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Both McDonald's idea and the production of films for free TV may make more headway as the Government continues to split movie studios from theater control. Even when the moviemakers are legally divorced from the theater owners, and probably for a long time thereafter, Hollywood is likely to favor the exhibitors as its best customers. But eventually, though many of the theaters will undoubtedly survive, the stormiest upheaval in entertainment history seems destined to bring the moviemakers to a prosperous peace with the enemy...
...served as president of the American Bar Association, and was a registered state lobbyist for several manufacturers and wholesalers. Though he was a cold, uninspired speaker, who often talked at his audience as if he were addressing a jury in a utility case, he seemed to be making considerable headway...
...showmanship in the old tradition was also making headway. With the drive-in theater season about to begin, the Hilltop Drive-In near Perryville, Mo. planned to lure the customers by installing the added attraction of two monkeys in a cage. In Champaign, 111., the Twin City Drive-In prepared to put in another piece of bait: a 300-lb. bear...
...These conditions would be expected to help the party in power. That Labor suffered an undeniable setback in these circumstances indicates grave British doubts about the long-range -aspects of the Labor program. ¶ Labor almost held its own in the big cities. The Tories have made no appreciable headway among industrial workers. The increased Tory vote in rural and semi-rural areas resulted from better Tory vote-getting organization. With near-success, this improved organization can be expected to continue...
...INDIA, BURMA and INDONESIA, organized socialism has made negligible headway...