Mind Game winners crowned at Chicago museum puzzle fest
Five win a $10,000 prize in the Mind Game riddle contest at the Museum of Science and Industry among 1,200 participants and 13,000 entries. Winners include an Indiana pastor and Chicago residents, with clues and computers shaping the two year publicity stunt for its 50th anniversary.
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Museum of Science and Industry
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Dr. Crypton
Paul Hoffman
Science Digest
Groom Weds Bride Beside Coppertone Funeral Casket
In Peoria, Mark Songer married Mary Lou Smith just before the body of his father William Songer was laid in the casket. The ceremony occurred with 18 friends and relatives present as the elder Songer lay nearby. The groom said the plan honored his parents who wanted the couple to wed.
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Mark Songer
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Mary Lou Smith
William Sanger
William Songer
Paul J. Clark
Mary Lou
Illinois farmhouse has the Wright style on display
In 1940 the Muirhead family near Elgin enlisted Frank Lloyd Wright to redesign their nearly century-old homestead. Wright, the Wisconsin architect, embraced prairie style that harmonizes with the land, guiding the project and influencing the home’s modern character.
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Frank) Wright
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Wright
Muirhead
Robert Muirhead Sr
Wisconsin
Frank Lloyd Wright
Muirheads
Cuomo proclaims Elvis Memorial Day on Presley birthday
Albany Governor Mario Cuomo issued a proclamation making Tuesday Elvis Presley Memorial Day to mark the 50th anniversary of his birth. The document mis-stated Presley’s age at death as 32 in 1977. he was 42. An aide said a corrected proclamation would be issued.
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N.Y
Mario Cuomo
Elvis Presley
Presley
Madeline Lewis
Murdoch says limits on risking Times for Sun ties
Rupert Murdoch, credited with reviving The Times of London by broadening its appeal, says he would go to prison for The Sun but not for The Times. He notes he is not allowed to influence The Times editorial content and questions why he should cover costs and face prison for the paper.
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Rupert Murdoch
Times of London
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Murdoch
Endymion Parade Marshals Include Newton And Manchest er
New Orleans AP Wayne Newton and Melissa Manchester will be parade marshals for the Krewe of Endymion on February 16 with the big Superdome party to follow featuring Fats Domino and his orchestra. The parade includes 27 floats and Salute to Carnival groups under the Come to the Mardi Gras theme. Clarence Nash hospital tests for fever in Rose Parade float dedication amid Donald Duck 50th anniversary tour.
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Melissa Manchester
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Miss Manchester
Fats Domino
Louisiana Superdome
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Ducky
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