Helen Stearns and Hoagy Carmichael Collaborations
Indianapolis born Helen Stearns recalls collaborating with Hoagy Carmichael on songs including April In My Heart. She notes his habit of prompting words while he created tunes, and mentions receiving small royalty checks years after their partnerships. Stearns, 82, toured Indiana during a retrospective Indiana Symphony Orchestra concert weekend.
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Helen Stearns
Hoagy Carmichael
Georgia
Stearns
Carmichael
Indiana Symphony Orchestra
Theater exchange plans amid revived China theater links
The Children's Theatre Company and Shanghai's Children's Art Theatre planned a joint exchange stalled by political crackdowns. Jiang, a Kai veteran, stars Gandalf in The Hobbit for CTC, which opens April 20 after Tuesday rehearsals.
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Minn Lis
Xi Reng
China
Children's Art Theatre of
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Jiang
Children’s Art Theatre of
Kai
Gandalf
Miss USA Gist Defies Stereotypes in Historic win
New York Detroit born Gist, first black Miss USA, rejects stereotype of a flawless life. Raised by a single parent amid tough streets, she aims to found a fine arts institute for underprivileged children. She advances from 51 contestants for a $000 prize and a Miss Universe shot in Hollywood on April 15. She recalls break-ins from age five and fear in her early home.
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Detroit
United States
Hollywood
Union seeks to reopen talks in Greyhound strike
The Amalgamated Transit Union asks Greyhound to return to bargaining as 6,300 drivers and 3,000 maintenance workers walk out in a four day dispute marked by violence. A driver was killed when crushed by a backing bus amid pickets.
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United States
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Ed Strait
Amalgamated Council of Greyhound
Jim la Sala
Amalgamated Transit Union
George Gravney
la Sala
Strait
P. Anthony Lannie
Lannie
Jeffrey Nelson
Soviet election results show pro democracy gains amid Communist majority
In first round results Ivan Drach and other activists were elected with several prominent figures winning in cities while party apparatchiks carried rural districts. In Leningrad pro democracy candidates led, with only two ultra rightists surviving. Vladislav Starkov won a seat in the Russian parliament as dissidents like Sergei Kovalyov were reportedly elected. Official totals indicated high Communist Party membership among candidates, with 86 percent in Russia and 80 percent in Ukraine.
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Narodny Rukh
Ivan Drach
Ivanon Paznyak
People’s Front
Minsk
Victor Ivashkevich
Apparatchiks
Yefrem Sokolov
Leningrad
Bella Kurkova
Fifth Wheel
Peor Pan
IMA Press
Segah
Yelena Velinskaya
Yat
Vladislav Starkov
Ukraine
Communist Party
Warrant issued in 1989 kidnapping case involving Lister
Howard County Justice of the Peace China Long issued an arrest warrant for Lister on aggravated kidnapping charges. Mrs Lister recently filed for divorce. Police report says Lister, described as black, 5 feet 7 inches, about 150 pounds, fled in a gray 1987 Buick Century after abducting Mrs Lister in August 1989. He was arrested by Midland police and returned to Big Spring.
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Justice of the Peace
China Long
Lister
Long
Midland Police Department
Big Spring
Texas governor race heats up as drug question stokes debate
In televised Texas debates, candidates spar over drug use and personal history. Richards refuses to confirm illegal drug use while defending transparency about alcoholism and recovery. White and Mattox stress crime and executions, with ads highlighting donations and past actions as the campaign tightens.
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George Christian
Austin
Johnson
White
Mattox
Richards
Texas
Williams
Kent Hance
Clayton Williams
Hance
Recall effort looms as Green faces petition challenge
City recall battle centers on signature validation by the County Tax Assessor-Collector office. Officials insist counters swore each signature, while supporters argue rights were violated by counting behind closed doors. City Council must set election within 20 days as Green pledges action and readiness for a recall vote.
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A County Tax Assessor-Collector
Green
Boydee Ren
Pgpecy Pintoe
Jansch
Re Ee Ee Ree Mansch Sd Suppo
Dennem
CARE
Ee Eeeve
Weather extended forecast for West South Panhandle and regions
Extended forecast shows thunderstorms possible Thursday and Friday with mostly mild, partly cloudy conditions. Expect cooler temperatures Saturday with highs upper 50s to around 70 and lows mainly in the 30s to 40s. Regional variations include mid-70s to lower 80s in Permian Basin and mid-70s to 80s across Concho, Pecos, and plains areas, with cooler nights and scattered clouds.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Permian Basin
Concho Valley
Pecos Valley
Rio Grande
Texas
Weather Notes From Reading With Low Temperatures
Overnight low reached five degrees with a record low of fifteen in 1989. Sunrise schedule and miscellaneous times reference Jane and Wednesday events, while precipitation remained none for the past 24 hours and for March year to date.
Cloudy Today With Low 70s And Winds From the East
The National Weather Service at Midland International Airport reports mostly cloudy skies today with a high in the low 70s and east winds near 10 to 30 mph. There is a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms, partly cloudy lows around the upper 40s, and a mid-60s high expected Wednesday as the pattern shifts across Texas.
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National Weather Service
Midland International
Texas
Border States Weather Summary
New Mexico sees snow likely in the north with scattered showers and thunderstorms south. Cooler conditions prevail with highs around 30s in the mountains and 50s to lower 60s elsewhere. Oklahoma faces likely thunderstorms with lows in the Panhandle and southeast regions and highs in the 50s.
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Sachai
Oklahoma
Aira Panhandie
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Odessa American Copyright Notice
The Odessa American records a 1990 copyright notice for Vol 65 issue 45 page 226. The notice lists Fourth Suite Odewns Texas 76760 and attributes © 1990 to The Odessa American. The fragment confirms rights and publication details for the newspaper.
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the Odesse American
Siew Odewns
Texas
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