Shriner’s rise to Broadway humor rooted in small town life
Broadway columnist Mark Barron recalls Herb Shriner, the Indiana born humorist, seen as a Twain style performer on stage and on CBS. The piece notes his boyhood at a Tipton general store, his late wedding timing with wife Eileen, and his philosophy that cracker barrel humor stays durable for generations.
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11 000 000 Reported in Slave Labor in Russia
CIO claims over 11 million people are pushed to death in Soviet slave labor camps. James B Carey testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urging UN genocide convention ratification as hearings focus on outlawing genocide following World War II.
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Countries to Open Atom Talks Monday in Washington
The United States Britain and Belgium will begin atom talks in Washington next Monday to pursue a new agreement on Congo uranium supply. A foreign office spokesman said discussions will cover mutual atom problems while a wartime pact sharing Congo ore is set to expire this year.
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