Library of Congress settles pledge authorship dispute
The Library of Congress flags Francis Bellamy as the original author of the Pledge of Allegiance, sidelining James B. Upham. A 148 page report to Rep. Kenneth Keating details a long, contested history from The Youths Companion office in 1892 through archival debates led by Margarette Miller and Archie Birtwell.
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Arthur Edson
Frese Newsfeatures
Weiler
Washington
Massachusettss
Virginia
Library of Congress
Library
Francis Bellamy
James B. Upham
John T. Rodgers
Kenneth B. Keating
Rochester
N. Y
The
Youth's Companion
Chicago
Upham
Bellamy
Margarette S. Miller
Ports
Uphamham
Archie B. Birtwell
Thel
Malden
Mass
Rex Harrison stars in Crescendo CBS color musical Sept 29
Rex Harrison declines to write a show script while Ethel Merman quits the cast of Crescendo a 90 minute musical to be presented in color by Columbia Broadcasting System on Sept 29. Producer Ustinov reportedly brought in Jane for revisions as Harrison and others clash over the project.
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Rex Harrison
Francis Bellamy
New York
Rex
Harrison
Peter Titude
Ustinoff
Jane
Ethel Merman
Columbia Broadcasting System
Elastic Wood Used For Whip Handles And Rods
Elastic Wood Lancewood from the West Indies and Guiana is cited for its straight grain toughness lightness and elasticity used in whip handles and fishing rods per the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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West Indies
iGuiana
Encyclopedia Brittannica
Fairfield Grants Fourteen Zoning Waivers at Hearing
The Fairfield Zoning Board of Appeals approved fourteen applications for waivers, denied two, continued one, and found no action needed on another after a public hearing at Center Firehouse. Several property and development requests were denied, including Mitchell Stock and Beacon Sign, while multiple projects received approvals such as repairs, extensions, and additions at addresses on Black Rock Turnpike Post Road Brooklawn Avenue and surrounding streets.
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Fairfield Zoning Board of Appeals
Center Firehouse
Mitchell Stock
Merritt Parkway
Mill River
Beacon Sign Company
Gustaf Appelberg
Rockview Road
Congregation
Rodeph Sholom
Brooklawn Avenue
Robert Bushnell
Hoyders Hill Road
Arthur Burke
Bloomfield Drive
Martin Yamnicky
Brookside Drive
Fred Hawkins
Post Road
Riverside Drive
Margaret Broderick
Fairfield Beach Road
Reef Road
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Iin Castle
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Riis Daes
Mae
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Scotkins
New England
Bellview
REG Rolls
Nestle
Hershey
Kretschmer
zpKs
Jak
NEW Century Dictionary
Rinso White
Rinso Blue
Parkay
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