Raid Sirens Can't Compete With Roar Of America's Cities
Milton Bronner argues American sirens misfire in cities and lessons can be drawn from London. Proposes ditching police and fire sirens, stop horn honking, place many sirens citywide, and use a long wavering alarm with a steady all clear. Emphasizes London practices and Memphis example.
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Roar of
America
Milton Bronner
NEA
Washington
Jan
New York
London
England
Great London
Memphis
Royal Air Force
Britain
British Film Institute Names 12 Stars for Posterity
The British Film Institute selects twelve stars for preservation in its library led by Greta Garbo as foremost dramatic actress and Shirley Temple as outstanding child star. Other honorees include Theda Bara Charlie Chaplin Douglas Fairbanks Mary Pickford Rudolph Valentino Fred Astaire Spencer Tracy Tom Mix Harold Lloyd Marie Dressler and more. The report classifies fans by how many films to preserve from each star and notes new entries to the National Film Library.
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International News Service
London
British Film Institute
Theda Bara
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
Greta Garbo
Mary Pickford
Rudolph Valentino
Fred Astaire
Spencer Tracy
Tom Mix
Harold Lloyd
Marie Dressler
Shirley Temple
Institute
National Film Library
Ministry of Information
British Council
Beethoven Most Popular In Ames Iowa Study
At Iowa State College Beethoven leads a musicians popularity poll among students who visit the music room. Bach Brahms and Tchaikovsky trail closely as strong contenders for second place in the survey conducted in Ames, Iowa.
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Ames
Beethoven
Iowa State College
Stu
Dents
Bach
Brahms
Tschaikowsky
Boy Scouts Get Waite Phillips Legacy Ranch
Waite Phillips of Tulsa has donated his New Mexico ranch to the Boy Scouts of America. The ranch will serve as a scout camp and income from a 23 story Tulsa building valued at about 5 million dollars will be added to the scouts endowment fund.
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Phillips
Tulsa
New Mexico
The
Boy Scouts of America
Scouts’ Endowment Fund
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Waite
MacKenzie & Jones
Market
Toled
Canton
Wamsutta
Cannon Towels
Axminster
Wilton
Axm
Kayser
Red Jackets
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