Wrong Stamp Saves Life In Ocean Carrier Blast
Gloria Frye of Marshalltown recalls that her letter to Navy sailor Mike Gradisar aboard the carrier Forrestal saved his life during last Saturday’s explosion and fire. Mike survived with a shoulder bruise after retrieving the letter with insufficient postage just before the blast.
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Mike Gradisar
Forrestal
Gloria
Mike
Pueblo, Colo
Bud Collette
Pueblo
Marshalltown
Clifford E. Frye
Grand Junction
Colo
English Film Industry to Compete in Musical Films
AP reports London film makers challenge Hollywood in the musical genre with three major projects. Columbia's Oliver directed by Carol Reed in Shepperton stars Ron Moody and others. United Artists Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Dick Van Dyke budgets at 28 million. Paramount plans a roadshow release for Half a Sixpence.
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Bob Thomas
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America
England
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Tommy Steele
George Sidney
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Pepe
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Columbia
Oliver
United Artists
Ian Fleming
Shepperton
Carol Reed
Jessie Matthews
Miss Matthews
Anna Neagle
Reed
Columbia 1
Ron Moody
Shaui Wallis
Harry Secombe
Hugh Griffith
Dick van Dyke
Sherman Brothers
Culture Center Opens in East Harlem Public Housing
New drama center opens in a public housing project in East Harlem as a pilot for accessible culture. Mayor Lindsay says the aim is to cut out the hype of large venues and avoid massive, expensive structures for artistic endeavor.
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New York
East
Harlem
John V. Lindsay
Dance Protest Says Tax Rise Hinges On Fair Show
GREENUP Ky AP Citizens protest a bump and grind act at the county fair threatening a tax increase if the girlie dance is canceled. The City Council left the decision to the volunteer fire department which runs the fair, noting a $1200 loss to firefighting gear would require a tax substitute.
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Greenup
Tamil Nad Renames Madras as Tamil Nad Central Secretariat
Foreigners in India face language hurdles as Tamil Nad adopts the name Tamil Nad Central Secretariat. The Tamil speaking region of Tamil Nadu replaces Madras with Tamil Nad, reflecting a shift to local nomenclature.
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India
Fort St. George Secretariat
Madras
Tamilaghaarasu Thalaimak Cheyalgam
Tameil Nad Central Secretariat
Tameil Nad
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