Mowry Pronunciation Echoes in Local Relic Hunt
The Historical Society seeks relics as it begins a county wide hunt. Mrs. Fleming stores a dusty Victrola in her Newark home and plays children’s songs from the old Mowry Landing School phonograph. The machine, though Spanish-labeled, preserves a century of local school music.
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Mowry
Newark
Ger- Mentary School
Columbia
Bnt
Fleming
New Jersey
Washington Township
Chen
South County
Newark City
Gerry Fleming
Mabel
Wright
Kenneth Foster
Grand-Daddy Road
Jones
Ark
Uto
NCA
Fremont Area
Mabel Wright
Victor
New Newark Historical Society
Newark Area
Wet Roads Trigger LA Traffic Crashes
Light rain and snow across Southern California sparked a flurry of accidents as weather officials warned of up to a half inch or more of rain and snow. Snow levels were projected to drop to 3,000 feet Saturday night with several inches already fallen in mountain areas and more on the way. An Alaska storm moved down the coast bringing gusty winds and small craft warnings from Point Conception to the Mexican border.
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Los Angeles
California
Weather Bureau
Dion Santa Barbara
Conception
Los Angeles Civic Center
Golden State
Accused Spy airs Russia travel saga 1940s fallout
Air Force Maj James F Smith first of four Western attaches to depart Moscow for London amid Soviet spying accusations. Washington and London deny the charges as Moscow expels Western attache counterparts after joint decision Dec 14 to withdraw due to travel restrictions. Col George Aubrey and Lt Col Karl Reviewer named among the Americans accused of spying in Siberia trip.
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Smoscow
Air Force
James F. Smith
Moscow
London
Smith
U.S
United States
Britain
Fig
Siberia
Washington
George A. Aubrey
Karl Reviewer
Computer sings carols at Milwaukee university party
At Marqueta University the IBM 1620 computer combined with 80 students and punch card codes to play holiday tunes. Robert Robinson, the computing center director, noted it could render "Jingle Bells" and other carols as a coded performance, turning routine work into a festive display.
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Milwaukee
Wis
IBM
Mather
Marqueta University
Bineering
IBM-1620
Rob
Kefinson
Robert Robinson
University Computing
Robinson
Visit to Duchess and Duke of Windsor during hospital stay
The Duke of Windsor, undergoing abdominal aneurysm surgery preparations, was visited by the Duchess in a Houston hospital. He walked with assistance in the sitting room as nurses attended. The royal couple shared time at the bedside amid his ongoing recovery and a removed stomach tube by Saturday. Separately, a special Inter-American Conference approved Jamaica Trinidad Tobago and potentially Canada joining the Organization of American States, despite Mexico’s stance on sanctions against Cuba. The Duarte’s condition remains good with intravenous feeding continuing.
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Houston
Ugh
Duke of Windsor
And
Scemer
Baltimore
Duke
Washington
Jamaica
Trinidad-Tobago
Fof
Cuba
OAS
Mexico
Mexican music favorites shift in 1964 poll
In Mexico City AP reports a 1964 poll by recording firms and radio and TV stations shows Western styled and Ro waultc music replacing twist and other novelties as fan favorites.
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Mexico City
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