Edison’s Phonograph Birth Celebrated In LOC Exhibition
The Library of Congress opens an exhibit marking Thomas Edison’s phonograph invention 100 years ago. Visitors can hear historic samples including Edison’s Mary Had a Little Lamb and recordings by Wilson, Caruso, Crosby, Abbott and Costello plus a 1890 Passamaquoddy chant.
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Woodrow Wilson
Bing Crosby
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Edison
Mary
Enrico Caruso
Caruso
Food stamp income limits rise for single and two person households
The maximum net income to qualify for food stamps increases effective July 1. One person households may earn up to 262 dollars monthly, up from 245. Two person households rise to 344 dollars from 322, with further increases for other groups announced earlier.
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Columbus
UPI
Tom McDowell
Ohio Department of Public Welfare
Bureau of Food Stamps
McDowell
Catholic Priest Faces Second Charge in Illegal Bingo Case
In Pacoima California police said Rev Louis Valbuena of Mary Immaculate Church would face a second criminal count for running an illegal bingo game. He and five others were already charged after a November church raid. An undercover raid on the parish hall Thursday night prompted the additional charge amid claims players were forced to pay.
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Pacoima
Calif
UPI
Louis Valbuena
Mary Immaculate Church
Lucille Street
Weather Outlook and Life Events Report for the Region
Partly cloudy and warm with chance of thundershowers this evening through Tuesday. Lows near 70, highs in the 90s, 30 percent precip. Winds SW 5 to 10 mph. Marriage license applications filed for multiple couples. Births listed for several families. Death notices for six individuals including ages and locations.
Chinese Defector Claims Widespread Food Shortages and Child Exchange
A Chinese MIG19 defector to Taiwan reports severe famine with widespread hunger and capsized rationing. He cites cases of people trading children for food coupons while air force pilots face slashed meat rations and officials contend with a power struggle in Peking.
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Taipei
Taiwan
UPI
China
Faun Yuan-yen
Fan
Air Force
Fukien Province
Mao
Peking
Hua Kuo-feng
Wakeman Crowned Ellen Parker Homecoming Queen
Ellen Parker 18 of Wakeman was crowned the 1977 Wakeman Homecoming Queen on Saturday night at St. Marys Hall. She plans an airline career and works as a bookkeeper for her father’s trucking firm after starring in Western Reserve High School activities. First runner up was Marge Lukasko with a court listing Linda Coe Connie Davis Debbie Fisher Pam Milburn Pat Mitchell Darlene Roeser Jeanne Valentine and more.
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Wakeman
Ellen Parker
Ms. Parker
Ellen
Western Reserve High School
Western Reserve
Wakeman Bank
St. Mary’s Hall
John
Marge) Lukasko
Pearl St
eLinda Coe
River St
Bob
Connie) Davis
Hanford Road
eDebbie
Ray Fannin
Pace
Steve
Greg
George Parker
Clarksfield Road
European-Style Dress Urges Halt To Hair Rollers
In Darmstadt, a U.S. Army officer launches a "shapeup" program banning hair rollers and casual wear in the commissary, urging dependents to dress up. American model Judith Moulton says American wives in Europe are seen as arrogant and sloppy, prompting responses from Stars and Stripes.
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Darmstadt
West Germany
UPI
Judith Moulton
Nuremberg
Stars and Stripes
Armed Forces
Moulton
Alphonso Hunley
U.S
United States
Hunley
Dan Synovec
Know Your Carrier Know Your Carrier
John Fisher, a 12 year old student at St. Paul, delivers the Reflector on Walnut Street and Norwood Avenue in Norwalk. He saves money and enjoys swimming as his pastime. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Howard Fisher of 123 West Main Street Norwalk.
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John Fisher
St. Paul
John
Walnut Street
Norwood Avenue
Norwalk
Howard Fisher
W. Main St
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Steubenville
Cincinnati
Ohio Epa
Ohio
EPA
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Byron H. Dalton
Farmer
Wanda A. Welch
Collins
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Greenwich
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Willard, Wiers Brothers
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Donna Ross
Boy
Gregory and
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Monroeville
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Deborah Murr
New London
James and
Jacqueline Roberts
Milan
Henry and
Shirley Jarrett, Jr
Good Samaritan
Fred C. Dawson
Shiloh
John Daniels
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Huron
Ray Barnett
Plymouth
Roy Sprankel
Berlin Heights
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Ann Arbor
Mich
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Leonora Perez
Ellen Parker Queen
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Gale Wiley
Copenhagen
Denmark
Berlingske Tidene
Danish Missionaries To Europe
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Bucharest
Kirsten Steffensen
Ellen Bramsen
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