11/3/1955

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 3, 1955   Vol. C761

 

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LOCAL NEWS

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OKTOBERFEST OPENS TO HUGE CROWDS

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East Farewell- The first East Farewell Oktoberfest opened to huge crowds last Saturday.  The event is a “trial” put on by the Town Council to see if it would generate more late fall tourist travel.  From all accounts it has been a very successful trial, indeed.  There were lines at the gates of the fairgrounds early Saturday.  The crowds were anticipating a wonderful time and were rewarded many times over from all accounts.  The fairgrounds had enormous tents set up and since the grounds back up to the Fun Pier the rides, including the famous Ferris wheel, were open to the crowds.  The tents housed giant tables and stages and the people were all treated to fantastic food and, of course, beer as well as other beverages.  The local restaurants offered their signature fares as well as bar-b-q chicken and ribs.  On stage there was a constant variety of bands from the always popular Hans Snider Polka Band and the Jerry Tabor Band.   Local bands like Big Roy and the Magnificents and Charlie Green who was backed up by his new band the Soggy Bottom Boys.  The local group of teenagers, the All-Stars, supplied some of the new sound, rock and roll.  The crowds were very excited by the boys and all the music groups, singing along with the tunes and dancing in the aisles.

            Most of the crowd went over to the Fun Pier during the day and rode the rides and had fun on boardwalk.  The Pier will remain open for the entire Oktoberfest and the tents will be open every day for the week.  The evenings will be filled with performances from local groups putting on theatrical shorts and there is even a movie planned to be shown on a huge screen much like a drive-in without the cars.  Everyone is looking forward to all the planned events throughout the week. 

East Farewell Oktoberfest 1^st Day

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SPORTS

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COUGARS PASS BY SOUTHPORT

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South Port – The Cougars took to the air on Saturday and passed their way to victory over the Southport Hawks, 21-7. The aerial display was orchestrated by quarterback, Jimmy O’Conner and his receivers, Mitch “Merc” McMaster, “Long” John Silber and Wayne “TV” Emerson. O’Conner was able to mix and match his passes both short and long among the three receivers to complete a total of 20 passes, 170 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. The Hawks had trouble containing the multi-pronged attack but did mount their own offensive attack on the ground. Hawks running back, Phil Hayman, was able to rush for a total of 80 yards and one score.

            The Cougars started off trying to establish the ground game but the Hawks defense was rock solid. After trading several sets of downs the game looked like it was going to turn into a slug fest between the twenties but then Coach Burcowitz changed his game plan and let O’Conner start to air it out. The next series moved the Cougars down to the fifteen and with a quick snap and a toss across the center to Silber the Cougars had their first score. O’Conner kept up his aerial bombardment and the Cougars were able to score at the end of the first half with a thirty yard bomb to McMaster who raced twenty more yards for the score. In the second half the Hawks were able to score on a time consuming drive with Hayman scoring from the seven. While the Hawks put up a formidable defense they couldn’t stop the Cougars three receivers. When they moved to contain one O’Conner would move to another and move the ball forward. The final score came when Silber caught a short pass over the center, eluded his defender and found himself all alone on the right sideline and only fifteen yards to the goal line. He headed toward the goal line and at the one he was almost knocked out by Hawk defender, Frank Gains but Silber dove headfirst into the end zone for the score. Kicker Charlie Cox was perfect again for all the extra points.

            Next week’s game is against the Coring Devils in Corning. The game begins at 1:30 on the Corning High field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE RETURNS TO DC – BIG 4 MEET IN GENEVA - SARNOFF DEMONSTRATES FREE RECORD

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President Eisenhower returns to the capital. With a crowd of 5000 - headed by Vice-President Nixon, the President walked unaided down the ramp from his plane after a flight from Denver. “I am deeply honored that so many of you should come down to welcome Mrs. Eisenhower and me back to Washington. It has been a little longer stay than we had planned, but the circumstances you will understand.

Big Four meeting In Geneva - Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov unequivocally rejects western proposals for German reunification and for security of Europe in such harsh terms as to render barren all further efforts at an authentic compromise during the remaining life of the Big Four conference. Later, having suspended their efforts to reunify Germany, the three Foreign Ministers turn their debate with Molotov to another quest for disarmament.

Gen. David Sarnoff; chairman of the board of Radio Corp of American (RCA) demonstrates a 50-cent phonograph that could be the answer to radio jamming behind the Iron Curtain. He said it is the answer to the need he felt for a device which could bring a message without being subject either to radio jamming or a source of electricity and which was prices so “millions could be delivered gratis.” The little machine, said Sarnoff, is unbreakable and could be dropped by air behind the Iron or Bamboo Curtain. “It is so simply designed that it could be assembled and separated by the simplest people.” 

At the movies -

Rebel Without A Cause - James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, William Hopper

The Tender Trap – Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne Celeste Holm

The Adventures of Quentin Durward - Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert Morely

The Big Knife - Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger and Miss Shelley Winters

Lucy Gallant - Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter

My Sister Eileen - Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett

Sincerely Yours - Liberace (his first starring motion picture!), Joanne Dru, Dorothy Malone, Alex Nicol

A Man Alone - Ray Milland, Mary Murphy, Ward Bond

Walt Disney’s The African Lion

The View from Pompey’s Head - Richard Egan, Dana Wynter, Cameron Mitchell

Trial - Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado

The Desperate Hours - Humphrey Bogart, Fredrick March

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10/25/1956

 EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, October 25, 1956   Vol. C591

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LOCAL NEWS

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OKTOBERFEST A BIG HIT BUT DETAILS NEED WORK

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East Farewell – The second annual East Farewell Oktoberfest opened on Saturday to huge crowds and lots of happy reviews. The Fest will last until Sunday with a big closing event in the main tent on the fairgrounds. The details of the event’s future are still being discussed even as the event goes on. Last year the festival went on for two weeks which most felt was too long, so this year it was shortened to one week. It was also at the beginning of November last year and was moved up to mid-October this year. The location has remained the same, the Fairgrounds that back up the Fun Pier on Lake Charles. This let the Festival spill over to the Fun Pier and takes advantage of the rides and boardwalk. Most of the restaurants and craft shops were able to set up booths around the three main tents on the fairgrounds forming a Midway that has been very popular from the start of the festival.

            Stages have been set up in all the main tents to allow lots of music and event related stage shows to go on almost uninterrupted from the start. The bands have moved from tent to tent throughout the event and the headliners have included Jerry Tabor, Big Roy and the Magnificents, Charlie Green and the extremely popular Hans Snyder‘s Polka Band. Along with the music beer and cider along with roasted chicken and potatoes are being served.    Even with the food being served in the tents, which is being supplied by Charles Wenze’s Lost Oasis Restaurant, the Midway has a full line of different foods from Funnel Cake and Corn Dogs to sausages, bratwurst and kraut. Most of the Midway fare is ‘to go’ but several restaurants have set up small table to seat some of the weary fairgoers.

            Many of the fair goers dressed in traditional Oktoberfest Bavarian garb of lederhosen for the men and very popular dirndl for the women. All the servers were dressed in such gear and many of shopkeepers kept with the theme. The fun will continue until Sunday and this year’s fest will be looked at by the committee to try and make next year’s even better than this year.

Happy Oktoberfest participants

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SPORTS

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SLATE MOUNTAIN ENJOYS ITS HOMECOMING

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Slate Mountain - Thanks to some strong defense, Slate Mountain edged the Cougars, 7-6, Saturday in a Regional League battle at Slate Mountain East High.   In spite of Cougar Pat McKean’s 12 tackles, and just before the conclusion of the first half. Miners Ryan Connors intercepted a pass to stop a Cougar drive at the Miners’ 11-yard line.   Miners quarterback Steve Rand put the Miners on the board with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Doyle in the second quarter. In the third quarter, “Tank” Brown ran for a Cougar touchdown, but the Galloway failed to convert on the extra-point attempt. That was the second extra point the freshman kicker has missed in the first three games but Coach Burcowitz does not seem too concerned. “He is still learning, I mean he is only a freshman and we are asking him to do a lot. He was very upset about the miss but I told him not to worry, he will just keep getting better.”

This was a big win for Slate Mountain. Aside from being their Homecoming this game was the showdown of the two top seated teams in the league. They will meet again later in the season but for now the Miners are on top of the league. The Cougars come home to face the Central Bears at 3:00 on the High School field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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HUNGARY EXPLODES – IKE WARNS ISRAEL, BRITAIN AND FRANCE – MARILYN MEETS THE QUEEN – ROCK AND ROLL IS OVER PER JERRY MARSHALL

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Radio Budapest discloses the Soviet and Hungarian troops began all-out attacks aimed at “smashing completely” rebel forces still fighting in Budapest and many provincial towns. Meanwhile, Communist East Germany mobilizes worker fighting groups with a call for vigilant defense against any tide of revolution such as that sweeping Hungary Revolt over Hungary as Budapest’s anti-red revolution blazes across the Western Hungary to the border of Austria on a widening panorama of war and death.

President Eisenhower issues a strong warning to Premier David Ben-Gurion of Israel against taking any “forceful initiative” in the Middle East. The Egyptian army says it has begun “liquidating” an Israeli force which thrust its way deep into Egyptian territory toward the Suez Canal. Israeli forces are reported deep into Egypt - some 18 miles from Suez.

Disregarding a last-minute appeal from President Eisenhower, Britain and France move against U.S. and Egyptian protests and begin an invasion of the Suez Canal zone at dawn.

                                                                                                                   

Marilyn Monroe meets Queen Elizabeth. Ms. Monroe was one of a group of international movie stars presented to the Queen at the annual royal command film performance. Also attending - Joan Crawford and Victor Mature, Dana Andrews, Vera Ellen and Arlene Dahl.

Jerry Marshall, top-rated DJ at WNEW says he hears there’s a trend with rock ‘n’ roll.  “A top rock and roll label executive told me that each of his recording sessions is geared more and more to appeal to the pop field because he realizes that the long-term trend of rock and roll is leveling off and the teens themselves are tiring of the monotony and sameness of beat and performance which have marked so many rock and roll records.”

“Granted that original pop stars are still ‘covering’ established rock and roll artists, but the division in performance is now much less pronounced. The line of demarcation between the rock and roll approach and the pop approach is no longer so strictly drawn, and all the artists - from both fields - are no leaning much more the commercial and homogeneous appeal of the pop field.”

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11/3/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 3, 1955   Vol. C761

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LOCAL NEWS

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OKTOBERFEST OPENS TO HUGE CROWDS

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East Farewell- The first East Farewell Oktoberfest opened to huge crowds last Saturday.  The event is a “trial” put on by the Town Council to see if it would generate more late fall tourist travel.  From all accounts it has been a very successful trial, indeed.  There were lines at the gates of the fairgrounds early Saturday.  The crowds were anticipating a wonderful time and were rewarded many times over from all accounts.  The fairgrounds had enormous tents set up and since the grounds back up to the Fun Pier the rides, including the famous Ferris wheel, were open to the crowds.  The tents housed giant tables and stages and the people were all treated to fantastic food and, of course, beer as well as other beverages.  The local restaurants offered their signature fares as well as bar-b-q chicken and ribs.  On stage there was a constant variety of bands from the always popular Hans Snider Polka Band and the Jerry Tabor Band.   Local bands like Big Roy and the Magnificents and Charlie Green who was backed up by his new band the Soggy Bottom Boys.  The local group of teenagers, the All-Stars, supplied some of the new sound, rock and roll.  The crowds were very excited by the boys and all the music groups, singing along with the tunes and dancing in the aisles.

            Most of the crowd went over to the Fun Pier during the day and rode the rides and had fun on boardwalk.  The Pier will remain open for the entire Oktoberfest and the tents will be open every day for the week.  The evenings will be filled with performances from local groups putting on theatrical shorts and there is even a movie planned to be shown on a huge screen much like a drive-in without the cars.  Everyone is looking forward to all the planned events throughout the week. 

East Farewell Oktoberfest 1^st Day

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SPORTS

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COUGARS PASS BY SOUTHPORT

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South Port – The Cougars took to the air on Saturday and passed their way to victory over the Southport Hawks, 21-7. The aerial display was orchestrated by quarterback, Jimmy O’Conner and his receivers, Mitch “Merc” McMaster, “Long” John Silber and Wayne “TV” Emerson. O’Conner was able to mix and match his passes both short and long among the three receivers to complete a total of 20 passes, 170 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. The Hawks had trouble containing the multi-pronged attack but did mount their own offensive attack on the ground. Hawks running back, Phil Hayman, was able to rush for a total of 80 yards and one score.

            The Cougars started off trying to establish the ground game but the Hawks defense was rock solid. After trading several sets of downs the game looked like it was going to turn into a slug fest between the twenties but then Coach Burcowitz changed his game plan and let O’Conner start to air it out. The next series moved the Cougars down to the fifteen and with a quick snap and a toss across the center to Silber the Cougars had their first score. O’Conner kept up his aerial bombardment and the Cougars were able to score at the end of the first half with a thirty yard bomb to McMaster who raced twenty more yards for the score. In the second half the Hawks were able to score on a time consuming drive with Hayman scoring from the seven. While the Hawks put up a formidable defense they couldn’t stop the Cougars three receivers. When they moved to contain one O’Conner would move to another and move the ball forward. The final score came when Silber caught a short pass over the center, eluded his defender and found himself all alone on the right sideline and only fifteen yards to the goal line. He headed toward the goal line and at the one he was almost knocked out by Hawk defender, Frank Gains but Silber dove headfirst into the end zone for the score. Kicker Charlie Cox was perfect again for all the extra points.

            Next week’s game is against the Coring Devils in Corning. The game begins at 1:30 on the Corning High field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE RETURNS TO DC – BIG 4 MEET IN GENEVA - SARNOFF DEMONSTRATES FREE RECORD

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President Eisenhower returns to the capital. With a crowd of 5000 - head by Vice-President Nixon, the President walked unaided down the ramp from his plane after a flight from Denver. “I am deeply honored that so many of you should come down to welcome Mrs. Eisenhower and me back to Washington. It has been a little longer stay than we had planned, but the circumstances you will understand.

Big Four meeting In Geneva - Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov unequivocally rejects western proposals for German reunification and for security of Europe in such harsh terms as to render barren all further efforts at an authentic compromise during the remaining life of the Big Four conference. Later, having suspended their efforts to reunify Germany, the three Foreign Ministers turn their debate with Molotov to another quest for disarmament.

Gen. David Sarnoff; chairman of the board of Radio Corp of American (RCA) demonstrates a 50-cent phonograph that could be the answer to radio jamming behind the Iron Curtain. He said it is the answer to the need he felt for a device which could bring a message without being subject either to radio jamming or a source of electricity and which was prices so “millions could be delivered gratis.” The little machine, said Sarnoff, is unbreakable and could be dropped by air behind the Iron or Bamboo Curtain. “It is so simply designed that it could be assembled and separated by the simplest people.”

At the movies -

Rebel Without A Cause - James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, William Hopper

The Tender Trap – Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne Celeste Holm

The Adventures of Quentin Durward - Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert Morely

The Big Knife - Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger and Miss Shelley Winters

Lucy Gallant - Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter

My Sister Eileen - Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett

Sincerely Yours - Liberace (his first starring motion picture!), Joanne Dru, Dorothy Malone, Alex Nicol

A Man Alone - Ray Milland, Mary Murphy, Ward Bond

Walt Disney’s The African Lion The View From Pompey’s Head - Richard Egan, Dana Wynter, Cameron Mitchell

Trial - Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado

The Desperate Hours - Humphrey Bogart, Fredrick March

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11/3/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 3, 1955   Vol. C761

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LOCAL NEWS

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OKTOBERFEST OPENS TO HUGE CROWDS

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East Farewell- The first East Farewell Oktoberfest opened to huge crowds last Saturday.  The event is a “trial” put on by the Town Council to see if it would generate more late fall tourist travel.  From all accounts it has been a very successful trial, indeed.  There were lines at the gates of the fairgrounds early Saturday.  The crowds were anticipating a wonderful time and were rewarded many times over from all accounts.  The fairgrounds had enormous tents set up and since the grounds back up to the Fun Pier the rides, including the famous Ferris wheel, were open to the crowds.  The tents housed giant tables and stages and the people were all treated to fantastic food and, of course, beer as well as other beverages.  The local restaurants offered their signature fares as well as bar-b-q chicken and ribs.  On stage there was a constant variety of bands from the always popular Hans Snider Polka Band and the Jerry Tabor Band.   Local bands like Big Roy and the Magnificents and Charlie Green who was backed up by his new band the Soggy Bottom Boys.  The local group of teenagers, the All-Stars, supplied some of the new sound, rock and roll.  The crowds were very excited by the boys and all the music groups, singing along with the tunes and dancing in the aisles.

            Most of the crowd went over to the Fun Pier during the day and rode the rides and had fun on boardwalk.  The Pier will remain open for the entire Oktoberfest and the tents will be open every day for the week.  The evenings will be filled with performances from local groups putting on theatrical shorts and there is even a movie planned to be shown on a huge screen much like a drive-in without the cars.  Everyone is looking forward to all the planned events throughout the week. 

 East Farewell Oktoberfest 1^st Day

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SPORTS

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COUGARS PASS BY SOUTHPORT

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South Port – The Cougars took to the air on Saturday and passed their way to victory over the Southport Hawks, 21-7. The aerial display was orchestrated by quarterback, Jimmy O’Conner and his receivers, Mitch “Merc” McMaster, “Long” John Silber and Wayne “TV” Emerson. O’Conner was able to mix and match his passes both short and long among the three receivers to complete a total of 20 passes, 170 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. The Hawks had trouble containing the multi-pronged attack but did mount their own offensive attack on the ground. Hawks running back, Phil Hayman, was able to rush for a total of 80 yards and one score.

            The Cougars started off trying to establish the ground game but the Hawks defense was rock solid. After trading several sets of downs the game looked like it was going to turn into a slug fest between the twenties but then Coach Burcowitz changed his game plan and let O’Conner start to air it out. The next series moved the Cougars down to the fifteen and with a quick snap and a toss across the center to Silber the Cougars had their first score. O’Conner kept up his aerial bombardment and the Cougars were able to score at the end of the first half with a thirty yard bomb to McMaster who raced twenty more yards for the score. In the second half the Hawks were able to score on a time consuming drive with Hayman scoring from the seven. While the Hawks put up a formidable defense they couldn’t stop the Cougars three receivers. When they moved to contain one O’Conner would move to another and move the ball forward. The final score came when Silber caught a short pass over the center, eluded his defender and found himself all alone on the right sideline and only fifteen yards to the goal line. He headed toward the goal line and at the one he was almost knocked out by Hawk defender, Frank Gains but Silber dove headfirst into the end zone for the score. Kicker Charlie Cox was perfect again for all the extra points.

            Next week’s game is against the Coring Devils in Corning. The game begins at 1:30 on the Corning High field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE RETURNS TO DC – BIG 4 MEET IN GENEVA - SARNOFF DEMONSTRATES FREE RECORD

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President Eisenhower returns to the capital. With a crowd of 5000 - head by Vice-President Nixon, the President walked unaided down the ramp from his plane after a flight from Denver. “I am deeply honored that so many of you should come down to welcome Mrs. Eisenhower and me back to Washington. It has been a little longer stay than we had planned, but the circumstances you will understand.

Big Four meeting In Geneva - Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov unequivocally rejects western proposals for German reunification and for security of Europe in such harsh terms as to render barren all further efforts at an authentic compromise during the remaining life of the Big Four conference. Later, having suspended their efforts to reunify Germany, the three Foreign Ministers turn their debate with Molotov to another quest for disarmament.

Gen. David Sarnoff; chairman of the board of Radio Corp of American (RCA) demonstrates a 50-cent phonograph that could be the answer to radio jamming behind the Iron Curtain. He said it is the answer to the need he felt for a device which could bring a message without being subject either to radio jamming or a source of electricity and which was prices so “millions could be delivered gratis.” The little machine, said Sarnoff, is unbreakable and could be dropped by air behind the Iron or Bamboo Curtain. “It is so simply designed that it could be assembled and separated by the simplest people.”

At the movies -

Rebel Without A Cause - James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, William Hopper

The Tender Trap – Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne Celeste Holm

The Adventures of Quentin Durward - Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert Morely

The Big Knife - Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger and Miss Shelley Winters

Lucy Gallant - Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter

My Sister Eileen - Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett

Sincerely Yours - Liberace (his first starring motion picture!), Joanne Dru, Dorothy Malone, Alex Nicol

A Man Alone - Ray Milland, Mary Murphy, Ward Bond

Walt Disney’s The African Lion The View From Pompey’s Head - Richard Egan, Dana Wynter, Cameron Mitchell

Trial - Glenn Ford, Dorothy McGuire, Arthur Kennedy, John Hodiak, Katy Jurado

The Desperate Hours - Humphrey Bogart, Fredrick March

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