Winchester Mystery House a San Jose Legend and Roadshow
The Winchester House museum in San Jose draws visitors with its vast 160 rooms and a maze of stairs and secret passages. Legends link the widow Sarah Winchester to persistent construction, haunted by spirits while she was a renowned pianist, linguist, designer, and philanthropist who died in 1928 after a life marked by rumor and eccentricity.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Sarah Winchester
U S Stopover To End Japanese Tradition
Washington reports that Emperor Hirohito will break tradition by visiting the United States during a multi country tour ending with Denmark Belgium France and Britain. The September Anchorage stop makes him the first Japanese ruler to travel abroad.
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Washington
Hirohito
Anchorage
Denmark
Belgium
France
Britain
Europe
Japan
Costa Rican Government Backs Colombia Arms Study Proposal
The Costa Rican government announced support for Colombia's plan to study ways to reduce nonessential military spending. The move aligns with regional efforts to curb arms expenditure and promotes a broader call for fiscal restraint in defense.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Colombia
Flops at Flying Ends Up Swimming
Peterborough scene as Perry Whincup, 27, tried to win groceries a week for life by flying from a supermarket roof with 12 foot canvas wings. He plummeted 30 feet into the River Nene but escaped unharmed as spectators looked on.
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Peterborough
England
Perry Whincup
La Scala Museum Preserves Opera's Golden Age
In Milan, La Scala Museum recreates a bygone era with phonograph relics Mozart hair and a gas stove exhibit. Sixty years ago Milanese fans started the unique institution dedicated to preserving memorabilia of opera’s golden age.
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la Scala
Milan
Italy
UPI
Caruso
Mozart
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!