'BRIDGE' LINKS CONTINENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200270033-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: March 14, 1958
• Content Type: NSPR

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`Bridge 2Lnks Gontine'`ts
By Marie McNair
IrVIE American Field Serv-
ce worked up an outstand-
ngly successful benefit last.'
right, despite a pre-curtain
nowfall, allsfor their inter-
ational scholarship pro-
ram.
't'he Washington premiere
f "Bridge on the River
.wai," at the Trans-Lux,
enefitted the already estab-
ished 29 peaceful and
riendly bridges between 29
countries and the United
tates, under the AFS pro-
ram.
In Washington's top-hat
udience last; night was one
f the movie's stars, Japan-
se screen veteran and silent
rovie villain Sessue Haya
Sawa. He was being inter-
viewed outside by radio and
Voice of America repre-
sentatives. So was little
Marissa Leonzio, the Italian
rir1 brought to the United
;testes to publicize the film
;s ier Columbia Pictures
nun.a ri ese
naa re-
quested in a letter.
The Dean of the Diplo-
matic Corps, Nicara1guan
Ambassador Sevilla-Sacasa,
arrived with his wife. Others
getting out of their cars in
the snow were former Sec-
retary of State Dean Ache-
son, former Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Charles
Thomas, Uruguayan Ambas-
sador and Senora De La-
carte, Countess Szechenyi,
Mfg- 1,icholas Longworth,
Adm. and Mrs. Neill Phil-
lips, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Wadsworth, Senorita Mer-
cedes Dc' Areilza, Mrs. Cros-
by Mith r and Berend Dry-
bar,
tained rt. a buffet supper
before the premiere, having
as gue 's former Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Amos Peaslee,
ioriner Ambassador and
Former Ambassador and H. Cushing.., Dr and Nlr .
Mrs. Myron Cowen enter- :Paul. B, Magnuson, Mr. r nd
Mrs. Prentiss Coonley, Mr.
and 11? 5. Fi ank Hecht, Mr.
and. Mrs. W. John Kenney,
Mr. and Mrs. James Barnes;
the Italian Minister, Egidio
Ortona, Mrs. Clark Thomp-
son, Mrs. Francis Whitten,
and Miss Helen Sioussat?
who is back to live in Wash,
ington.
Dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Simmons were
the Luxembourg Ambassa-
dor and Mme. DeGallais, the
Greek. Ambassador and
Mme. Melas, and Under
Secretary of the Air Force
and Mrs. $dalcolm MacIn-
tyre, ;
Judge and Mrs. HoTher
Ferguson, and the British
Fn}bay.'s Information.
CounSelisl` and Mr's. D'Arev '
Edmondson dined first with
Mr. attd Mrs. Andrew de'
Limur a d' went, to ties.
theatrt,
Qtheg tho were hosts r,?
dinner ' mere ` enator Id
Mrs. Jose ~9r ? Clark, \d
1~iral and ~s. Arthur Rad.
fdrdSectetary of the Navy
and ', Mrs'Zs, Thomas Gates,
'Mrs. RobQ;r1;. Low Bacon.
rrroassador and Mrs. Philip Deputy'Assittant Secretary
Crowe. of Defensd and M r..Edward
Albert Dewey, and former,;}
A BARRAGE of cameras
cliekr as guests arrived
from early dinner ;parties.
Senator and Mrs. J. Wil-
liam Fulbright were amohg
Mr. and Mrs. James Van
Men'-, dinner guests. Also
'ss the -group were Mrs. Har-
~3ld Coolidge, co-chairman
Mrs.' Charles Bartlett, Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Ege, Mr
and Mrs. Edward F. Hamm
Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Joyce.
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