Word: rural
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...White House Adviser David Niles went to Florida to give Pepper help and counsel. C.I.O.'s P.A.C. moved into the state to rally the Negro vote. Negroes, registering in greater numbers than ever before, voted in some precincts 10 to 1 for Pepper, but it was not enough. Rural Floridians turned out to vote in force against Pepper. Smathers won by a decisive margin of more than 60,000 votes...
...originally released as "Dolwyn," and that title is a more accurate one. Though the film contains several excellent characterizations, in essence it is the story of the death by drowning of the Welsh village of Dolwyn, in the last years of the 19th century. Dolwyn is a completely rural community, caught in the gears of the Industrial Revolution. As part of a plan to supply water to the growing city of Liverpool, the Lord of Lancashire intends to flood the valley of Dolwyn, thus causing the destruction of the ancient village...
...have spread all over while others are downright chaotic. In non-Equity theaters, for instance, the actors and actresses often paint and build the scenery, cook for the company, and usher before performances. Somehow, out of the fantastically long working hours and shoestring budgets, many first-class shows emerge. Rural audiences are usually sympathetic toward the barnstormers, and often enjoy what Broadway audiences would consider unpolished...
Soon the Dramatic Muse will be able to leave New York and pitch her tent by the rural wayside for the summer, content in the knowledge that she's got at least one good revue to her credit this season. The Hartmans, Grace and Paul, are back again in a new intimate revue, and it's one that's a pleasure to watch all the way. "Tickets, Please!" has a good many features to commend it, and a full list of the credits would read very much like The Playbill...
...division, the West zone lost its principle food source in the East. Partly due to the division, West Germany now has an employment problem: its population has gone up 20 percent, mainly in refugees from the East zone. Lack of urban housing keeps most of the refugees in rural areas where there are few jobs...