Radio Relics and Studio Chaos at Columbia Football Broadcast
A humorous, decayed reminiscence of Columbia University football radio in the WHN era with Mark Hellinger and Perry Charles. The piece chronicles their inept, boozy on air debut versus Virginia Military Institute, the chaotic press box, a prank sheet of lineups, and a tale of improbable broadcast aplomb.
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Columbia University
Mark Hellinger
Perry Charles
Charles
Hellinger
Nicholas Murray Butler
Baker Field
Ted Husing
Husing
WHN
England
Graham McNamee
Frick
Columbia
Virginia Military Institute
Mark
Perry
Roar Ae
Mr Namee
Moe
VMI
Reg
Mr. Charles
NBC
Star
Miners Reserve
Puzzle Word Fill From Crossings
Crossword clues list across and down with hints such as prayer ac cross iale rage feminine appellation and large tan. Answers align to form a grid completing the puzzle.
North Carolina Study Backs Tough Auto Coverage Laws
A state insurance panel led by Sen. Ruffin Bailey urges keeping strict auto liability rules, arguing lapses injure public safety. It notes compliance rose from 92 to 97 percent since 1965 and favors higher minimum limits and revised reward points despite higher costs and more Assigned Risk cases.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Ruffin Bailey
Bailey
North Via
Ity
Commission
Lab
Single suit play wins five club tricks in bridge puzzle
In a Jacoby on Bridge example South targets five club tricks after a calculated first round finesse. The correct line depends on dummy’s cards and West’s holding, with the ace king queen sequence yielding five tricks 42 percent of the time. If four club tricks are needed, the same strategy applies, guarding against five or six to the jack.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
West
South
East
Cousin Marriage Questions Highlight Health Advice
Readers ask Dr. Mother about telling children of cousin marriages to prevent potential recessive traits. Advice cautions against overexplanation to children while urging vigilance. Other letters request weight control leaflets, venereal disease realities, breast lump concerns, and vitamin guidance from Dr. Motner.
Native beliefs about afterlife misattributed as Happy Hunting Grounds
The text discusses the phrase Happy Hunting Grounds and argues Indians did not use it for their afterlife, noting the name was imposed by whites and did not reflect indigenous beliefs about the afterlife.
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Iale
Staturt
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Belgium
Horsebeck
Coolidge
Capitol Square
William A. Shires
TLE
Massachusetts
New York
Jacoby
NORTH
Wright Optical Co
W. Wash. St
Greensboro
South Elm ST
Wurlitzer
Pearson @ MUSIC CO
Raleigh & Durham
Dr. Mother
B. H
Davis Patrol
RCA Victor
Zenith
Vaan
Wrenn ST
High Point
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