Ethel Waters, Blues Icon, Dies at 80 in Los Angeles
Ethel Waters, famed actress and singer who shaped gospel and blues, died at age 80 after a long illness. The Philadelphia native rose from poverty to Broadway, film, and TV, with hits like Am I Blue and Stormy Weather, later becoming a gospel star and ally of Billy Graham.
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Los Angeles
Ethel Waters
Miss Waters
Billy Graham
Chester
Philadelphia
Dinah
St. Louis
New York Drama Critics Award
Carson McCullar
Pinky
Graham
Austria
Nixon
White
Armed robbery charges filed after two holdups
Middletown and Fairfield police filed armed robbery charges against Leo Hinkle 23 for the Airport Inn holdup August 22 and a Country Kitchen hold up in Fairfield last Saturday. Hinkle was arrested after a traffic stop on University Boulevard and Logan Avenue. A second suspect was questioned as two men wearing stocking masks robbed employees at the Fairfield Country Kitchen.
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Middletown
Fairfield
Leo Hinkle
Ellen Drive
University Boulevard
Logan Avenue
Hinkle
Michael O. Fultz
Manchester Ave
U. S. Marine Corps
David Strong
Airport Inn
Drag racer fined $50 in Lebanon traffic court
In a Municipal Court session Judge J T Lamb fined Howard R Jent 50 and suspended his license six months with traffic school. Alfred Svarda 32 was fined 50 and sent to traffic school for ignoring a right turn only sign after an Aug 22 crash. Violet Johnson 63 forfeited 50 bond for failing to yield in a left turn in an Aug 22 accident. Other cases were speeding or under 50 dollars.
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Lebanon
J. T Lamb
Howard R. Jent
West St
Alfred Svarda
Vermont St
Ohio 4
Verity Parkway
Violet Johnson
Hillsboro
S. University Boulevard
McCurry Court
Florida court orders life saving treatment for pregnant Jehovah’s Witness
Circuit Judge Stephen Booker ordered Florida hospitals and physicians to provide necessary treatment, including blood transfusions, to a 36 week pregnant woman who refuses blood on religious grounds. The order also requires immediate court contact on admission and targets Broward General Medical Center amid a six hour court battle.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Stephen Booker
Florida
Linda Okonewski
West Palm Beach
Okonewskis
California
Booker
Okonowski
Broward General Medical Center
Ceasarean
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Artis
Arti I
Eagles
Aerie
F.O.E
Hughie’s
South University Boulevard Air- Way Shopping Center
Butler County
Alfy
Breiel
Alfy's Drive-Thru
the Beautiful Restaurant
Diet Pepsi
Pepsi
Poe
Wisconsin
Katie
Reed-Klopp Furniture
R.K.F. ON
Central Ave
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