The Lighter Side of Newsroom Envy and Dots
A spoof piece from Washington mocks Broadway and Hollywood gossip writers, imagining a spoofed name dropper kit with dots and dashes to stitch together today’s news. It riffs on famous figures like John Kennedy and Gettysburg while lampooning journalism’s lack of punctuation.
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Washington
UPI
Broadway
Holywood
Senate Stationery
Uis
Mae
Gettysbare
Branley Baldwini
Gettysburg
Robert B Lee
Preliminary To Mammoth Dinner Held
A four hour preview of an April 11 mammoth dinner featured seven courses crafted by famed chefs and gourmets. Sponsor Friends of Escoffier Society plans a policy of enjoying food, with Espofier honored for his culinary influence. Plate price set at 95 dollars, chefs praised for intricate dishes though garlic caused light critique.
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Alaska
Ncension
Espoffier
Napoleon IO
Friends of Fiscoffier Society
Board Urges Making Up Lost School Days
State Board of Education meeting in Nashville urges districts to recover days lost to severe winter weather this year. The board approves a plan allowing make up on longer days, Saturdays, or holidays, with extensions to the school calendar as needed. Rural districts report multiple lost days due to snow alarms.
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Nashville
State Board of Education
Wrather
TESCO
Skipper recalls sea collision within naval reserve cruise tale
A Maryland naval reservist and destroyer skipper testifies to a Coast Guard board about a fatal collision with a merchant ship near Cape Henry. He says misread signals and slow reaction contributed, describing the crossing situation, misidentified targets, and subsequent hard turn as the Soya vessel bore down.
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George Bowen
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Naval
Maryland Naval
Darby
Jona Allen
Coast Guard Board
Alen
Cape Henry
Family Of Ten Tour World In Converted Bus
New York AP reports a family of ten, led by Vernon Johnson, converting a bus into a mobile home after a windfall profit. They plan a multi continental tour from Italy to Scandinavia, spending winters in India and Asia as schooling and travel mix with education.
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Family of Ten
Tour World
New York
Vernon O
Ya Mabile
Dahnison
Santa Barbara
Calif
Johrison
Ake
Beadiatech Frary
Dale Weil
Saeyn
Johnson
Untracked Merchant Reports Emerge in Coastal Testimony
A witness said no tracking of the merchant was done and no reports were received from lookouts. He could not determine the vessel’s range bearing or course.
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Allen
Coast Guard Hearing Sings Reservists in Baltimore
Testimony centered on the Sova-Avantic last week in Nuttuik with most reservists aboard based in Baltimore. Coast Guard officials sought to hear from crew and authorities about the incident and vessel operations.
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Coast Guard
Baltimore
Sova-Avantic
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