Columnist Tells How To Get Broadway Items
Earl Wilson shares the inside view on Broadway and press life with anecdotes from the Copacabana and encounters with Jennifer Jones, David Selznick, and other notables. He notes publicity tricks, party scenes, and the blurred line between rumor and fact in entertainment reporting.
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Jennifer Jones
David O. Selznick
Washington
No Cut In Car Demand Despite GM Layoffs Amid Steel Shortage
Detroit reports U S auto industry has produced nearly 10 million cars and trucks since the war end and demand remains firm though delivery times improve for luxury and heavy trucks while mid to low price models lag. GM plans to lay off 200 000 workers next week potentially cutting 80 000 vehicles and coal related steel shortages threaten further losses. wage talks at GM and Chrysler may provoke a third round of strikes though some observers hope for no strike.
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House Objects To Female Troops
In Washington a House vote rejected making the Wacs Waves and Women Marines regular branches. A male member protested it would open West Point to co‑eds. The Senate had passed to place the women as regulars. the House kept them as reservists only.
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Bacall Suspended by Warner Bros Over Jones Beach Row
New York gossip recounts Lauren Bacall being suspended by Warner Bros for refusing to do The Girl from Jones Beach. She seeks loan-outs and release, criticizing the part and discussing politics, while other showbiz updates note Ingrid Bergman, Joan Crawford, and Bernard Baruch.
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