Hearing Ear Dog Will Do Her Listening
Linda Davis, a deaf mother to be, receives Banjo a trained hearing ear dog from Agnes McGrath. Banjo will alert to a crying baby, doorbell, and alarm clock, helping Davis hear through a leash. The program expands with more dogs ready for placement and a growing list of applicants.
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Lewisville
Tex
Linda Davis
Davis
Robert White
American Humane Society
Banjo
The
Humane Society
Denver
Minnesota
White
Death At The Indy 500 In 1960
A cloudy reminiscence of the 1960 Indianapolis 500 describes a near-deserted Gasoline Alley before dawn and a patriotic morning surge as spectators flood the track. The account blends motorhead fervor with Midwestern culture, noting hot rods, motorcycles, and the mass turnout to witness America’s premier racing spectacle.
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Middle America
Indianapolis
Death and transfers hint at moments in time
A fragmentary clipping notes the death of Irene Howard of Findley Lake and references the 1977 transfer of the Law of the Sea Institute from Rhode Island to the University of Hawaii. It also recalls the 1960 Memorial Day Indianapolis 500 disaster with photographer J Parke Randall documenting the fatal scaffold collapse and the ensuing toll.
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J. Parke Randall
Randall
8Th Street
Oklahoma City
Okla
Irene Howard
Findley Lake
Lee Howard
SEA Transfers
Honolulu
Law of the Sea Institute
University of
Rhode Island
University of Hawaii At
Manoa
Geoffrey Ashton
Oll
Dad
Indianapolis
J Parke Randall
Indianapolis News
Pennsylvania People Questioned on Work and Lives of Notables
The Associated Press piece asks about Fitz Dixon’s labor history noting his Philadelphia estate and 16 years at Episcopal Academy. It also profiles James E. Van Zandt’s retirement activities, Raymond Kerstetter’s early pro football career, and former Gov William Scranton’s post ambassadorship plans. It mentions Shafer and leaders’ statuses, and invites readers to submit questions.
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Fitz Dixon
Philadelphia 7Thers
Julius Erving
Philadelphia
Widener
Dixon
Episcopal Academy
Jimmie van Zandt
Altoona
Washington
Scranton
Shafer
James E. van Zandt
van Zandt
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pennsylvania
VFW
VEW
Raymond Kerstetter
A. Kerstetter
Cleveland Rams
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Kerstetter
Rams
Los Angeles
Bears
William W. Scranton
U.N
Mary
Raymond P. Shafer
Nelson Rockefeller
John S. Fine
Wilkes-Barre
George M. Leader
Commonwealth Industries Inc
Leader
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UMW Post
Clarksville, Pa
Steve Kochis
Clarksville
United Mine Workers Union
Kochis
Arnold Miller
Bernice Marsh
Cornelius Legters
James VanEarden
Guild
Abbe Reformed Chureft
Clymer
Alice Camp
Richard, Smolk
Beverly Albright
Jamestown
David Albright
Clifford Aikens Sr
Illy Fralick
Columbus
Carl Bayle
Myron Wallace
Glen Evans
Corry Memorial Hospital
John White
Amos VanEarden
Richard Curtiss
Jeffery
Lisa
Mary Dennis
Sherman
Laurence Evans
Max Bemis
Arthur Wallace
Orpha Hapgood
Malcolm Overbaugh
Florence Linendell
Elouise Marsh
Florida
Woodworth
R.D
Union City
Rae
Bach
Associated Press
Keystone State
Volare Americas
Volare
America
Chrysler
Corry
By Pass
Corry, Pa
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