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...those most responsible for bringing Auntie up to date was BBC News Director Hugh Carleton Greene, 49 (brother of Novelist Graham Greene), who this year became director general of the BBC. BBC-TV worked to liven up its prime evening shows (keeping, however, 35% of them "serious" as always), even bought U.S. TV packages such as Sergeant Bilko and Perry Como, both of which proved immensely popular. The result: BBC-TV is gradually winning some of its old audiences back from ITV, now regularly gets a 39% viewership, often clobbers ITV on covering news events...
...shoo-in-and all worth the price. The odds are still unpredictable. Objective as they try to be, admissions men are still partly subjective. One may like redheaded girls, another tall boys from Texas. Many will gamble on a youngster with poor marks but some special flair that can liven a college. But willingness to look hard, and travel far, usually pays off in acceptance by at least one college of the student's choice...
...this spring, the rage had crossed to Britain, where a song called Tom Hark became the top jukebox hit so fast that record companies have ordered a half dozen new pennywhistle tunes. Princess Margaret herself has cut some kwela steps. Pennywhistle records will soon liven U.S. jukeboxes; American jazzmen (including Clarinetist Tony Scott, Saxophonist Bud Shank, Pianist Claude Williamson) went to Johannesburg to learn and record the new sound...
...officer in the U.S. Air Force, is planning his $200,000 church with all the U.S. trimmings-kitchens, dining hall, classrooms. As rotating pastors, he hopes to get "big Baptist churchmen" from the U.S. As for his choir, he needs "at least 500 voices. We've got to liven things up, hit them hard." Barrage on Asahigawa. Hard-hitting Missionary-Pilot Jackson is no novice at church-building. His first big Japanese assignment (in 1953) was to set up a Baptist church in Asahigawa (pop. 171,835) on Hokkaido. Usual procedure in a new territory is to start...
...Joseph A. Michel, 70, saw everything-from the thrilling high dives of bronzed young natives off the towering sea cliffs to the intriguing low dives along the waterfront. Luis arranged a midnight yacht trip for the happy couple, even brought along the pretty hotel cashier to liven up the party. Wearing silly sailor hats, the laughing foursome cruised over to visit a nightclub on nearby La Roqueta Island...