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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...G. DE LA RIVA...
...Democrats, however, Austin's merits go beyond that. Their hope of unseating Governor William G. Stratton lies chiefly in splattering him (although he was not involved) with the scandal in which former Republican State Auditor Orville E. Hodge succeeded in looting the treasury of more than $1,000,000 (TIME, July 30 et ante). To do this they are in need of a fierce and able prosecutor. In small (5 ft. 41n.), stern-faced Judge Austin, who assisted in prosecuting some notable crime cases in his years as assistant state's attorney, they hope they have found their...
Swinburn's "ring," said the government spokesman, had reported to two British embassy first secretaries-John G. Gove and James B. Flux. The diplomats were given 72 hours to leave the country. (The British Foreign Office promptly declared that two officials of parallel status in Egypt's London embassy were persona non grata...
Will topnotch oldtime movies on TV screens enrich or degrade U.S. television? CBS, which recently paid $20 million for 725 M-G-M classics (including Little Women; Mrs. Miniver; The Philadelphia Story; Camille; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Mutiny on the Bounty) appeared overconfident. "Our audiences will be assured many additional hours of great entertainment to complement the regular schedule," boasted the network. But what TV chains have apparently overlooked is that some of the "great" oldtimers may not look so shiny today. Last week's big TV movie, Top Hat, for example, did not look as good...
Since the '30s, America's tastes and talents have changed with the social whirlwinds, and David Copperfield may not have grown up with them. The M-G-M films, largest of a staggering assortment purchased by all three webs for fall release, are pre-1949. If they seem dated to an audience brought up on more sophisticated stuff, the networks can only hope to fall back on their nostalgic value...