Flash Photography’s Hazardous Past Recalled From 1929 Fire
A veteran recalls the dawn of flashbulbs and powder in early photo work. An incident on Valentine’s Day 1929 in Chicago sparked smoke and injuries as photographers used powder to create light for a gangland shootout tale. Bob Boyd, then a student, later became a Milwaukee Journal photographer.
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Students Set To Enjoy His Lecture At Linfield College
Dr. Albury Castell, head of the philosophy department at the University of Oregon, awaited on the rostrum to deliver a chapel talk at Linfield College in McMinnville Oregon. His students began singing a hymn asking for courage and wisdom for the hour ahead.
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Glamorous Ethel Mertz Sings On Color TV Show
Vivian Vance pursues recovery from a nervous breakdown by singing in a color TV musical on Show of Stars. Known as Ethel Mertz from I Love Lucy, she reflects on past Broadway roles, her evolving TV career with Bill Frawley, and her aim to explore plays and films beyond Lucy.
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Mosby Hollywood
Vivian Vance
Vivian
Lucille Ball
Ethel Mertz
Danny Kaye
la Molla
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Ethel
CBS
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Lucy
Lke
Marcel
Miss Vance
Bucy
Slide rule origin by Edmund Gunter in 1620
An English mathematician Edmund Gunter originated the slide rule in 1620. The sentence notes that about 350 plant diseases damage crops heavily each year.
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Edmund Gunter
Convicted Author Manuscript At Issue In Marin Court
Attorney Melvin Belli filed in Marin County Superior Court for Rosalie Asher to seize Daryl Chessman’s manuscript Trial by Ordeal impounded at San Quentin. Case seeks ruling on rights to a condemned man’s property and custody of the manuscript during the decision. Chessman, author of Cell 24585 Death Row, awaits execution for 1948 Los Angeles kidnappings and rapes.
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