You Have a Beat and Then It's Work and Luck
Frankie Laine explains success comes from a natural beat in his voice plus hard work training and luck. He recalls a tough start and rapid rise after 1947 with hit records, juke box plays, and a growing tour schedule, aided by manager Sam Lutz and a loyal team.
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Frankie Laine
San Francisco
Frankie
Laine
Frankio Vecchio
Chicago
Dave Rose
Jess Stacy
Frank Teschmaker
Bud Freeman
New York
Station Wins
Frank Lo Vecchio
Lang
Frankie Lane
Lane
WINS
Sphagetti
al Jarvis
Hollywood
Sam Lutz
Henry Busse
Mike
Mercury
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Fats Waller
Sanancisco
VA Rules Upheld In Flight Training Eligibility
The U S Court of Appeals affirmed that VA may enforce its flight training requirements for GI Bill benefits, describing the criteria as not subject to court review. The suit by Willie G Slocumb Jr backed by AMVETS argued the rule illegal, but the court allowed VA to require a clear business or educational connection to approve training.
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Washington
U.P
Veterans Administration
U. S. Court of Appeals
Willie G. Slocumb, Jr
Portsmouth
E Veterans Administration
Slocumb
Amvets
U. S. District Court
Man Charged With Disorderly Conduct After Water Toss
Howard Pomeroy in Memphis on December 6 faced disorderly conduct charges after pouring a pitcher of water from a second floor window to stop street noise. Police on patrol witnessed the act.
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Memphis
Tenn
Howard Pomeroy
Pomeroy
State approves bank holiday for December 27
Raleigh December action by the council of state grants a three day Christmas holiday for bank workers Sunday December 25 Monday December 26 and Tuesday December 27 following a request from banks across the state.
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Raleigh
Council of State
Water bills show San Francisco much higher than Chicago
Chicago and San Francisco sit at opposite ends of water charge scales. The American Public Works Association notes San Francisco residents pay 18.54 dollars for 30 000 gallons while Chicagoans pay 2.40 dollars for the same amount.
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Chicago
INS
San Francisco
American Public Works Association
Pearl Harbor Then and Now Eight Years After the Attack
Eight years after Pearl Harbor the harbor is a sprawling postwar complex with a reduced fleet. Only a small submarine force and a minimal destroyer presence remain while vast wartime facilities are repurposed. Survivors recall the chaos as shipyards process surplus material and the once mighty row of battleships has faded into memory.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Pacific
West Coast
Atlantic
America
Arizona
Navy
Teleman Howard Aldridge
Fort Worth
Tex
Bosun
Oklahoma
Aldridge
Fleet Post Office
Howard R. Hampton
Jacksonville
Fla
Reid
Hampton
Hubba Hubba
Nevada
Normandy
Illegal Local Laws Route Hands and Sleep Driving
The American Magazine notes Denver Colorado bans playing a hand organ from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. In Memphis Tennessee a driver cannot operate a car while asleep.
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New York
INS
The
American Magazine
Denver
Colo
Memphis
Tenn
Flower Sketches Move to Victoria for Australian Exhibit
A team under Henry Wichers organizes a wildflower sketching and filming expedition for the Australian section of the Denver Museum of Natural History. The expedition operates in southwestern Victoria.
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Melbourne
INS
Denver
Colo
Museum of Natural History
Victoria
Henry Wichers
Man Carries Dime for Luck Across Four Decades
Georgiana Alabama resident Charlie Boggan a 45 year old railroad section hand claims to have carried a dime in his mouth for 38 years for luck. He says his habit traces to his grandfather who carried a dime in his mouth for 20 years.
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Georgiana
Ala
Charlie Boggan
Plane Missing On Hong Kong Kunming Run
A Civil Air Transport C 47 with five persons and four tons of gasoline vanished on the Hong Kong to Kunming route. CAT reported a crew of three including a woman and a child aboard the two engine aircraft.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong-Kunming Run
CAT
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James D. White
District Court
Chicago Herald-American
James Morelli
Cook County
Morelli
International Soundphoto
Frisco
Chapel Hill
Gordon W. Blackwell
Institute For Reserch
Princeton University
N. H. Silver
Silver
High Point
Enterprise
Hodge
AGE Delivery Company
Kellogg’s
Jess
Maryville Tonn
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Ces
Femple- Curry Motor Co., Inc
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