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...loigné off and on since 1934, when he was first clapped into a Sahara prison, he returned last June from exile in France, bringing with him a pact with France which took Tunisia a long stride toward democratic self-government. He found himself locked in a struggle for leadership of the Neo-Destour (New Constitution) Party, which he had founded...
Sometime after Christmas, Sack will show One Summer of Happiness, a beautifully photographed and delicate film about a tragic summer romance. The theme of this movie is not particularly objectionable, but it does contain a nude bathing scene of the kind Sweden easily takes in stride. A sneak preview of the film was shown several weeks ago, and the Boston city censor came to the performance. Afterwards, he only commented to the Beacon Hill Theatre owner, "You will hear from...
...about 1% between mid-August and mid-September. Machine-tool makers boosted their estimate of orders to $800 million for this year, a full $100 million above earlier predictions and a whopping $240 million above orders for last year. With the auto industry beginning to hit a good production stride, the nation's steel production climbed to 96% of capacity, almost 26% over the same week in 1954. Sales of new cars were roaring ahead: in September's first 20 days, General Motors dealers sold 220,539 automobiles, a fat 63% over the comparable period last year...
...warped old legs bending beneath him at every stride...
Vital Statistics: Born at Maisons-Laffitte, near Paris, on June 18, 1896. Tall, wiry and weatherbeaten, with thin, greying hair and the jaunty stride of a cadet, De Latour has a courtly and dignified old-army manner, develops a sharp bite when things need changing. Married to a soldier's daughter, he has eight children: seven daughters and a son, who was born five months...