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Accordionist Dick Contino Wins Heidt Talent Contest
Washington report details Dick Contino of Fresno winning Horace Heidt’s youth talent search with a $5,000 prize and a star-filled contract. His father Pete cheers from the wings while the teen hero selflessly shares winnings with his family, saying the money belongs to them.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Pete Contino
Fresno
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Horace Heidt
Pete
Baltimore
Philadelphia