My Brother Was an Only Child review by Jim Bishop
Jim Bishop reviews Jack Douglas humor collection My Brother Was an Only Child noting its brevity and anecdotal content. He highlights samples and jokes, cites Douglas’s style from Hope to Paar, and comments on the book’s playful one page pieces and whimsical titles, while offering mixed verdicts on humor.
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Douglas
Abraham
Lincoln
Bob Hope
Red Skelton
Jack Paar
Tim Snopes
Mr. Douglas
Junior
Philadelphia
Franklin
Huge Atomic Airship Could Enter Service by 1963
Washington (AP) The Navy has learned that a giant atomic powered airship about three times the size of current blimps may be operational by 1963. Goodyear Tire and Goodyear Aircraft Corp say the 4 of million cubic feet nonrigid airship could be launched before a nuclear powered airplane flies, becoming America's first atom powered aircraft. It could reach speeds of 80 to 92 miles an hour with virtually unlimited range.
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Navy
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
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Goodyear Aircraft Corp
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Goodyear
Doubleday laid out first baseball diamond in Cooperstown
The first baseball diamond is said to have been laid out in Cooperstown New York by Abner Doubleday in 1839. Ledger lines lie above and below the music staff and date back to about 1700 though their exact origin remains uncertain.
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N. Y
Abner Doubleday
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