Franklyn Mc Cormack Radio Poet Dies After On-Air Heart Attack
Franklyn Mc Cormack, veteran Chicago area radio personality famed for poetry readings, died June 12 from an apparent heart attack during an all night show. A Waterloo Iowa native, he started in radio in the 1930s and later teamed with Wayne King on records blending poetry readings with music.
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Dies
Franklyn McCormack
Chicago
Waterloo
Iowa
McCormack
Wayne King
King
UPI
Classified ad rates and appetizing pitches for local jobs
A compilation of classified ad instructions and sample notices detailing payment terms for lost and found listings and memorials, cross-advertised job opportunities for carpenters, secretaries, drivers, and sales reps, and example openings from Bainbridge to Cairo with contact numbers and deadlines. The copy includes promotional blurbs for a beauty school, carpet store, and Avon sales, plus several employment listings and requests for directory listings.
Albany Speedway Tragedy Kills Child in Auto Race
An Albany accident at the Albany Speedway in a consolation race left Portia Radcliff dead and Beth Radcliff plus Inez Binion hospitalized. The tire struck the grandstand injuring two other spectators as James Eubanks fled the crash.
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Albany, Ga
Beth Radcliff
John Radcliff
Albany
Inez Binion
Albany Speedway
Portia Radcliff
Beth
Jimmy Bowden
Bobby Horne
James Eubanks
Charles Seigler
Contro
Today in History Highlights and Political Vote
On this date in 1775 the Continental Congress authorized recruiting 10 rifle companies. In 1777 Stars and Stripes became the national flag. In 1934 Mussolini and Hitler met in Vienna. In 1940 Paris fell under German occupation. In 1971 U S Senators Talmadge and Gambrell voted against a military pay raise amendment approved by the Senate.
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Associated Press
USS. Army
Continental Congress
Sonoma
Calif
California
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Vienna
Austria
Hho
Paris
Franklin S. Roosevelt
United States
Saipan
Marianas
Peace Corps
Lyndon B. Johnson
Grand Coulee Dam
Columbia River
Brazil
West Germany
Washington
U.S
Herman Talmadge
David Gambrell
Talmadge
Gambrell
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Thomasville
Hillsdale
CAMS
Happyvale
Pepperidge Farm
Kirkland-Cray-Hughes Home For
Peoples Funeral Home
Whiddon’s Funeral Home
Bob Bibb
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Fire Dept
State Patrol
Police
Times-Enterprise
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Frank Conne
Frank’s
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Fran’s Ceramic and Gift Shop
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Hendry
Jacobs Pharmacy, Inc
Gateway Shopping Center
Goodrum
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Paramount Cleaners
Alcoholics Anonymous
State of
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Lost
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Forrest Hill Day Care Center
N. Pinetree Blvd
Expert Service
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Oglesby-Nunnally Monument CO
W. Jackson
Call Neel Floor Sanding Co
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W. Jackson St
Alligood Tile CO
JO McLeod
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Jackson Street
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S. W. GA. Cac, Inc
County Agriculture
P. O
New City
Gena Luntz
General Delivery
Advance Systems, Inc
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Jacksonville
Florida
Metcalf
Mitchell Bros
Stoddard Timber Co
AVON
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N.Y
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Camilla Jade Metal Works
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