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TUESDAY. DECEMBER SO, 195S
Space Race Vas Top News Story;
Mideast Crisis Ranked Second
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The first American atellites
whirling in orbit around the earth.)
... A spectacular but unsuccessful
rocket shoot at the moon. . . .
The first successful test flight of
an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Those thrilling harbingers of the
space age and chilling portents
of future destruction formed the
top news story of 1958 in the opin
ion of the nation's news editors
polled annually by Th Associated
Press.
The United States entered the
space race with Russia on January
31 when the Army placed Its first
30-pound Explorer into orbit pre
cisely 119 days after the Soviets
launched their Sputnik I.
In all, the Army successfully
fired three man-made moons from
the Cape Canaveral, Florida,
launching pads and the Navy added
a fourth, a tiny 3',i-pound metal
globe that may stay up 200 years.
The Air Force's Pioneer moon
shoot in October failed to reach
the moon but it fired the world's
Imagination by rising 79,000 miles,
man's farthest penetration Into
space.
The Russians, too, were active
In the space race, launching their
ltt-ton Sputnik III in May and
probing near space with rockets,
several of which they said carried
dogs outside 'he world s atmos
phere. The ICBM, an Air Force Atlas,
streaked off Its Canaveral launch
ing pad in late November and
roared more than 6,000 miles into
the South Atlantic, giving the U.S.
a powerful new weapon for its
preparedness arsenal. . -The
continuing crisis in the Mid'
die East, brought home personally
to many Americans by the landing
of U.S. Marines in revolt-torn Leo-
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A SCHOOL HOLOCAUST hit Chicago. Mere a firefighter
carries a young victim down ladder ! others fight blaia
that swept Our Lady of the Angels grammar school in Chi
eago. Fire claimed lives of 87 children and three num.
U.S. MARINES stand guard at the Mideast crossroad where
they were landed in Lebanon. Here they stand guard at a
Lebanese intersection during their brief occupation of the
revolt-torn Mideast nation. They left when rival political
factions reached compromise.
Chaplin Pays Income Tax
LOS ANGELES (AP) Charlie
Chaplin has Fettled a $700,000
United States income tax claim
for $425,000.
His attorneys handed a check,
covering the settlement to Internal
Revenue Service officials Monday.
The check was drawn on a Swiss
bank. '
Tax officials said Hie Hiitish-
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anon, was voted the No. t story by
the news editors.
The turbulent Arab World erupt
ed from Us chronic simmerhig
state in July when a group of
Army officers, in a swift, early
morning coup, assassinated King
Feisal and seized the government
of pro-western Iraq.
The unexpected move so alarmed
the Western world that, the very
next day, American Marines were
rushed in. to i estore peace to Leb
anon and British troops went to
the support of King Hussein in un
stable Jordan,
The Marines stayed in Lebanon
until a stable, compromise govern'
ment had been formed. The Brit'
ish also left Jordan when the ten'
sion had eased but, at year's end,
the Middle East still was in a state
of crisis.
The off-year erections, a solid
Democratic sweep that included
that party's first congressman
from Vermont In more than J00
years, was the editors' choice as
the third, best news story of 1058
The election also' was fraught
with implications for 1960, a presi
dential year. ,
Sen. William Knowland of Call
fornia, longtime chief rival to Vice
President Nixon for the Republican
nomination in 60, was all but elim
inated when he lost his race for
governor to Democrat Edmund
(Pat) Brown.
But a new Nixon rival emerged
in personable Nelson Rockefeller,
who made his political debut with
an authoritative victory over Dem
ocrat Averell Harriman in their
contest for1 the governorship of New
York.
The death of Pope Pius XII,
supreme pontiff of the Roman
Catholic world, and the election of
his successor. John XXIII, was
TtWQUTH 9
horn comedian, now living In
Switzerland, owed $342,000 in back
taxes for the years 1051 through
K153. Interest at 6 per cent raised
me amount to 5700,000.
The case against Chaplin had
been set for trial Jan. 8. The pnn-
cipal issue was whether he was
entitled to claim status as a non
resident alien not subject to In
come taxes prior to April 10. 1953.
He moved to Switzerland in the
(all of 1052 and surrendered his
permit to re-enter the Unitod
Males In April 195;).
The revenue service contended
he engaged in business in this
country after giving up the per
mit.
TO SKEK DIVORCE
LOS ANGELKS (APi Former
skating star Donna Atwood and
millionaire showman John Harris.
58, have reached a property agree
ment and will get a divorce soon.
They were married 15 years ago.
Attorneys said Miss Atwood, 33,
sets the $300.01X1 family home in
Heverly Hills. $100,000 In furnish
ings, SJ.ooo monthly alimony and
support for three young children.
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the fourth best news story in th
opinion of the news editors.
Placed fifih was the case of
Presidential Assistant Sherman
Adams and nis gift-giving friend
Boston industrialist Bernard Gold
fine. The affair bore heavy polit
ical overtones and possibly influ
eviced the election.
Adams admitted being "impru
dent" in taking gifts from Gold
fine but he denied that he used
his influence to obtain favorable
decisions from government agen
cies for his fnena. Adams resigned
under fire.
The other top stories:
No. 6 The Chicago school
fire. A total of 87 young children
and three nuns perished when fire
flashed through Our Lady of the
Angels grammar school in Chicago.
Only two other school fires took
more lives in the last 100 years.
Although the fire occurred after
most editors had cast their ballots
a spot check in major cities in
dicated the story rated as one of
the major news stories of the
year. Average position was No. 6
No. 7 The Arctic voyage of
Nautilus. The first nuclear pow
ered submarine sailed under the
Arctic ice pack at the North Pole,
an unprecedented feat. It was sub
merged under the ice 96 hours
No. 8 Integration. Schools in
Virginia and Arkansas were closed
as the South took a new defen
sive tack in its attempt to avoid
seating white and Negro children
in the same classrooms. Some
white classes continued in priv
ate buildings. The integrated high
school in Clinton, Tenn., was blown
up.
No. 9 De Gaulle and the Fifth
French Republic. Dissident Army
officers, frustrated by the drawn
out Algerian rebellion, revolted
peacefully against the chaotic
French political system and
brought back to power war hero
Charles de Gaulle. De Gaulle s
new constitution revamped the
French government into potential
stability but the Algerian question
remained unsolved.
No. 10 Recession and recov
ery. A business decline that began
in the late months of 1957 reached
bottom in April, 1958, when a gov
ernment count showed about S'i
million unemployed. But, by the
end of the year, the economy ap
parently was well on the road to
recovery.
NEW PONTIFF Pope John
XXIII, new head of Roman
Catholic Church, assumes
prayerful attitude as he is
carried into atrium of St.
Peter's Basilica, Rome.
SPACE RACE takeoff was
highlighted during the year
with the Air Force Pioneer
headed moonward from a
Cape Canaveral leunching
pad. First moonshot failed,
but thrilled the world.
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Two Movie Stars On Hand
For Woman Of Fortitude
By DOROTHY ROE -Associated
Press Women's Editor
HOLLYWOOD (AP)-Su.e Carol
Ladd, a woman of fortitude and
calm, has two male movie stars
on her hands her famous hus
band Alan and her lf-year-old
son David,
"Having been married to Alan
for 17 years, I'm all prepared to
cope with David," says she. "It's
wonderful and slightly unbelieva
ble to see the whole thing start
ing over again."
David, a normal boy who pre
fers1 baseball to dancing class, is
receiving plaudits for his part in
the new movie, "The Proud
Rebel," in which he appears with
his dad. His portrayal of a deaf
mute was so successful that now
he is starting work on a new pic
ture, "The Sad Horse," in which
he is on his own. The Hollywood
grapevine has it that even more
exciting things are in store for
David, described as a natural
actor.
"David was asked to do a small
part in a picture with his father
last year," says his proud mother,
but he was such a standout in
even a bit part that the studio
Filmland Due For Dog Days
Because Of State Film Tax
By BOB THOMAS
AP MOVIE-TV WRITER
HOLLYWOOD (AP) Now be
gins Hollywood's dog days.
Heaven knows, the days have
been doggy enough, with film
shooting down sharply from pre
vious years. But the first two
months of the year are tradition
ally the worst for production. The
reason: there's a big tax in March
on exposed film in the state.
That means that the studios
avoid filming in January and
February and try to have all their
films finished and shipped out of
California before the tax is due.
Samuel Goldwyn offers an exam
ple of how it can hurt. He won t
be able to have "Porgy and
Bess" finished in time for the
deadline: He figures the tax will
add more than $100,000 to the
movie's cost.
With the picture business In bad
enough shape, some industry
sources think there should be re
lief from this slate tax. ...
Bill Holden is taking off for a
safari to central Africa, one of the
few regions of the world he hasn't
Female Appearance In 7959
Will Be Old (Normal) Look
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
NEW YORK (UPI) The new
year promises an old look in fash
ionthe normal one.'
Style forecasters predict the ma
jor silhouette for 1959 will show
off waistlines and legs and kill off
any remnants of the trapeze and
chemise. You remember them
the trapeze was one Paris design
er s swinging, non-clinging Innova
tion; the chemise had cling only
through the hipline, and inspired
many a cartoonist to sketch the
bow on the behind.
Well, in the months ahead, it's
"back to reality," as one manu
facturer sums up the style out
look; a "safe and sane soring,"
says another.
Modified versions of the high
waistline remain in the new
clothes collections but the ex
tremes of the empire are wasting
away; and everyone In the na
tion's garment center is talking of
normal waists, of midrifs fitted,
and of belts which define the nat
ural body contours.
Let s take a look at us females
from head to heel, as the experts
see us in the new year.
Hat 'division "Brims, brims,
brims, in all widths from the very
narrow one-inch to four and five
inches," said a spokesman for the
Millinery Institute. New for spring
is another oldie, the young-look
ing skimmer with its shallow
crown and turned-up brim. Still
plenty of deep, bloused crowns in
the spring collections. And several
milliners feature open crowns.
Leading colors for spring will be
the clear blues, yellows and vi
brant pinks, and a creamy not
quite white.
Hairdos The fluffy, oouffant
'do" gives way to the smooth.
non-tousled coiffure. The influence
of th empire period remains in
center parts, in soft wispy bangs.
DlBTi"
decided to give him a real
chance. Alan had turned down a
part in 'The Proud Rebel.' but
when they offered the boy's part
to uavia, ne changed his mind.
The beautiful living room of the
Ladd home, with picture windows
overlooking a stage-lighted swim
ming pool and a tropical garden,
is a constant beehive of activity.
as we taiKea, 15-year-old Lonnie,
a budding glamor girl, rushed in
and out to ask her mother's ad
vice on a new dance dress, an al
gebra problem and how to make
David wash his hands.
Father Alan wandered in, picked
up a thick envelope and put it
down hastily as his wife said:
That isn't yours, dear. That's
David s script changes."
"Oh. . . .David's," muttered the
elder Ladd. David s script chang
es. Well, where's David?"
"He's at dancing class, dear,
We have to pick him up in an hour,
and then there's a party he has
to go to later. We'll just have
time to feed him and take him
to the next place.
"Anybody ask us to a party?"
demanded Alan.
"No, Just David."
visited. Then he goes to Europe
returns briefly and takes off for
the Orient.
All these travels . aren't merely
wanderlust ' on Bill's part. He is
convinced of the value of world
wide salesmanship for the movies
lies in.
"I thought it was a lot of bother
to visit so many German towns
for Bridge on the River Kwal,
he said, "But now I can see the
results. We're going to take three
million dollars out of Germany,
more than any German picture
ever made and double what a
foreign film has done.
"Some Came Runnlne" is Bet
ting a- good reaction from the
Hollywood crowd. There are many
who are prepared to hand Shirley
MacLame the -Oscar right now.
It s hard to see how she can miss;
her role as the floozy has Acad
emy Award written all over it. . . .
"Inn of the Sixth Happiness"
was also well received. Ingrid
does another of her stunning por
trayals; U s hard to imagine any
other actress who could have ful
filled the role.
and puffiness at the back of the
crown. Wigs, in real hair or syn
thetic material, will remain popu
lar. Makeup We go into the "pale
face" period, with pale powders
and loundations combined with all
tones of pink in rouge and lip-
SUCK.
Eye makeup will be heavy, even
for summer, and those phony eye
lashes of plastic will gor blinking
on mrougn 59.
Jewelry More bright colors
than ever, to contrast with the
subdued shades which . are taking
over in apparel, lots of turauoise.
hot pinks and coral shades. Neck
laces have reached the end of
their rope: short necklaces will be
more popular in the new year,
says the Jewelry Industry Coun
cil's fashion division. Short bibs
and chokers will be favorites.
Hemlines Tending down a lit
tle from last year's knee-display
ing height. Most models in the
manufacturers' showrooms wear
skirts just below the knee, but the
makers are shipping garments to
the stores an inch or two inches
longer.
Hosiery A colorful year for
gams, with stockings tinted to co
ordinate with the rest of milady's
costume.
Shoes The pointed toe and
skinny heel dominate, but the in
dustry reports the "squared off"
toe is sneaking in. However, some
of those needle heels are' so thin
they're dubbed the "double nee
dle."
PLEADS INNOCENCE
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor
dancer Dan Dailcy, 43. has plead
ed innocent to a" drunk driving
charge and a jury trial Is sot for
Feb. 5. He was arrested Sunday
after police said he tussled with
them at the scene of a minor traf
fic accident.
Star Recognizes, Deplores
By VERNON SCOTT
UPI Hollywood Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) - Wendell
Corey says he is a middle-class
movie star financially, at least.
It's all a part of Corey's theory
on Hollywood's caste system.
"The really high-priced stars
make it hard on us middle-class
actors," he said seriously. "For
the super-colossal pictures the pro
ducers don't even think of me.
The salary for the star is so high,
they say, 'he doesn't make that
kind of money.'
within the first few years in
movies an actor usually estab
lishes his income standard. Once
it's fixed, you rarely earn more
and if you accept less it can ruin
you forever."
When a producer or a studio
casts a picture they call the ac
tor's previous employer to discov
er wnat he was paid. Then thev
offer him the same amount.
If you agree to take five cents
less, they won't hire you," Wendell
grinned. "And I've never under
stood why. '
lhe only guy who ever got
away with taking a drastic cut
was Frank Sinatra for his role in
i rom Here to Eternity.' But any
one else would have been cead.
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TREVOR HOWARD EDDIE
ORSONJELLES
"I'll give you an example. If a
player makes $100,000 per picture,
and askes for $150,000. he's turned
down. The producer then moves
up to" the next category and hires,
a $150,000 actor instead.
'The caste system doesn't both
er me' at all. I'm somewhere in
between the big stars in orbit and
the untouchables.
'Some of those in orbit who
can darned near name their own
price are John Wayne. Bine
Crosby, Gregory Peck, Bill Hoi-
den, Jimmy Stewart, Sinatra, Burt
Lancaster and Kirk Douglas.
"Then there are the 'rich' ac
tors who aren't quite as impor
tant, including Clark Gable, Gary
Cooper and Rock Hudson. Another
category is the 'sincere' or 'im
portant' group who have marquee
value and usually co-star with
aging actresses."
Corey explained actors' salaries
for recognized names start at $10,
000 and graduate up to almost a
million dollars, at $50,000 steps.
"Sometimes when an actor be
gins to slip he begins to take less
than his standard price. He keeps
taking less and less until nobody
would hire him for anything," he
said.
"I've known some who did this,
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and they are 'poor' movie start."
To keep his income in boxcar
figures Wendell, who just starred
with Bob Hope . in "Alias Jesse
James," will undertake a new TV
situation' comedy series next
month with child star Patty Mo-
Cormack in "Peck's Bad Girl."
"I decided to appear In a series
for just one reason money,"
Corey said. "I'd have to make two
pictures a year to earn as much
loot as I win on the TV show.
This way I can do both."
Zeppo, Fiancee
Call It Quits
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) - Zeppo
Marx. 57, straightman of the for
mer Marx brothers comedy team,
and his 19-year-old fiancee have
broken their engagement, friends
reported today.
Diane Davies was said to have
called an end to their marriage
plans because they had "too
many disagreements."
Zeppo and his wife of 27 years,
Marion, were divorced' in 1954.
They have two sons.
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