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THE CHINA' MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1953.
Interesting News Stories From All Parts of The World
Congressmen
Pasteurised
Paris.
Making Use Of TV Relaxation
In A Big Way
Washington,
Congressmen with an eye on next year's crucial elections, are going in for television in a big way with their own studios, screening rooms and even a make-up expert,
And at least two congressional committees are making movies of their operations.
CALE
Anti-"Ike"
Postcard Campaign
as a
Congress has installed $200,- recording, 000 worth of radio television and movie equip- ment.
Congressmen
have
Senators filmed for
themselves television ot about one-tenth the commercial rate.
The films are sent to televi-
rion stationa which
can usa
of
them free as "a publle service." A congressman can have go ernment
movies produced virtually any subject in to illustrate his points.
dubbed
A nudo creole beauty lounged lastly in a bathtub before a number of In-
terested newimen recently to publicise the "nowest Paris fad-mlik-baths.”
At 10,000 France (828.50) per dunk, locat sybariton can enjoy the pleasures of pasteurised relaxation,
Blaster-mind of the show was Mario-Theres Boctany! who hopes the fad whi catch on in pleasure-loving Paris
While an unnamed dark- skinned maiden posta obligingly in the quid white pool, newsmen and photographers AMELOd waiters in room by deserting the well-stocked bar.--Unlted
I'ress.
an adjoining
Horse v Hog Feud
Caddo, Oklahoma. Rancher Pink (Correct) Williams suid recently he may
Most of the alms are either be forced to "pass the lut if one-minulo "spots" or 10. the post office department calls minute programines, Repre-
Beverly Stores, Indiana. him to Washington for an in-sentallyca Kenneth B. Keating
A $50,000 damage suit was on 300.000 anti- (Republican, New York) some
and Van Zandt (Repub-file recently us the result of a Eisenhower postcards he mailed. James E.
feud between the owner of a have re- Williams, who said he raises liean, Pennsylvania)
tele horse named Lady Jane and the cattle
because it gular we
weekly 10-minute
of owner shows. carried by sta-
a hog named doesn't pay enough now to be vision
Sweet Pra called a business, explained his tions in their districts, finances were a little slim. During an election campaign missioner Melvin Schwab tied It began when Polit Com- a station can refuse
his horse next 10 Mrs Ruth to carry a political speceh, can charge for it (at rates up
Billerback's apartment, fo
Mrs $425 a minute)
Billerback objected. The or continue to give time free. In any case, all Town Board said Schwab was candidates get equal treatment.
Postal officials ordered a hear ing in Washington to determine if he is conducting an unlawful business under a fictitious name,
"business,"
they
mean Williams' gag-cards that invited catliemen Who voted for President Eisenhower to attend a plenie "the day after you are for closed."
Extra copies of cards could be ordered by sending $1 for each 20 cards to "cowboy" at a Caddo post office box.
The cards, described by a post office spokesman in Washington
as "
however,
In
within the low.
So Mrs Billerbeck bought a
GETTING FUN OUT
OF MISTAKES
London.
Denys Parsons, a tall and whimsical English- man, has a theory that life can be made fascinat- ing simply by trying to believe everything one sees in print.
That is the way he recently wrote a mild letter of protest to the Zoo because of a sign:
"Children found starving will be taken to the lion house." ("Shocking waste of youth," he complained).
And why he wrote to pro- vincial friends to verify a claim in a country magazine:
"It a Suffolk fisher-lad sota. his heart upon a maiden ho does not beat about the bust,"
("Why not?" he inquired.) When he is not Alling the royal mall with lighthearted queries, Parsons is busy proving typographical
man's
error can be another MAIT'S
future. A year he published part of his collection of in- triguing signboards, newspaper clippings, paragraphs of novels and short stories undor the title: "It must be true."
It veller.
promptly became
n best
So, Parsons, grandson of the great actor, Sir Herbert Beer bohm Tree, has just published the rest of his miscellany titles "Can it be Truo?"
or shampooed by our Improved methods."
"Sho grew redder and ber cheeks seemed to swell under the tight black blouse."
"Eg for sale: Why go out of Bedford to bo swindled. Come to the Blank Poultry Farm:" United Press.
Science v.
The Tuna
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Come to-day to:
Washington. Science is working on a scheme to outfox the on the theory that tasty fish would listen to a record than ent DRAGON LIGHT
DRAGON
the
tuna this rather
record
27402
Particularly makes noises like another tuna. Edwin L. Morris, oxocutive Research director of the Tuna Foundation, fold United Press | 37, Quoon's Rd., C, about it.
"I hated to part with some, or the gems which have given me many a good private chuckle." he recently said, "but I feel I owe it to the world. There isn't much to smile about these days As of now, Morris aid, the and while I admit most of the balt situation is not serious, but humour in my collection is un-the tuna people are working conscious, why look a gift laugh against the day when it may be. Tuna fishermen,' he said, in the mouth?"
"have pretty ane luck with the FAVOURITE
Anchovetta, a little fellow that like a sardine, but which looks doesn't talk much,"
Tho Beware exclaimer. To touch
.
SIGN
- This sign:
Is Parson's
favourite
The television Alming opera- on never has been authorisedog and placed it in a sty on a by legislation; it simply mush- main street.
who lives Lewis E. Peters roomed recently from a radio
installed recording service
next door to the sty sued the an alle room on the 5th floor of owners of the land occupied by the old House office building.
the pig pen. He charged the Dro ite occupants Equipment has been bought pen and
"odlous" and a "health nuisance.' from receipts from profitable
When the suit WOS filed. recording or radio speeches for
Lady Congressmen who pay for it at neither Sweet Pea nor and vulgarity,” said that "all the little more than cost.
Salaries Jane were in town.
Mrs Bullerback gave the hog Cattlemen
who voted
for. Ike of the staff, however, are paid will have their.
to the Porter County Form be kicked free
cause It and all the crow they can eat by the taxpayers.
too big. NEW STUDIO
was getting about Schwab farmed out his horse for PLOUGHED HACK
Senators complained
the promiso he said walking the Williams, a Democrat,,
Yength of the winter with
bring it back next from the capitol to the House office build- would any money received
spring. anlo of extra cards was opent ouing to be filmed for television.
However, the sty was not mailing more carcis.
A new television studio. ia,
empty. Mrs Billerback recently "I'm just holding my own," therefore, bring installed Just
gave them he said, "If I have to go to off the Senate chamber so that bought 11 pigs and
the run of the pen-United Washington for a hearing, I may Senators hard-pressed for time
Prcss. have to pass the hat to raise the will be only a step away from
TV the money
cameras.
these wires in instant combination of scurrilly
.
Wasn't On Fire
Williams saki he started Rober: J. Coar who manages But The Court mailing the cards about four months ago "as a kind of joke," the operation, predlets business
will triple early next year, until postal authorities and
Coar's
wife, Helen, is the restricted his mailing privileges, he received quite a few letters, make-up expert.
"It is not at all a theatrical The
went to sheriffs, cards lanka
and county oficials all make-up job,"
Virlyn Judge
death. Anyone found doing so will be prosecuted."
funa, it develops is quite a "talker."
Morris and his helpers have made some under water record-
ings and have learned that the His favourite invitation: "Alcoholism, Dr C. Nelson tuna, are happiest while making Davis will discuse this health noise. problem at
Morris said the tuna's polse "la" an education, meet-
but wo Ing. of the Junior League. Cock-like a bark or a purr talls from
think that it is a code that is p.m.
recognised one una to another."
His favourite shop notie "We do not tear your clothes with machinery, We do it carefully by hand."
13.
Atlanta.
Moore
a
she explained. momentarily lost his dignity We leave the Congressmen like when he discovered smoke $2.40 & $3.50 (Tax Inc.) over the country, and to De-himself so his constituents will billowing under the door of his
MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW
Congressmen
Intralic Senators; and 10
and
Fish experts feel that if ro cordings of these tuna noises were played from aboard fishing vessels, the fuma would be happy to come aboard with the makings of a few hundred nice meals,
50 YEARS AGO
tuna
Before
1903, the tanneries had been so
Democratic recognise-him--We-don't-try-10-j-superior courtroom-during-asnick with ice and a largo cans-that-they- overlooked--the..
Party Committeemen In about do a Hollywood Job."
2
trial. murder
almost at a standstill.
cats.
Ho read this snippet in an old novel:
"Like Adela, he had dark brown hair, with enormous black eyebrows, a moustache and a short beard."
It is 50 years now, by the This is from a description of way, since the first tuna would mid-Winter storm in moto-up in a can politan New York published by canning began in Los Angeles in
German newspaper. "The harbour and the Long busy stuffing Hitle sardines in Island Sound were covered
bigger tuna, which was con- She said her job is to prevent "Court adjourned, every man number of transatlantie stearners gidered for other Ash and the states.
not get in. Traffic was obnoxious "highlights" 013 the for himself," the judge ordered. could "I've sent out 300,000 Cards
face and to be Witnesses, jurors, judge, village near New York a woman
In a But after the tum of the myself, besides what I sold," he congressional
doesn'lers and defendant hurried to
was found in bed "I also mailed them to sure the Congressman
beside her century sardines failed to show PROGRAMME said.
the exits, Com- look like he forgot to shave.
and a crisis developed both for Republican county 760
POWDERED FACE
the fishermen and the canners, Great World
The blaze, in a pile of lumb-husband." mittcemen in California by
er at a basement construction And from various sources: Mrs Coar said FBI Chief J.
A fellow by mistake."
the name of quickly exlin- "Heavens, I am thirsty," she
Albert P. Halthill decided to put The post office action was Edgar Hoover could have done a project, was
was recon-sald, "please get me a drink." described as "civil" to determine better make-up job when he guished and court
other fish in cans among them before the
"The carpet is your children's Senate vened after a 30-minute delay.
tuna.. if the mails were used unlaw- appeared
playground. Have them beaten fully. If a hearing examiner Internal Security Sub-Committee-United Press.
Dexter decides against Williams, all recently in
case, She said the mail addressed to "cowboy" will Whlie "Bout the Harry
apparently had unshaven took, but he failed to put on a scoond coal to make it Itok natural.
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Press.
Lost, Then
Found
#71
At least two congressional committees are making motion pictures of their operations, Thin
may set a new pattern for. congressional investigations and reports.
The Senate Internal Security Committee, investigating A case of mumps caused the Sub loss-and then the recovery of the politically explosive issue of
Communista in Government,
Newark.
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$700 at a supermarket here. having movies made of all
A check-out clerk about to
tako
the money to bank hearings. Coar said the pictures packaged a bag of groceries for probably will be condensed into a woman who said she was in a final 40-minute him and made a hurry because her daughter available to puble groups at was alone at home with mumps. little or no cost.
A House Goverment Opera- In his haste, the clerk, stuffed
the
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The Popular Song Hits Are Coming From Germany
Frankfurt.
Tin Pan Alley may not be enthusiastic about but some of the most popular song hits in the United States today are "made in Germany.”
it,
- composed popular
It turned out to be a fair to addin' idea, for today the tuna canning thing runs into a $125,000,000 industry.
This tolking machine may make it even a bigger business. -United Press.
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Immediately after the war, German com- the $700 into the bag along with tions Sub-Committee headed by posers were in the doghouse-despite the haunting groceries. The woman de- Representative Charles B. stories of "Lili Marlene." Nobody wanted to hear Brownson (Republican, Indiana) anything German. And songwriters were rusty parted.
A few frantic moments later, is making a film of his
But they have the clock called the local health trip to Japan and South Korea. because of Nazi ban cu jazz..
The plotures were made by finally caught up and are looking for foreign Know
anybody with the Army photographers.
Coar and his staff made a markets for German ballads. board did. They sent the half-hour colour fim of Presi
German The most popular German clark to the home of 12-year- dant Eisenhower's inauguration. old Wilhelmina Cocozza where Congressmen can buy a copy of song by today's fickle American songs have Joined this nailon's her mother, Mrs Frank Cocozza, the aim and have their own hit parade standard "You at of top exportable com-
which rake was just discovering the strange picture dubbed into an introduce You, You. More than 800,000 modities packet of "lettuce in her bag on for $100. Senator Andrew coples of the record and piano foreign currencies.
acoro have been sold in the US.
The US, however, is not the When Hamburg composer only foreign market for Ger- is showing in Kansas, Cear caid, Lother Olins first wrote the man melodies. Brilons soom to "Aut Wiedersehen, The film has already paid for tune, it was titled "Du, Du, Du, lks
Lass Mein Kleines Herz
Just much itself, he said.United Press,
(Woathiarty" Amoricaine. translated, Ruh."
and Germana · do.
Sie Nicht No Fra Another German-American Fuer Mich," by Heino Glaze,
dolog fino in London, kilt is "Auf Wiedersehen," with now
"Have side of the Aliantle nearing orchestra, made
wo You Colusa, Calif.
the 1,000,000 mark, according Not A Girl For Me" out of th Things were a bit unusual af to compleer here,
Berking, composer end WOH the first savings bank of Colusa torch
rádia debeo orthostra | happily reported that one of him: 10
Zauber: Von
F Schoeppet (Republican, Kansas) bought four which he
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Eberhard
There ductor of " this :: Frankfurt |
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The time lock on the Vault Max" which
a deep canal.
Tony
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