Washington Souvenir Card by Local Artist Cocci
Peter Cocci of near Feagaville, a U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing artist, designed the George Washington Souvenir Card for the 250th birth anniversary. The card blends past and present with the Washington Monument and a February 22 George Washington stamp, hand canceled at Mount Vernon. Contact Miss June Bancroft in Washington, D C for a Graebner Chapter Souvenir Card at 2 dollars 75 cents plus 20 cents postage.
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Peter Cocci
Feagaville
U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
George Washington
United States
Cocei
Washington
Organized Labor
Cocci
Grabner
American First Day Cover Society
AFDCS
Postal Service
Mount Vernon
Graebner Chapter
June Bancroft
Scott Circle
Washington, D.C
Deaf mute convicted in extortion case in Wilmington
Walter Stallings, 30, of Wilmington, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury of extortion and attempted extortion of up to $9,000 from fellow deaf mute Carl Ravilious, a case revealed through sign language interpreters. Ravilious testified he was targeted in a 15 month scheme after a $10 loan turned counterfeit.
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Wilmington
Del
School For the Deaf
Meggies Weer
Walter Stallings
Carl D. Raviliows
Middleboro Manor
Patricia Cinelli
Gallaudet College For the Deaf
Washington, D.C
Center For Law and the Deaf
Cynthia Christfield
Delaware
Ravilious
Stallings
Scott A238
Tala Heest
Han Eroagtad
FBI
Dorothy Warrick
Christfield
Delaware Trust Co
Hillis
Walter
FCC waives rule for Wolf Trap telethon fundraiser
The FCC voted to waive a public TV fund-raising rule to permit a three hour WETA telethon on May 3 to aid Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna Virginia. Wolf Trap, run by the Interior Department, faced up to 12.4 million in reconstruction after April 4 fire. FCC Chair Mark Fowler donated twenty dollars to show support amid debate over regional bias and favoritism.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Wolf Trap Farm Park
Wetatv
Beverly Sills
Wolf Trap
Filene Center
Joseph RK. Fogarty
Safety doubts emerge on D C subway car crash design
An internal WMATA report questions crashworthiness of regional subway cars, noting designs favored head on impacts but not side collisions. The Jan 13 derailment damaged an aluminum skin, buckled the floor, killed three, and hampered evacuations as emergency power failed. The agency to study stronger sides, upgrade power, and review onboard monitoring.
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Washington
Richard S. Page
Page
WMATA
Page Bes
American Public Transit Association
APTA
Robr Co
Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie
Breda
Rohr
Baltimore
Tiwan
Michael Greese
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Loyige
Washington Monument
FCC
D.C
the News
Frederick
Atari Video Computer System
Space Anol Ao
J Atari
Missile Command
Ere
Eet
PMP
Ahaa
TNA
ATARI
Activision
Atari Video
Kahoom
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