Not So Fast Indians Supporters Cry Politics
A reader critiques Cleveland Indians owners pressuring locals to fund or move the team, likening it to a merchant demanding customers or a city official backing a faltering business. The piece notes past success, current pressure, and calls for staying with the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Indian Baseball Club
Cleveland
Cleveland Baseball Organization
Cleveland City
Jack S Haberdashery
F Emporium
Main St
All About Pictures Fast Films Foiled Early Vacationers
Photographers report mixed results with new fast film emulsions during vacations. The best prints come from selecting a balanced film speed and development, then testing exposures from 1 25 to 1 400 and developing per manufacturer directions for sharp, high quality results.
Mosquito Battles and Color TV Pranks Stir Up Neighborhood Tales
A humorous scene centers on a battle with a persistent mosquito as a mother uses sirenlike perseverance and improvised tools to claim victory. Neighbor Bertha recalls a home color test that revealed a black and white screen displaying color, sparking pride and a tale of domestic curiosity.
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Mom
Bertha
John
Rt. 2
Arson Arrests Rise in United States in 1957
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports a rise in arson investigations to 166 and arrests by 24 in 1957, marking the first increase in five years. The piece also oddly details Hungarian stamp designs and the life of Lajos Kossuth, sampling historical context amid the arson note.
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New York
M. Keeskemethi
Kossuth
Lajos Kossuth
Hungary
Austria
Russia
Turkey
England
Italy
France
United States
Per
Champion of Liberty stamp honors Lajos Kossuth
The Post Office Department unveils the third stamp in the Champion of Liberty series honoring Lajos Kossuth. It notes his role in Hungarian freedom and national independence and describes the first day cover procedures and cancellation options.
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The
Post Office Department
Lajos Kossuth
Hans
Sisted
Washington 13
D. C
Elungary
Kossuth
Cinerama Uplifts with Exotic Journeys and Royal Reflections
A lavish cinema piece called The Search for Paradise transports audiences to the Himalayas Hunza River and Kashmir by Cinerama with perilous jeep rides daring scenery and polo in origin locales. The piece blends romance and spectacle with notes on palace life and a wish to live on a Kashmir houseboat. A side note reviews Palace Diary by Stanley Clark detailing King George VI and Elizabeth bowing under royal duties.
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Nepal
Cinerama
Jpalace Theater
Cleveland
Himalayas
Kashmir
Poteet Canyon
Kissin
Steve Canyon
da! Lake
Disneyland
Stanley Clark
Dutton
King George VI
Walt Disney
Britain
Elizean
Beth
Ant
Elizabeth
Weightlessness Questions Under Space Travel
Physiology experts note the brain must pump against gravity and wonder how weightless conditions in orbit affect control of instruments and daily tasks. Reader asks if muscles shrink or grow without gravity, and how adaptation to space travel will unfold before returning to normal conditions.
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Outer Space
Earth
Richard R. Walker
Newark
N. J
Luxury Liner Plies Great Lakes For One Day Vacation
The SS Aquarama offers a Cleveland to Detroit cruise described as a floating amusement park with modern lounge and night club features. It leaves Cleveland at 9 30 am returning about 10 30 pm and includes dining options entertainment with acts such as Violet Murray, dancing, shuffleboard, and a TV lounge. The voyage suits wheelchair passengers and features views of Detroit factories and private river estates.
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Elyria
Cleveland
Detroit
Detroit River
USA
Violet Murray
Mau Mau Hunt in Kenya in 1955
Ian Henderson and Philip Goodhart recount ten tense months in 1955 chasing Dedan Kimathi, the most wanted Mau Mau leader, as Kenyan police push into dense hill forests to dismantle the murder ring and restore peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Kenya
Ian Henderson
Philip Goodhart
Doubleday
Dedan Kimathi
Kimathi
Supi
Spectator Praises Color Work in Cinerama Feature
Review notes the breathtaking scope and best color work yet. Lowell Thomas, commentator for the spectacle, is mentioned as planning and presenting the plot involving an Air Force captain and sergeant.
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Arn
Cinerama
Lowell Thomas
Air Force
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Cowden
Cleveland Indians
Helping Hand Shelton
Conn
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Amherst
Roy Beerhan
By Norris Harkness
Don Jailler
Barian Patriot
Kossuth House
P Street
N. W
Washington, DC
Torch of Liberty
Vienna
By Dorothy Funk
Kubla Khan
Marco Polo
Laurence Hope
Hunza
Paradise
I. M. Levitt
Franklin Institute Planetarium
Great Lakes
By Tom Hinman
the Great Lakes
Margaret McBride
Michigan
Vermilion
Lagoons
Vermilion Foundation
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