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KOKOMO (Ind.) TRIBUNE Monday, Oct. 25, 1954 Mario Lanza's Story Famed Singer Bares Facts Of His Life to AP Writer Editor's Lanza's own story the first time, the fabulous tenor, tells in his own words the whole story about his battles with MGM, his two-year retirement, his fat problem, his tangled finances, his way of living, his plan for the future. The colorful story will be reported in three articles by Bob Thomas. By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD Wl Two years ago, Mario Lanza, a Philadelphia boy with a golden voice, was on easy street. His film "The Great Caruso" was one of the top money makers of all times.

He earned $1,100,000 in one year, more than half of it from phonograph records. He was the hottest property in show busi ness. Today at 33, he is in debt to the United States government and has Corns Sore Toes? Dr. ScholTs Zino- pads not only relieve pain in a corns one of the fastest ways known to medical science but also stop corns they can develop! Get a bol today! D- Scholls lino-pads virtually no savings. He is faced with the job of rebuilding a career that has been at a standstill for 24 months.

What happened? How did he get into such poor shape, both financially and physically? That's what I aimed to find out. Before you shed any tears over Lanza's plight, let me add that he is living very well in a huge'man sion with his pretty wife Betty, his four children and a crew of servants. He has been eating well too, and that has been one of his troubles. "Look!" said Mario, stripping off his dark blue sport shirt. He flexed the muscles in his huge chest.

"Is that fat? No, not on your life. That's muscle. I've always had a 50-inch chest, no matter what kind of shape I was in. It's just this I've got to get rid and I'm making rapid He patted the spare tire arount his belly, which is still considerable. He is touchy about his weight problem, but he denied reports that he was addicted to spaghetti and other Italian dishes.

"It is no 1 the pasta that gives me he said. "I am a great steak man." Why did he eat himself into such size? He said it was because of the emotion problems that beset him One of the major causes was dis illusionment over his finances. He claims his money frittered away of handling by his former manager, Sam Weiler. Weiler denies it. The courts will decide who is right.

Lanza said he was also upset by lis troubles with his studio, MGM. These started after "The Great Caruso." 'We had hit a high mark with that picture," he said, "and I wanted to maintain that quality. But when I reported for work, I found out they wanted me to star in an Army picture, 'Because You're Who wanted to see an Army picture? People were tired of war. I tried to tell the producer that. But he just said, 'I know show business; you need a change of Lanza did the picture and it was not a success.

His relations with MGM worsened. After he failed to report for the start of "Student Prince," the studio slapped a five- million-dollar damage suit on him. The suit was later settled and his voice was used in the film. "I couldn't work for a year and a quarter," he said. "I even had to give up my radio show for Coca Cola.

They had offered me a fabulous deal to sign up on a long- term contract and be their ambassador throughout the world. "Sure, I had my troubles. They printed all kinds of lies about me, but I never answered them. I have never believed in washing dirty linen for the public view. "I got fat.

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Johnson Discloses Seven-Plank Demo Program By LEIF ERICKSON in Wyoming. Bible in ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Nevada, and Howell in New Jerale minorily, leader Lyndon John-jsey. son (D-Tex) disclosed here a seven- "The Republicans have only one planked program for Ihe next to talk gress, which he it's a cinch they can't sell claimed would be Democratic con- thai," Johnson said, trolled. I "Look who will be committee Johnson, predicting a five-seal chairmen in a Democralic Senale Senale margin and wider in the great socialist, Harry Byrd House, listed first in his program of Virginia, will be chairman for the 84th Congress a pledge He'll replace Millikin after a hast complete co-operation with Presi-! Colorado.

ground ore it dent Eisenhower on a united for-l "Carl Hayden of Arizona will be eign policy. jchairman of appropriations, Dick It will be, he told a press con-i Russell of Georgia chairman of ference yeslerday. a foreign policy the Armed Services Commiltee and "wilh a single voice for all Amer- Waller George of Georgia chair- Employment In Indiana On Increase 0 0 IN 0 Ind. Indiana employment increased last: month for the first time in a and the Indiana Business Review said the last three months of 1954 may be the year's best. A 2.8 per cent upswing in ployment between Aug.

15 and Sept. 15 was called "the biggest news for the month" by the lication of the Indiana University Business Research Bureau. The Review added that the in-j crease was "particularly signifi-; cant because it was the first month-to-monlh increase since September, 1953." Indiana's general business index rose three points, the Review reported, largely because the value of construction contracts jumped from $35,961,000 in August to $79,792,00 in September. The Review said there were also increases in newspaper advertising and electric power production, two other significant gauges of business activity. However, the index of bankj debits hit the lowest point of the: year, and the department store' index was at its second-lowest point of the year.

The publication based its opli- mislic fourlh-quarler oullook parl- ly on a prospecls for increased steel orders from auto makers. The publicalioh added: "Farm income may hold up fairly well in view of Ihe large crop of soybeans and the volume of livestock which! are expected to come to market; in Ihe nexl Iwo or Ihree monlhs." Down It Came WOODBURY, N. J. aerial balloon piloled by Donald L. Piccard, 28.

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Piccard and his four companions were shaken, but none were in- Presidenl's." Johnson, who flew lasl night to man of foreign relations. "Lislen lo those names and fig- Minnesota, said the 17 Democratic jure out how the Republicans think Senale commiltee chairmen would they can sell 'lefl "Johnson be a "Cabinel" lo organize and said. carry Ihrough Ihe program's "And McClellan of Arkansas," jeclives. Fourlcen of Ihese chair-jhe said, "will send Joe McCarthy! men, he said, will be from the of Wisconsin to the back row" in South and West. Democralic vic-'the Governmenl Operalions Com- tory, he declared, will be a "re-lmitlee.

voll againsl Ihe induslrial East." Olher chairmen in a Democralic A "mosl thorough ventilalion he said, would be: the 'Nixon Dixon Yates' Ellender of Louisiana, agricul- will be made, he said, under di--'ture: Anderson of New Mexico, rection of Sen. Clinlon P. energy: Fulbrighl of Arson (D-NM). who would head sas, banking and currency: Alomic Energy Commitlee in ajNeely of Wesl Virginia, Dislricl Democratic Congress. Nixon's of Columbia; Murray of Montana, name, as a symbol, joins Dixon-i interior and insular affairs: Mag- Yates because of his defense of nuson" of Washington, interstate Ihe TVA-alomic power contracl, Johnson said.

The five olher program objec- labor; Johnslon of Soulh Carolina, lives, on which Johnson proposediP ost office and civil service; Cha! lhe Democrats should get a run-jvez of New Mexico, public works; ning starl in the special McCarthy Green of Rhode Island, rules: commerce: Kilgore of West Virginia, judiciary; Hill of Alabama, session starling Nov. 8. were: Launching of a "gigantic de- and Sparkman of Alabama, small 1 business. MOKE FAMILIES BUY LENNOX WARM AIR HEATING SMALL'S Heating and Plumbing 2127 N. Wo.h.

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velopmenl program of our nalurali resources including huge JennCT Claims Red lion and conservation projects in' i r-i. lnrilrrarion ur the West" lo provide water for expansion of Western industry and Army Intelligence population. Full support for President Eisen- 1 WASHINGTON Wi Sen. hower and the Joint Chiefs of Staff ner said last night the! to provide an adequate defense Army's information and education! against all would-be aggressors. program in World War II "was A revised and improved farm heavily loaded with pro-Soviet: program insuring the farmer and propaganda and staffed in many; rancher a greater share in Ihe to-: instances by men with tal national income.

records." Modification- and improvement! In a statement issued in connec- of labor standards Riving "both: tion witn tn publicalion of testi- cmploye and employer the dignity i mon about the program laken by to which they are entitled." hls Denial Security subcommit- Permit the "fullest utilizalion of tee last summer, Jenner declared: all the great facilities of free and "The wriling was done and the private enterprise without permit-! tro instructed, in many cases tin? a payoff to a shirt, tail full men who later used the Fiflh of campaign contributors." Amendmenl as a prolcclion against 1 self-incriminalion lo avoid revealing Iheir Communisl records." Among olher Ihings, Jenner said informalion bulletin, a publication House Democratic Leader Sam Rayburn (D-Toxt fully concurs, Johnson said, in the program and plans lo start work on it in the special session one week after election on the Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) ling the war. If approved by the Democratic Policy Committee and the 17 com- mitlee chairmen, task forces will be assigned to work and draft the To Female Family program's bills before the R4th congress opens in January, he said. PITTSFIELD, Maine itf-Thir-: teen sisters gained a brother ycs- terday and lost their claim on he- 1 Johnson said he believed Presi- denl Eisenhower would get along wilh a Democratic Congress he- Bcnjamjn cause lie got along very well with ounc crossed Democrats, from second lieutenant nf the ans whep he was 0 to top general Mr and Mrs Brooks al Investigation of the Dixon-Yatesj their Snake Root Rd armhouse power contract- conceived in the he a warm welcome none dark of the moon but certain to theless from the 39-year-old am-' 1 be exposed in the bright January; and the 13 Brooks daughters sunlight' by a Democratic Con-, a to Jg gress-will make Anderson "onej Now tnat a of the most important men in the it wiu be the end said Brflok Senate, he said. "I would not be surprised if Senator Anderson has a place on Ihe licket in '56." Newsmen askedi a S50-a-week truck driver.

love him just as much the girls," his wife declared. which place he meant for Anderson on a national ticket, Johnson replied, "He would suit me for either." Johnson said the Dixon Yates inquiry may "make'Teapot Dome look like kindergarten class." Johnson said his analysis for the Nov. 2 voting ihows the will win four new Senate seats and hold all they have. "This will give us a majority of five, plus Wayne Morse," he said. He predicted the new seat winners would be Barkley in Kentucky A blue blanket was found which to swath the newcomer but, as his surprised sister Eunice, 16, pointed out, "Oh, dear! All his clothes will be pink." The Brooks family had mustered a layette in pink for the expected arrival of girl No.

14. Arrow ELLIS C. THOMPSON Republican For SHERIFF A LETTER TO HOWARD COUNTY VOTERS Dear Friends, I'm writing you this letter in this form in order to explain to you some of my thoughts about my candidacy for the office of Circuit Judge ond also to tell you a little about my background. 1 have served as Special Judge, Deputy Prosecutor, and served as Prosecutor for two terms. I have practiced law long enough that I feel sure I know the many problems that are handled by this court.

One of the most pressing problems that faces our court today is THE PROBLEM OF DELINQUENT CHILDREN. We hear a lot about often products of broken homes or misunderstandings. However, we have delinquents from oil walks of life, and there's nothing we value more than our children. THEY MUST BE GUIDED LOOKED AFTER AND CORRECTED IN AN UNDERSTANDING MANNER It is such a grave problem, if I am elected 1 will do all In my power to solve this serious problem. There is no group that has more to do with our children than the members of The Parent Teachers Association, the teachers, and the ministers of our churches, believe that all these groups should cooperate with the court and the juvenile authorities, and they in turn should cooperate with the teacher, the parent, and the church not only to prevent delinquency, but work out the best solution for these children when they are involved in trouble.

An advisory council should be set up to advise and consult with the court. This council to be composed of representatives from tha teachers, PTA groups, ministerial association and other interested groups. I believe this problem can be solved with the cooperation of all. No one person, or four or five persons can solve this problem, we must all cooperate. I would appreciate your support.

Thank you. Sincerely, Daniel Bock. Political.