebate Fund Given No Ceiling
Washington House Appropriations Committee indicated no definite ceiling for the income tax refunds next year due to imponderables. The panel trimmed Treasury estimates and proposed a large appropriation to ensure prompt payments, noting past refunds ran into billions and required adjustments.
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Skidmore College
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Coast Guard
Westinghouse Proposes Uniform Security Package for Employees
Westinghouse Electric announces a plan for a single uniform security package for employees. President Gwilym A. Price estimates the program would cost the firm 13.5 to 18 million dollars annually.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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Gwilym A. Price
Tyrone Power Receives Honorary Degree at Tampa
Tyrone Power was conferred an honorary Doctor of Humanities by the University of Tampa last night in recognition of his achievements as an actor and as an advocate of world democracy and world peace. The ceremony noted Power bears his fame humbly and serves as a distinguished citizen.
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University of Tampa
Church Union Plan Faces Delay
A ten year delay in uniting the Northern and Southern Presbyterian Churches emerged as the 18th general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church opened debate on the proposed union. If approved, the plan would require three fourths of the churches to pass after a lengthy discussion.
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Southern General Assembly
Deaths of Frank Penraud and Sidney Fuller Ross
Frank Penraud, 89, landscape artist with works in U S museums and European collections, died in Highland Park. Sidney Fuller Ross, former New York architect and former supervisor with the Federal Housing Administration, died in Buffalo, also linked to the Niagara Frontier Park Commission as vice chairman.
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New York
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Grenades Seized in Taikyu Cache in Seoul Police Claim
Korean national police announced the seizure of 32 000 Japanese hand grenades at Taikyu in Seoul. They said the cache may be an external supply for saboteurs and that the operation disrupts potential violent activity.
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One Man's Opinion by Walter Kiernan
Opinion column criticizes government policy toward Indians and the at times outdated attitudes toward Native Americans. The piece suggests Washington offers little new for Indians and comments on seasonal mail order catalogs amid political conventions.
Robeson May Escape House Action
Washington (UP) Negernger Paul Robeson appeared to have a chance to avoid contempt citation for refusing to answer a Senate Judiciary Committee question about communism. Robeson met the test with no quorum as the panel prepared to rule, with Senator Wiley pledging a full committee review and Ferguson seeking to protect committee dignity.
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Apartment Rent Turndown Sparks Long Term Housing Talk
Fragmentary notes describe an apartment situation in New York with worries about rent gouging. Mentions rooms for rent and a potential five to ten year period, signaling concerns over affordability and housing stability amid rising prices.
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New York
Court Rules Vet Has Job Preference
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld Civil Service Commission rules protecting war veterans in layoffs. Non veteran workers must be dismissed before veterans, under the Veterans Preference Act and the Selective Service Act. The case involved Earle W. Tian, a non veteran laid off at the Norfolk Navy Yard. The court also refused to order an Erie County judge to revisit an 11 year sentence for Joseph Paterno and agreed to review a Hawaii language teaching case. Admiral Dewey Adamson was denied a stay of execution in Los Angeles for the murder of Stella Blayvet.
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UK Shankstan
S.C. Navy Yard
Erie County
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Hawaii
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Los Angeles
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Wife for Sale Ad Attracts 16 Suitors In Idaho
UGASTRAD uP reports Blonde Dorothy Lawler advertised for a husband offering 5000, saying she will announce her choice at midnight. Sixteen men offered, two remain in the running, including a horse breeder and a night club owner. Mrs Lawler, mother of two, plans to select one tonight.
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Rebel Peace Offer Hinted by Guerrilla Radio Broadcast
The Cireele army general staff reported a guerrilla radio broadcast in which the provisional government of Greero said it sought peace only if foreign interference ended. It accused Markos Vafiades of always ready to accept no initiative from anywhere, implying peace would require no external meddling.
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Drunk Bites Pedestrian Incident Report
George McDonald testified he was bitten by a drunk man while walking. The assailant struck the victim on the ankle as he passed, police found Lawson Rogers at the scene and arrested him. The events occurred as described by McDonald in his statement.
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Rail Wreck Near Carlsbad Kills One, Injures Six
A washout caused a Santa Fe railway wreck near Carlsbad New Mexico, killing one and injuring six crew members and a Pullman porter. Fifty families evacuated as cars overturned and a stretch of track was washed out by a cloudburst. Names of several injured were not released.
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