Dallas Society Reforms Image Amid Oil Wealth Power Shift
Dallas society aims to shed its rough oil boom image as new leaders from Ling, Jonsson and diverse backgrounds join the ranks. Prominent figures like Mrs. Murchison and Stanley Marcus note changes from lavish debuts to restrained celebrations while embracing technology and philanthropy shaping postwar Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Clint Murchison Jr
Stanley Marcus
Neiman-Marcus
Fred Wiedemanns
Civic Opera Guild
Wiedemann
Jung Institute
Zurich
Switzerland
Erik Jonsson
James Ling
Ling-Temco-Vought
Schell Explains Three-Year Hollywood Hiatus
Maxi llian Schell says he stayed away from Hollywood for three and a half years after his Oscar to avoid the worship of success. He notes offers came but he avoided signings, seeking choose roles and a balanced life, with travel and work shaping his career.
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Hollywood (Ap
Maxillian Schell
Hollywood
Ian Oscar
Shell
Nuremberg
Schell
Altona
Topkapi
Hamlet
Per
John Osborne
London
Poverty War Sparked by Wichita Bumper Sticker
A Wichita AP report notes a bumper sticker reading I fight poverty I work reflects a local stance in the poverty war. The item underscores tensions over anti poverty efforts in the city.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichitan
Mike Fink the Mississippi River Ranger and Fur Trader
Mike Fink rose to fame as an American ranger boatman and fur trader along the Mississippi River noted for his humor and prowess in fighting. He became a legendary figure in frontier river lore and folklore.
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Mike Fink
Mississippi River
South African Motorist Sentenced to Weekly Movie
Spera Carpinho of Benoni Transvaal Province was found guilty of drunken driving and must attend a movie show every Wednesday for six months or face jail. He is fined 140 dollars or 50 days imprisonment, with part of the sentence suspended pending weekly screenings by the South African Road Safety Association.
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Benoni
South Africa
Spera Carpinho
Transvaal
South African Road Safety Association
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Big D
Texas
By Kathie Dibell
Peter Harris
Jake Hannon
D. Harold Byrd
Louisiana
Joseph Lambert Jr
Lambert
Shreveport
Tambert
Structor
Jonsson
Newark
N.J
Dallas County
Dallas Citizens Council
Heads of Business
Ling
Lig
By Bob Thomas
Max Schell
Munich
Winchester
Haviland
Dixie Lad
Cinder & Shockey
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