WGN Plans New The Better Half and Harmony Half Shows
NADINE SUBOTNIK reports WGN schedules The Better Half a 7 30 p.m. quiz show with Tom Slater as referee featuring Ole Olson and his wife as contestants. Harmony Half airs 8 30 p.m. with Bob Trendler and the WGN orchestra and Harry Cool. A Louis Bromfield substitute for Fulton Lewis Jr. begins Monday at 6 p.m. on MBS. Vox Pop heads to Quantico for a 7 p.m. Monday CBS program.
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WGN
Tom Slater
Ole Olson
Harry Cool
Dick Jurgens
OY Imusica
Louis Bromfield
Fulton Lewis, Jr
MBS
Vox Pop
Marine ‘Corps
Quantico
CBS
Radio Theater Stars Rita Hayworth and Powell Tonight
Rita Hayworth and William Powell headline The Lady Has Plans on The Radio Theater at 8 p.m. over CBS. Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart reprise Casablanca for Screen Guild Players at 9 over CBS. Also Jon Hall Cavalcade of America at 7 p.m. over WHO. Jascha Heifetz on The Telephone Hour at 8 over WHO. Leon Henderson on Information Please at 9 30 over WHO. War report by Undersecretary Robert Patterson at 8 30 p.m. over KXEL.
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Rita Hayworth
William Powell
CBS
Ingrid Bergman
Humphrey Bogart
Screen Guild Players
Poe
Jon Hall
Cavalcade of America
Jascha Heifetz
Leon Henderson
OPA
Robert Patterson
Ceiling Unlimited
Cavalcade
Alfred Wallenstein
Belfer Hall
WGN
I Harmony Hall
Radio ‘Theater
KXEL
Evening Radio Schedule April 26 1983 Highlights
Hour by hour listings show WMT WGN WHO KXEL and others with programs from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. including news, dramas, comedies, and music. Notable titles include Lone Ranger Bread’s, Chicago Nites, American radio personalities, and a broad mix of daytime and late night shows across multiple stations.
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WGN
Bradley Excl
Gorse
WGN Sports
Kxel News
Stoller
K Who
Burling
EXEL
Lone Ranger
WGN Happiness
Kaltenborn
Vox Pup
Cal Tinney
Hoople
Jerry
Zelda
Revellis
Dreter
Excel War Journal
Happy Haines
Bradley
KXLL
Shelley
Finchville Thiam
Lem Turner
Toby
Susie
Mary Miles
Strange Tales
Orcan
Austin
Wat
Vie
Mental Condition Famed in Woman's Abduction of Baby
Chicago authorities prepare kidnapping charges against Anna Werf 41 after she allegedly took seven month old Barbara Urmston from a buggy Saturday. The suspect, disheveled and confused, claimed innocence as police investigate motive and possible mental illness in her husband Andrew Werf who cites years of disorder.
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Chicago
Anna Werf
Barbara Urmston
Andrew Werf
Ms. Werf
Baby Found After Woman Takes Infant From Woman
A dispute ends with a woman taking a baby and wrapping it in a dish cloth. She leaves, police are called, and the infant is recovered when a 14-year-old boy fleeing through an alley startles the guardian, who places the baby on the pavement and escapes.
Japs Attack Allied Positions in Burma
The British from New Delhi report a Japanese assault on Allied positions along the Mayu river in Burma with no lines changed despite ongoing fighting. RAF bombers hit Rangoon destroying a bridge and killing enemy troops, while Japanese planes were shot down during a Chinese raid. American bombers targeted Namtu Burma, hitting lead and zinc mines and storage sheds.
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Mayu River
Burma
R.A.F
Rangoon
Hunan
China
Namtu
War Department plans 5 million high school senior catalogs
The War Department announced plans to catalog five million high school seniors to determine their roles in fighting and production fronts. Cards will be sent to all high schools soon collecting academic records hobbies social security numbers if employed and Army Navy test scores for distribution to the army navy War Manpower commission and other agencies.
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Washington
INS
War Department
Department
Army
Navy
War Manpower Commission
Fire Victims Include Airline Director’s Family in Winnetka
Chicago AP reports a Sunday fire killed United Air Lines director Robert M. Roloson 39, his wife Ella 36, daughter Cary 12, and son Edward 5. Only Robert Roloson Jr. 9 survived, after flames swept a 23 room Winnetka residence. cause under investigation.
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Chicago
Robert Roloson
Robert M. Roloson
United Air Lines
Ella
Cary
Edward
Winnetka
Rolosons
Los Angeles Ends Easter Blackout After City Hall Lights
A 56 minute blackout hit Los Angeles during Easter observance as army reports of unidentified targets later labeled friendly triggered alerts. Police found lights on in Mayor Fletcher Bowron’s second-floor office. officers and reporters shut them off amid protest calls.
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Los Angeles
Secon
Fletcher Bowron
The Poet Edgar A Guest Reflects on War and Peace
Veteran memories spark a reflection on Civil War through Grant and Lee. A young speaker imagines future generations hearing tales and seeing uniforms, while aging lacks a personal relic. The poem ends with a grandma worn tunic and cap offering a future heirloom.
Voyage of a Hornet Task Force Sparks Wide Conjecture
Richard Tregaskis writes about the Shangri-La Task Force as it sails on the Hornet awaiting a Tokio raid. The crew shows calm resolve amid secrecy and early rumors swirl about a Seattle-like scuttlebutt as observers watch for submarines and dangers at sea.
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Culter
Hornet
James NH. Doolittle
Tokio
Richard Trecaskis
INS
Guadalcanal
Orca
Navy talk hints at Australia bound navy meals
Readers overhear speculation about Allied military moves in the Pacific theatre. Sailors discuss destinations including Australia New Guinea and the Marshall and Gilbert Islands with some predicting attacks on Wake Marcus and even Japan. The excerpt suggests a wartime mood and planned expeditions.
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Indian Oceans
New Guinea
Marshall
Gilbert Islands
Wake
Marcus
Japan
Captain Chandler and the Open Sea Banter aboard
On the bridge of the ship Captain William D Chandler from Washington shares a wry remark about voyages. He jokes that worrying about the destination only lengthens the journey and asks a crew member how good they are at relaxing, highlighting a light moment at sea.
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William D Chandler
Washington
Iowa Senate File 206 An Act on Release of Powers of Appointment
The act provides that a power to appoint may be released by the dona bene in deed or will by a written instrument recorded in the proper county. Release can concern all or part of the property and may narrow who benefits. The measure is stated as of immediate importance and takes effect upon enactment and publication in Ottumwa Daily Courier and The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper affirms approval.
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General Assembly of
State of
Iowa
Ottumwa Daily Courier
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Cedar Rapids
G O P Creates Postwar Study Panel in Congress
A 33 member Republican postwar group forms to study domestic issues likely to dominate after the war. Led by Rep Wolverton with 19 states represented, the committee will split into subcommittees to examine the many phases of emerging problems. The panel plans its first meeting after Easter recess.
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House
Capitol Hill
Martin
Mass
People of America
Rep
Wolverton
N. J
Lecompte
Hoeven
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