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...said the country's gagwriters, but a serious vote for the "ten top laugh provokers of the year." Among the winners: Vice President Alben W. Berkley (public life); Jimmy Durante (TV); Ethel (Call Me Madam) Merman (stage); S. J. (Swiss Family Perelman) Perelman (literature); and, in the field of business, bumptious Manhattan Saloonkeeper Bernard ("Toots") Shor...
After a monthlong, "part-time" physical going-over at the naval hospital in Bethesda, Md., Vice President Alben W. Berkley checked out with the news that he had trimmed down 22 Ibs. (to 190), hoped to lose five more by giving up candy...
...Secret Service in Washington let it be known that Vice President Alben Berkley no longer travels about alone. He has agreed to have four bodyguards "if they keep out of sight." Another new Secret Service customer: Secretary of State Dean Acheson...
Lionel confounded its opponents by frequent use of sleeper plays, Steve Kurzman passing and Ted Berkley on the receiving end. Meanwhile, Bob Campbell sparked the defense with frequent pass interceptions. Opponents scored only one touchdown and three safeties all year...
Among those selected as the "best pajamaed males in the U.S. in 1950" (by pajama manufacturers): Vice President Alben Berkley, Dwight Eisenhower, Erroll Flynn, Ezzard Charles, Nelson Rockefeller, Leopold Stokowski...