Screwballs Help His Business
New York based Fred Birkner runs Chateau Theatrical Animals supplying animals to Broadway and TV shows. His feats include a pink elephant for New Year’s, 1000 fleas for Milton Berle, a bathtub pony, and a cow with claimed measurements. He recalls odd requests and his Vienna origins shaping a quirky animal supply business.
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New York
Fred Birkner
Birkner
Chateau Theatrical
48Th Street
Maude
Hyacinth Bertram III
King Solomon
Austria
Central Park
Vermont
Newcastle
Center Theater
Why Did Turbojet Blow Up
In Waco Texas an eight man Civil Aeronautics Board team probes Tuesday night crash 68 miles southeast of the city. The Lockheed Electra worth 2.3 million dollars disintegrated after a routine radio report from pilot W E Stone of Dallas. The aircraft had flown only nine days. weather was clear and a single engine appeared in the crash area suggesting midair breakup. FAA officials say a bomb is unlikely and early findings point to possible loss of pressure or other internal failure at high altitude making determination difficult with no survivors.
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Waco
Tex
Civil Aeronautics Board
Brush Country
Here
Federal Aviation Agency
Dallas
Houston
W. E. Stone
Bruce Chambers
Fort Worth
Tomlinson to visit Asheville for coronation event
Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson, claiming to be King of the World, will visit Asheville on October 13 as part of seven Southern stops. He will stage a coronation on courthouse steps at 2 p.m. in royal attire with a globe and portable throne. He also plans a 1960 presidential bid.
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Asheville
N.C
Homer A. Tomlinson
Greenville
S.C
Tampa
Fla
Atlanta
Cleveland
N.Y
Milton Tomlinson
Tenn
North Carolina
Homer Tomlinson
United States
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Tomlinson
Dan River
Wash & Wear
Mileennie
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