Parents Recovering From Son First Date in Dance Tale
New York AP report by Francis Stilley about a 14 year old's junior high school date. Parents recount preparations with shoes shirts and ties while the boy and a friend take dates twin girls to the dance and leave them in the car. The boy returns late with tired feet and offers little detail.
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New York
Tecumseh
Okla
Brenn Turner Stilley
Son
Dad
Sonny Boy
Swain
King Vidor Returns From Directing Biblical Epic
Hollywood AP King Vidor discusses finishing Solomon and Sheba after Tyrone Power’s death halted exterior filming in Spain. He explains how weather, timing, and the use of doubles shaped the production and Ty Power’s replacement by Yul Brynner.
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Hollywood
Vidor
Tyrone Power
Spain
Gina Lollobrigida
Yul Brynner
Power
Archie Gottler Hollywood composer dies at 63
Archie Gottler aged 63, a Hollywood composer, died of a heart ailment on Wednesday. His long titled song included Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on your Shoulder or a Private with a Chicken on your Knee.
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Hollywood
Archie Gottler
End of Spare Tire Foreseen
Three tire companies study built in spares with a tire within a tire concept. Goodyear tests show six percent blowouts need not stop travel. United States Rubber proposes a safety diaphragm with a compressed gas cartridge to keep moving. Spokesmen say elimination of the spare could free trunk space and reduce weight.
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B. F. Goodrich Tire Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear
United States Rubber Company
Ocean Floor Not Peaceful but Active Sediment Shifts Studied
Dr Bruce Heezen of Columbia University's Lamont Geological Observatory reports deep ocean floors are dynamic, with submarine currents eroding and shaping seabed features. Turbidity flows resemble snow avalanches, sweeping down slopes and altering ridges as sediments remain unusually thin across Pacific and Atlantic regions. Findings appear in Geophysical Journal.
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London
Alps
Bruce C. Heezen
Columbia University
Lamont Geological Observatory
New York
Heezen
Pacific
Atlantic
Current Geophysical Journal
Royal Astronomical Society
Bargain Prices Rise on Eggs and Chickens Across Markets
Poultry prices stiffen with chickens and eggs marked up as seasonal demand shifts press food costs. Eggs rise 2 to 8 cents per pound from 18 year lows, while pork gains ease due to large supplies. Beef specials center on chuck roast with rib roasts bargains near fields. Vegetables feature cabbage squash spinach cucumbers onions and more. Fresh fruit shelves include peaches blueberries pineapples bananas and limes at low prices.
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Associated Press
Washington Debt and Interest Ceiling Debates
Treasury head confronts a double ceiling as lawmakers debate debt limits and bond interest caps. Congress weighs keeping rates low to aid builders and farmers against potential inflation, with arguments over short versus long term borrowing and market effects.
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New York
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Treasury
Congressmen
Outdoor Drama Begins Its 13th Season
Paul Green's The Common Glory starts its 13th season at Lake Matoaka amphitheater in Williamsburg with nightly performances except Mondays through Sept. 6. Lt. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens addressed a 1,200 strong crowd, calling Virginia's historic principles "new and vital" and part of the heritage.
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Williamsburg
Paul Green
Lake Matoaka
A. E. S. Stephens
No Opposition Expected at Final Hearing on Merger
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a final hearing on the Norfolk and Western and Virginian Railways merger in Princeton West Virginia with no opposition expected. A Princeton business group withdrew its protest while Mullens Chamber of Commerce remains an intervenor likely to withdraw. Norfolk and Western President Stuart T Saunders praised the civic cooperation.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western
Virginian Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Princeton
W. Va
Mullens
Stuart T. Saunders
Former All-America Player James F Hitchcock Dies
James F Hitchcock 47 former Auburn All-America football star and Alabama Public Service Commission member died after a heart attack in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
James F. Hitchcock
Auburn
Alabama Public Service Commission
John S. Ames Dies at 81 Horticulturist and Businessman
John S. Ames aged 81, noted horticulturist and businessman, died Tuesday in Ames North Easton Massachusetts.
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North Easton
Mass
John S. Ames
David Connor Sr Former Indianapolis AP Traffic Chief Dies
David J. Connor Sr, 84, longtime traffic chief for the Indianapolis AP bureau, died Sunday night after breaking his hip in a fall. He retired 25 years ago.
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David J. Connor
Indianapolis
Ind
David J. Connor Sr
The
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