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NEWPORT DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1961 9 inside Hollywood Brando's Liking For Tahiti Is Understandable EDITOR'S KOTt-AP movie columnist Bob Thomas is in the Soulh Seas for a look at movie- making In that tropic paradise Tahiti. Ttero, MGM is doing a remake ot the classic "Mutiny On ihe Bounty." Tlw star, -playing Fletcher Girislian, is Marlon Brando. Following is the first qt three articles: "Brando in Tahiti." DISCUSSES PLANS House Speaker Rayburn talks to newsmen outside the White House alter President Kennedy's weekly meeting with Democratic congressional leaders. Rayburn said Kennedy plans to send Congress between seven and 10 special messages during tlie next few weeks. Latin America Gets Attention WASHINGTON (AP) Latin America, an area of deep concern in President Kennedy's State of the Union message, is getting immediate attention Lorn the new administration.

For example: 1. A new, high-level agency, headed by Adolf A. Berle a Franklin D. Roosevelt brain trust- er, has been named to handle Latin American affairs. 2.

A food for peace mission to couth of the border may be named early next week and may go on tour before the end of the month. Two days ago, Kennedy in his message to Congress lamented Cuba's Communist leanings. He said broad action was needed to aid all Latin American nations. Late Tuesday, Berle's task force was announced. He has been al work at the Stale Department for several days.

The task force, according to an nformed source, will have the iroadest powers ever given any igency for dealing with Latin American affairs. Indications are the force will with economic aid and financial assistance, cultural and social matters, and apparently rill have charge of U.S. activity the Organization of American Hates. On the interdepartmental force with Berle will Theodore Achilles, counselor of Ihe State Jepartment; Thomas Mann, assistant secretary of state for In- eramerican affairs; William Bundy, deputy assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, and Lincoln Gordon, an jconomics professor at Harvard University. BEST SHOE SHINE In Town Navy YMCA Basement MOM.

thru 3 pm lo 8 SAT. 9 am to 8 pm SUN. 9 am to 6 pm By liOIl THOMAS ABOARD H.M.S. BOUNTY, off Tahiti (AP)--Marlon Brando fastened a rubber band around his slightly graying locks to keep them from flying in the wind. "What a said the actor, his hair grown long for his as Fletcher Christian in "Mutiny On the Bounty." Brando leaned against the rigging of the majestic three-master, anchored off Papeete, under a leaden sky.

A hundred film makers were waiting--at $23,000 the day for sunshine that never came. Except for his flapping hair, Brando seemed little concerned about the delay, r.or did he appear happy that the film company would be returning to Hollywood early because of the rainy season. 'Hie company took a chance that the rains would come late, but they didn't, and its members have begun heading home. Brando and crew will return when the rains end. On the first day of shooting 10 weeks ago, lie remarked to director Carol Reed: "I'm sorry to see this day come.

It just moans one day sooner that we will be going back states." He gazed at the Tahitian shore with lls groves ot curved-trunk cocoa palms and lhp green hills and purple peaks beyond. "I'll hale lo leave," he said. "This is the first time In 10 years that I've been able to ieel comforta among people." In Tahiti, Brando can. walk the slrcels unnoticed. It's not because the people don't know who he Is; many do.

But Tahitians never bother their fellow man, and Brando has achieved an anony- mily he hasn't known since he became a star. Some may think it unusual foi a man to be a movie star aix want to remain anonymous. Bui then, as the "world well Brando is not the usual kind star. Director Reed, who has an Englishman's restraint of cxpres sion, has said, "there Is no more exciting, no greater actor in th' world today." And he said it be fure a group ol distinguished Bri lish actors appearing in "Mu liny." As Brando relaxed aboard thi Bounty, the talk turned to th Curfew Reminder Urged For Parents BOSTON (AP) A Massachusetts state senator, calling for a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

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'Imagine talking about their personal affairs for prinl!" he aid wonderingly. "These are in- imate matters that concern only, and yet they are iharing them with the world. "I can't understand it. Nor can understand how Tennessee Wiliams can go on M'ke Wallace's TV -show and tell everything about himself. Here is an intelli- sensitive man who chooses lo tell his own problems to the world.

I wish someone would tell why." Impassible. Marlon barely tolerated publicity in the days when tie was having fun playing the motorcycle-riding character. He passed that stage and became more serious about life. He grew bitter nbout press coverage his wrangles with ex-wife Anna Kash- li. Now he has stringent rules.

"I won't answer any persona! questions and I won't any. thing about myself," he has said, "1( a friend starts to read some tiling about me, I stop him. It makes me physically ill." Knowing his distaste for the spotlight, you can understand why Brindo likes Tahiti. Tahiti also likes him. Tomorrow we'll fird out ZIMBWJR'OmSON JACK COM KELLY-AMECHE'DwitoN CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT Frontier Nires ELKS HOME O'HANLEY'S, "The Valentine Store" You coplure hearts when you send Hallmark'i Valentines and O'Hanley's is Ihe place to find tha most beautiful and display of exclusively Hallmark Valentines- You'll enjoy selecting them, loo, in our spacious new and sunny store (al the iama location.) O'HANLEY'S MrDDlETCWN Two Mile Corner, Al Light Spaghetti Dinner Thursday--Feb.

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