Rain Keeps Its Place in Spring Weather Across U S
May 19 1944 United States weather bureaus show rain falls not confined to any month umbrellas and raincoats survive showers across the country fashion notes highlight waterproof fabrics boots from ankle to thigh in chic styles galoshes return in white with buckles Wax Museum in Racine showcases 125 natural wax types from grape seeds to Chinese insects across Johnson Wax collection
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New York
April
United States
Racine
Wis
London
Madame Toussaud
Johnson
Crime Fighters Form Syndicate in Chicago Suburbs
Lt Edward Dennis leads a cooperative crime fighting network among 90 suburban police departments and state agencies. Monthly meetings in Niles hear reports from towns up to 30 miles away. The informal system, two years old with 214 members, has helped solve about 300 crimes and fosters cross-town familiarity among officers.
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Patrick E. O'Keefe
Associated Press
Niles, Til
Chicago
Edward Dennis
Niles Police Department
Angers Ee
Denattmenta
Cook
McHenry
Ilinois
Niles
Dennis
Clarence Emrikson
Emrikson
Roy Orbison's sunglasses and motorcycle mark his fame
The Roy Orbison profile recalls how his trademark look and love of speed shaped his career. From leaving glasses on a plane in 1963 to adopting sunglasses back in the U S he built a persona around style. He discusses touring England and the appeal of motorcycles versus horses, plus his soon to be films and records with MGM. Orbison reflects on early musical roots in Vernon Texas and family jam sessions that sparked his talent.
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Mary Campbell
AP Newsfeatures
Roy Orbison
Roy
Alabama
England
United States
Sun Records
Elvis Presley
U.S
Estest
West
Sun
RCA
Monument
MGM
Vernon
Tex
Roy Orbison recounts road, songs, and songs that shaped him
Roy Orbison describes his childhood with a guitar as comfort, forming a band to pay through college. He recalls meeting Elvis and showing Only the Lonely to the Everly Brothers, later choosing touring for better earnings. He notes piano playing son, and writes riffs on airplanes, preferring ballads over rock.
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Roy
North Texas University
Wink
Tex
Pat Boone
Pat
Dallas
Nashville
Elvis Presley
Memphis
The
Everly
A Andr Man
Venturi Plans Open Bid After Back-to-Back Surgeries
Ken Venturi, coming back from wrist and leg surgeries to aid blood flow, aims to play in the 1966 U S Open at The Olympic Club June 16-19. He signed his entry blank with Joe Dey present, skipping qualifying rounds and recalling his 278 Open score in 1964.
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Ken Venturi
Venturi
St. Louis
Joe Dey
USGA
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Lakeside
Jackson
Ken
Dey
Washington
Olympic
Hillsborough
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Ben
Jack Fleck
Ban Hoyan
Bud Allie
Stamps And U S Commemoratives In 1966 Preview
SYD KRONISH notes a 1966 stamp program including a West Germany Jewish Community Center in West Berlin 30 pfennig and a 60 pfennig Europa Center issue. U S plans announce three new 5 cent commemoratives for the General Federation of Women's Clubs Savings Bond program and the Grast River Road. Also details on a 15th 1966 commemorative total and the first international 1c Airmail Post Card with a duotone design and first day ceremonies in Washington.
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Syd Kronish
Germany
West Germany
West Berlin
New Berlin
Europa Center
University of Technology
Wilhelm- Foerster Observatory
Hmce
Lawrence F. O'Brien
U.S
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Grast River
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Washington
Commerce Department
U.S. Travel Service
U,s,a
New York
Miami Beach
Essences of History and Cotton Harvests Compared
A history review praises A L Rowse and his Bosworth Field focus tracing from 1399 to 1485 with wit and clarity. The text notes Rowse’s lively narrative on the Middle Ages and Shakespearean echoes, while a separate AP dispatch reports Texas cotton harvest by machine reaching 94 percent in 1965 with over 50,000 machines used. It also covers India's Education Commission urging fewer university holidays and 100 to 125 class days per year.
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Bosworth Field
A.L. Rowse
Doubleday
Rowse
Morison
Schlesinger
Lancaster
York
Richard
House of Tudor
Henry IV
Edward II
Miles A. Smith
Cotton College Station
Tex
Texas
New Delhi
Education Commission
India
Valley of the Dolls and The Source in July 1969 lineup
A catalog of fiction titles including Valley of the Dolls The Double Image The Adventurers The Embezzler The Source and Michener noting a mixed lineup of popular novels from diverse authors across general book listings.
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Fiction Valley OF the Dolls
Vsann
Macinnes the Adventurers
Robbins
Auchincloss
Source
Michener
Health Board History Tied to 1878 Yellow Fever
In Kentucky the state Board of Health was created in 1878 largely due to a yellow fever outbreak in western Kentucky.
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Frankfort, Ky
State Board of Health
Kentucky
Popular ’60s Hits List Of 1960s Favorites
A collage of song titles and artists from the era includes Monday Monday Good Lovin and Sloop John B with Bobby Dylan the Young Rascals Paul Revere and the Raiders the Turtles Beach Boys Righteous Brothers and the Mindbenders plus the Clark Five and the Dove. This readout surveys classic tracks like When a Man Loves a Woman Groovy Kind of Love and Gloria as enduring memories of sixties pop.
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Dylan
Paul Revere
Raiders
John
Beach
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