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The article offers information on the launch of television news program "Metronews" of Fox Broadcasting Co.'s KTTV channel 11 in Los Angeles, California. According to KTTV news director Charles Riley, the objective is for the people of the city to be updated. It states that the show attains the top spot in the city's five other independent stations and is challenging American Broadcasting Co. (ABC) and the CBS late movie. Furthermore, the show features several notable people including dancer Fanne Fox, disc jockey Wolfman Jock, and reporter-inquisitor Charles Asham.

The article reviews the film "Breakheart Pass," directed by Tom Cries and screenplay by Alistair Maclean.

The article reviews the television program "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," starring Louise Lasser.

The article reviews the film "The Penthouse," directed by Peter Collinson, and starring Terence Morgan, Tony Beckley, and Norman Rodway.

The article reviews the film "Fahrenheit 451," starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie, directed by Francois Truffaut.

The article reviews the motion picture "The Uncle," starring Robert Duncan, directed by Desmond Davis.

The article reports on the first common-roll elections in Kenya. According to the author, the atmosphere was heavy with fear and dread as it marked the first time a black man's vote is equal to a white man's vote. However, the election pushed through without any violence, and the Kenya African National Union won control of 18 positions, with a majority of blacks in the 65-person legislature.

The article focuses on U.S. Air Force captain Walter Dakin Williams, the brother of Tom Williams commonly known as Tennessee Williams. It notes that Williams has defended the morality plays of his brother from the skeptics who find corruption in Williams work. It adds that Williams concludes that his brother is like one of his own characters Chance Wayne who seeks to recapture his sweet bird of youth in his lost innocence.

The article focuses on the success of the theatrical production "Dreamgirls" which was directed by Michael Bennett. It notes the prevailing aura of the production which focuses on narcissism and perseverance. It highlights several people whose combined handiworks had turned into a booming success including Robin Wagner's scenic design and Theoni V. Aldredge's exquisite costumes.

The article reviews the film "Four Friends," starring Michael Huddleston, Jim Metzler and Craig Wasson, directed by Arthur Penn and written by Steven Tesich.

The article evaluates the Microlert radio transmitter from Microlert Systems International.

The article reviews Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie," directed by Ted Mann and starring Maureen Stapleton, Rip Torn, and Paul Rudd.

The article focuses on the management of Bennington College president Gail Parker in Vermont. It mentions the campus revolt against her, wherein the faculty had voted no confidence in her performance and decided to boycott her office and students had turned against her. Parker and the trustees announced that they had created a ten-member committee to study the future of the university in which almost everybody think it was a good idea. But, when the committee suggested the elimination of twelve of the 73 full-time faculty positions and nine assistantships, an increase in student costs and a requirement that Bennington's 600 students major in two entirely different fields, the campus felt angry and opposed Parker's plan. On the other hand, Parker remained firm and optimistic.

The article focuses on Rotary International and its 45th annual convention in Seattle, Washington in June 1954. The aim of Rotary International is to provide an opportunity for businessmen to meet and make friends. State Secretary John Foster Dulles has delivered a speech before the Rotarians in Seattle. President Herbert J. Taylor explains that the club offers a common bond between different kinds of individuals.

The article presents information on the nominations of candidates in the U.S. for Capricious Campaign Awards. It states that Pennsylvania's Democratic senate candidate William G. Sesler was named for most ubiquitous campaigner, Robert A. Zimmermann, a Democratic Party candidate for secretary of state was named for most dubious nominee and Republication Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina who was named for oddest but perhaps most justified complaint.

The article focuses on a new way to fire an employee. The fired employee can be by the manager to a firm which specializes in helping unwanted executives to find new jobs. THinc Career Planning Corp., Gough Management Services, David North & Associates Inc. and Career Directions Corp. are practicing conventional executive recruiting. These companies help the dehired executive to size up the job market, select companies that might use his services. Their fees are paid by the company that fires the client.

The article reviews the film "The Brain," starring Eli Wallach and David Niven, directed by Gerard Oury and Claude Clement.

The article features Thomas Lagos of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio who graduated summa cum laude with a straight-A average. It mentions the remarkable qualities and achievements of Lagos. These include his efforts to train himself to read 750 words a minute and the full tuition scholarship he got from the University of Michigan law school. The article also mentions the testimony of a faculty member of Wittenberg who sees Lagos as a toiler.

The article reviews the film "Poor Cow," starring Carol White, John Bindon and Terrence Stamp, directed by Kenneth Loach.

The article presents a brief description of the Smothers brothers, Dick and Tom Smothers, host of the CBS television program,"Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," which beats NBC's top-rated "Bonanza" out of the number 1 slot. It highlights the appeal of the Smothers brothers where Dick is the straight man while Tom is the bumbling buffoon. Also included is the famous speech line of the Smothers brothers, which they use on every show.

The article focuses on the career development of T. Vincent Learson, former President of International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. It informs that after graduating from the Harvard University in 1935, he worked as salesman for IBM. It is stated that Learson chose IBM because he believed that its machines were electrical rather than mechanical.