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University Daily Kansan Thursday, March 17, 1955
Fifth Avenue Bedecked
New York Sees Green 115,000 in Parade
New York—(U.P.)-The Irish, some 115,000 strong march up Fifth avenue's Kelly green stripe today in the nation's grandest St. Patrick's day parade:
Millions more will crowd the avenue to view New York's traditional tribute to St. Patrick, the saint told to have driven snakes from the verdant fields of Ireland.
The weatherman promised "emerald-blue" skies, perhaps some clouds, lots of sunshine, and fresh winds to keep the green banners flying.
The grand parade will file for five hours past two official viewing stands. From the steps of St. Patrick's cathedral. Francis Cardinal Spellman, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and other churchmen will watch. And at 64th st., Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Gov. Averell Harriman and hundreds of state and city officials will salute the marchers.
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The 165th infantry of the National Guard (the fighting 69th), heads the parade. Behind the 165th come 56 battalions of marchers, made up of 182 groups. The band of St. Barnabas school in the Bronx will be the final unit.
A nostalgic bit of tradition will be missing. The 65-man police department band will not march for the first time in 50 years. They were disbanded last year.
Around the country the nation made similar observance of March 19.
President Eisenhower kept on his desk a bowl of shamrock flown to him yesterday from Waterford county, Ireland. The shamrocks were presented to Mr. Eisenhower by Joseph D. Brennan, counselor of the Irish embassy.
The Senate made its feeling towards the Irish known yesterday. A group of senators headed by Sen. Everett Dicksen (R-fll.) introduced a resolution expressing the feeling of the Senate that Ireland should be unified.
In the tiny village of St. Patrick, Ohio, founded by sons of Erin 100 years ago, only one family remains to celebrate the traditional day. James Dundons, 73, his two sisters, Catharine and Emma, and his cousin, William, will attend Mass with the other 50 families of the village, all of German descent.
More than 100,000 were expected to watch Irish on the west side of Chicago pay homage to St. Patrick. Stanley O'Sullivan, of County Wicklow and Grand Marshal of the west side, promised "it will be bigger and better than the parade which police Capt, William Hennessy ran on the south side Sunday."
The Army, remembering the heritage of its Irish soldiers, heard these names at roll call of Fourth Armored division in Fort Hood, Texas. Some 22 Greens, 24 Kellys, eight Murphys, six O'Neals, an O'Shaughnessy, a Flanagan, a Dublin and an Ireland.
At Norman, Okla. Bob Laidlaw,
a Canadian trimmed his beard in
the shape of a shamrock and dyed
it green.
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RESTRINGING
4 Actors Earn Praise But Not 'Richard Ill'
"Would he had blotted a thousand," said Dr. Samuel Johnson, an English writer 1709-1784, when someone told him that Shakespeare had never blotted a line.
Bv DEE RCHARDS
For the presentation of "Richard III" last night by the University theatre, Charles Loyd Holt, assistant director of the theatre, blotted several lines bringing the play down to two-thirds its original length. It is well he did for the whole thing might have become a big yawn.
Saving the play from English class recitation and rating curtain calls were Alec Ross, head of the acquisition library, who moved evilly enough through the blank verse to give a convincing performance of Richard; Rupert Murrill, assistant professor of sociology, as the Duke of Buckingham; Marjorie England, education senior, as Queen. Elizabeth, a nd. Margot
Winds Kill 4 Give Nation Winter Chill
By UNITED PRESS
March sent its coldest weather of the year across the nation today to the accompaniment of ripping winds which killed four persons in New York City and dropped the Detroit river six inches.
The cold wave brought winter back in full force to the northern Midwest, where the temperature nosed-dived to 14 below zero at International Falls, Minn., and 10 below at Bemidji, Minn.
Early today the Arctic mass kept temperatures below freezing as far south as Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Northern Tennessee.
At New York March ushered in its new blast late yesterday with winds of occasional gale force after 15 hours of dense fog had disrupted sea and air communications in the metropolis.
The winds caused the tug Justine McCallister to founder in Narrows channel opposite Brooklyn and three men drowned. Three other men were saved, but were in a state of shock today.
In Manhattan, a wooden scaffolding fell more than 20 stories from the roof of the Picadilly hotel, killing a chauffeur who sat in a Rolls Royce limousine outside the Booth theater.
On New York's Battery, the winds were clocked as high as 55 miles per hour, while at Detroit, Mich., they reached 51 mile-per-hour gusts.
The Coast Guard reported that the wind's force dropped the level of the Detroit river six inches and the steam from the stream passed through the stream had reversed its course.
Windows were blown in throughout the motor city, including a plate glass window in the building of the Detroit Free Press.
High winds were also reported through the Pittsburgh, Pa., area as the mercury skidded from 60 degrees yesterday to an expected 25 today. At Buffalo, N.Y., the temperature dropped from 58 to 37 and a 23-degree fall was reported at Fort Worth, Texas.
It was interesting to note that women were cast as young boys. In the Shakespearean era young boys played the women's roles.
Baker, journalism junior, as Lady Anne.
Again, in the Battle of Bosworth field, broadswords were handled like fencing foils.
Amazingly enough, Richard's end was rather abrupt. Split upon a sword, he died without benefit of a long siliquo.
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