Broad Music May Slash Fees in Radio Battle
The BMI announces a 33 1 3 percent fee cut in its war with ASCAP, with rebates for already signed contracts. Edney M. Kaye says reductions will vary from 1 to 12 3 percent of gross receipts, affecting about 1.4 million dollars in the coming year. BMI, formed by NAB, now links with 654 stations amid the broadcasting music dispute.
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Broadcast Music, Inc
ASCAP
National Association Broadcasters Convention
Edney M. Kaye
BMI Staion
Aye
BMI
Mutual Broadcasting Sysem
American Society of Composts, Authors and Publishers
NAB Aear
SCAP
X-900 Mystery Telegram Drives Night Flight
Serial tale unfolds Carolyn and Bob racing to safeguard the X-999 stash. A freight heist prompts lies about dummy packs and hidden rocks. Carolyn insists the real cargo remains in the city as they rush to Schoenfeld Laboratory seeking trust and answers.
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Carolynn
Leava
Bob
Carolyn
Emi
Ken Palmer
Ken
Schoenfeld Laboratory
Woman absconds with box from laboratory
Carolyn moves fast after a heist at the Schoenfeld lab. She borrows guards, copies keys, and loads a heavy leaden box into a plane using a taxi driver as muscle. Police catch one robber. Carolyn plans an elopement as she pursues a man.
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Dr. Hale
McCrea and Wilcox Sentenced in Wayne County Case
Former Prosecutor Duncan C McCrea and ex Sheriff Thomas C Wilcox were convicted of conspiracy to protect vice and gambling in Wayne County and sentenced to four and a half to five years in prison with a $2000 fine each. Eight others linked to the case were also named in Detroit reports.
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Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Thomas C. Wilcox
Wayne County
Earthworms Boost Soil Fertility In Rich Gardens
Researchers note up to 50 000 earthworms per acre in rich garden soil. Annually they surface about 10 tons of fertile subsoil, based on estimates.
Power Concern Heavily Fined in Missouri Case
ST CHARLES MO May 15 The charter of Union Electric Company of Missouri valued at 50 million was declared forfeited and the firm fined 175000 by Circuit Judge Edgar B Woolfolk for violations of the state corrupt practices act. A 120 day payment period would stay ouster and business ban, with stay extending if the company acts lawfully. The court retained jurisdiction for future developments. Union Electric tied to North American Company, faced alleged illegal municipal election contributions in 1937 and 1928, and operates in Missouri Illinois and Iowa with hydroelectric plants at Keokuk Iowa and Bagnell Missouri.
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ST. Charles
Union Electric Company of Missouri
Tcebstate
Edgar B. Woolfolk
Missouri
Woolfolk
Curt
Union Electric
St. Louis
Illinois
Iowa
Keokuk
Bagnell
Three-Bid Discussed by Bridge Fans at Oteen Hospital
Three avid bridge enthusiasts Iris Belton Esther Anderson and Erwin Marquadt longtime patient at the U S Veterans Hospital in Oteen North Carolina shared notes on the value of the three bid and how it affects partner counting tricks.
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Iris Belton
Esther Anderson
Erwin Marquadt
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Oteen
N. C
Marquadt
Three-Bid Innovation Guides Contract Play in Bridge
The article discusses a new three-bid convention aimed at signaling a six-card suit headed by AKQ or a seven-card suit headed by AKJ, to give partner a clear hand picture. It includes a hand example where North, after the opening three-bid, pursues three no trump with limited high cards, leading to a successful nine tricks while stoppers in hearts and clubs enable game.
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Marquadt
Asheville
North
South
West
Declarer
Tf South
Blue Ridge Parkway link opened from Roanoke to Blowing Rock
The 140 mile segment of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Adney Gap near Roanoke Virginia to Deep Gap near Blowing Rock North Carolina is complete and open. It will connect Shenandoah National Park with Great Smoky National Park, spanning 485 miles along the Blue Ridge crest at about 3,000 feet.
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Washington
Blue Ridge Parkway
Adney Gap
Roanoke
Deep Gap
Blowing Rock
N. C
Newton B. Drury
National Park Service
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Great Smoky National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Blue Ridge Mountains
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