Birthday reflections from August 27 and public figures
The author reflects on birthdays and the brevity of life, noting shared birth date with President Lyndon B. Johnson and a personal discussion with Wilbur Clark about 1908 birth club eligibility. He recalls a family celebration and muses on choosing worthwhile pursuits over petty matters, hinting at GOP convention coverage.
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Lyndon RB. Johnson
Wilbur Clark
Wilbur
Johnson
Senate
United States
Gracie Allen Dies at 58 After Heart Attack
Gracie Allen of Burns and Allen fame died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Beverly Hills after a heart attack at home. George Burns, her husband of 38 years, was at her bedside. she had prior mild heart attacks but remained active until the illness.
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Miss Allen
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Beverly Hills
George Burns
Renny Leaves
Gracie
Gracie Allen
Hollywood
Two Men Steal $5000 in Jewelry From Trudy's Store
Two men in their 20s watched Trudy's Jewelry Store at 518 Fremont St for days then seized a tray of diamond rings and watches, escaping with about $5000. Mrs. Trudy Stevens said one suspect spoke about merchandise while the other fled with the tray as customers chased them out. A customer was knocked down during the escape.
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Trudy
Fremont St
Trudy Stevens
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Cleo Loses Hurricane Punch as Storm Moves Inland
Tropical storm Cleo loses hurricane strength near Fernandina Beach and moves north at nine mph toward inland Florida. Forecasters warn of severe flooding in Southeast Georgia and South Carolina with extensive damage from earlier Caribbean and Florida impacts. The storm has caused about 200 million dollars in damage and 122 deaths in the Caribbean with injuries rising in South Florida.
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Cleo
Florida Peninsula
Brunswick
Charleston
S.C
Weather Agency
Georgia
South Carolina
Ness
Caribbean
Florida Gold Coast
Weather Bureau
South Florida
Clen
Leo
Silver Dollar Ring Siphons Coins to California and Switzerland
Investigators report a Nevada based ring bought Las Vegas silver dollars over months, shipped them to California, then to Switzerland where they were melted into bullion. They allegedly removed coins evaluated at 800000 to 1000000 dollars and involved bank tellers. No laws appear broken.
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Las Vegas
Switzerland
The
SUN
California
Ring
London Silver Exchange
Hanks
Hank
Weather Notes For Today In Mostiey
Sunny conditions with northwesterly winds around 1 mph. Predicted high 93 and low 78. Relative humidity at noon 17 percent. Sunrise at 6 10, sunset at 7 13.
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Para
Aia
Hank Greenspun
Danny Thomas
John
Nation
Barbara
Susan
Brian
Janie
Manny
Jessie
Mary Alice
Timmy
Ton
Funnygal
UPI
the Exuber
Jack Renny
Lake Tahoe
Renrement
Burne
Burns’ Exas
Eigar
Burns
Carol Channing
Dorothy Provine
DeMerle I. Rankin
Glenn Wolfe
NeMerle
Rankin
Glynn Wolfe
Wolfe
Los Angeles
Ann Landers
Boulder City
Entertainment
Henderson
Ralph Pearl
Sports
Sundial
Starks
Jacksonville, Fla
Fernan
Dina Beach
Fla
Miami
Here
Les Brown
Band of Renown
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