Old Fashioned Characters Highlighted in Los Angeles
A city feature from Los Angeles dated April 21 portrays vivid locals including a veteran Santa Fe conductor W D Vanhergen and a devout Christian. It notes stock market moves by General Motors and Atchison, discusses bank rate trends, and mentions Paul Kelly of the movies facing murder charges with commentary on film morality debates.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ocean
Santa Fe
Ybhe
W. D. Vanhergen
Hutton
Hsu
General Motors
Atchison
Indian runners off on 150 mile jaunt
Cheered by workers who arrived downtown early, runners Manuel Szlido and Thom as Zaffiro, and Taramupara Indian runners left Kansas City for Lawrence, 359 miles away, at 7 30 a m. Automobile parties followed as the zeathloners aim to reach Memorial Stadium at Kansas University during the relay this afternoon.
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Kansas City
Torres
Manuel Szlido
Thomas Zaffiro
Taramupara
Lawrence
Kans
Memorial Stedium
Banssa University
Second Edition Tonight's Five Best Radio Features
United Press reports five top radio features airing this evening across stations WEE Springfield WJZ KDKA WCCO and others. Programs include the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Vessela's band, Green WPG Atlantic City, and KFAS Little Symphony Orchestra with schedule details and start times for the Eastern region.
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United Press
WEE
Springfield
WJZ
KDKA
Boston Symphony Orchestra
WCCO
Minneapolis - St. Paul
WPG
Atlantic City
Vessela
KPAB
Lincoln
Kfas Little Symphony Orchestra
KYW
Chicago
Congress Carnva
Sunday’s Five Best Radio Schedule Fragment List
Programmable listings show multiple stations and times for Sunday evening 1977, noting daylight saving adjustments. Programs include Capitol Theatre, performances by Perera, the American sagas, Twilight hour of music, and regional orchestral broadcasts across stations WEA, WACO, WOC, and Davenport.
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United Press
WEAF
Capitol Theatre
Perera
WEA Cokup
Althouse
Tenor
DKA
Pittsburgh
WACO
Minneapolis - St. Paw
Minneapolia
WOC
Davenport
WOC Little Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Paint Plant Blazes Ruin Five Story Auto Facility
A fire at Briges Manufacturing in Detroit partially destroyed its five story auto body plant. An initial explosion on the fourth floor sparked a larger blast on the lacquer line, injuring 29 and killing two workers aged 23 and unknown. About 2.5 million in property was reported lost as flames spread through the building.
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Detroit
Mich
John H. French
Briges Manufacturing Company
United States
French
James Gillman
Henry Mason
Air unit heads to Miami from Havana in show of force
United States Army Pan American group of fliers departed Havana at 11 22 a m heading for Miami. Four Cuban army planes accompanied the formation as it circled over the city.
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Havana
U. P
United States Army
Miami
President Coolidge leans to Lawson Estate as Wisconsin summer site
President Coolidge has unofficially indicated a preference for the Lawson Estate on Lake Winnebago as a summer White House site. He has not yet dispatched a representative to inspect the property, but his interest grows from discussions and photos. If Lawson cannot be arranged, another nearby site may be considered.
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Washington
Coolidge
Lawson
Lake Winnebago
Wisconsin
White House
Victor Lawson
Chicago
Wisconsin Lake
United Press
Great Lakes
Trensohh
Railroads ordered to prioritize flood traffic region wide
United Press reports a Mississippi River flood disaster with hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced across Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana. President Coolidge forms a relief committee with Hoover Davis Wilbur and Melton. government planes rush vaccines as levees break. Interstate Commerce Commission orders rail routes to prioritize traffic to Arkansas Louisiana Missouri and Mississippi for rapid relief. An emergency appeal seeks boats to rescue flood victims in the Mississippi delta near Greenville and surrounding counties. A new levee breach threatens 35,000 acres of farmland between Chester and Cairo. relief leadership is centralized in Memphis under Red Cross and federal guidance.
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United Press
Iinois
Tennessee
Missouri
Kentucky
Mississippi
Louisiana
Coolidge
Hoover
Davis
Wilbur
Melton
Commerce
Navy
War
Treasury
U.S. Public Health Service
Ilinois
Washington
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Arkansas
Commission
Eee
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Delta
Greenville
Miss
Vicksburg
Hughes
Ark
Dancer
Knowiton
Helena
ST. Louis
Chnoia
Cora City
Chester
Cairo
Degonia
Fountain Bluff
Potato Bend
Gorham
Murphysboro
Mississippi Valley
President Coolidge
Red Cross
Henry M. Baker
Baker
Coolidge to Speak in New York on 20th Anniversary Dinner
President Coolidge will travel to New York Monday afternoon to attend the United Press Associations 20th anniversary dinner at the Biltmore Hotel with Mrs. Coolidge and a party. His 8 p.m. EST speech will be broadcast nationwide by a network including WEAF WEEI WRC WLIT WTAM WWJ KSD and other stations.
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President Coolidge
New York
United Press Associations
Biltmore
Providence
WRC
WLIT
Philadelphia
WTAM
Cleveland
WWJ
Detroit
KSD
St. Louis
Whas
Louisville
WCCO
Minneapolis-St
Apple blossom time in state due next week
Apple blossom time in Pennsylvania has arrived and Franklin and Adams counties are expected to be in full bloom the week of April 25. The state agricultural department notes the bloom may last until May 1 and highlights the scenic peach and apple blossoms along hillsides. It suggests two driving routes for motorists to view the display, including a Lincoln Highway turnoff at McKnightstown.
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Aamrisburg
United Press
Pennsylvania
State Agricultural Department
Franklin
Adams County
Franklin and
Lincoln Highway
McKnightstown
Ardenteville
Bigiervilla
Benderavilis
Tdavite
Carlisle
York Springs
Classified ads SEEK buyers and renters in Tribune
Local classified notes urge quick sales and rentals with small ad blocks. Ads advertise FOR RENT spaces and FOR SALE a five room house on a desirable street near Herteel. Potential buyers are urged to respond to Tribune advertisers.
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Tribune
Prelates Expelled From Mexico Reach Nuevo Laredo
Six Catholic prelates were deported from Mexico and reached Nuevo Laredo at 9 a.m. Detained pending crossing into Laredo Texas. Government accuses church leaders of aiding revolts while Episcopate denies the charge. Names include Archbishops Ruiz y Flores Mora Del Rio and Bishops Orang Valdespino Avaya Echeverria De la Morm and Maximo Flores.
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A. W. Folger
United Press Stalf
NUEVG
Laredo
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Texas
Mexico City
Ruiz Y Flores
Mora del Rio
Orang
Valdespino
Avaya
Echeverria
de la Morm
Maximo Flores
Cameramen Drown Filming Rock Blast on Columbia River
Three cameramen T. G. Randolph F. H. Randolph and Arthur Bassett died while filming a rock blast using 80 000 pounds of powder for highway right of way on the Columbia River near Kelso Washington A rowboat capsize caused by a wall of rock and water prompted search parties to recover bodies as officials noted the tragedy occurred after a misjudged safety margin. Governor Fisher met Will Rogers in Harrisburg and Rogers opposed nominating Smith for president.
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Kelso
Wasit
U. P
Columbia River
T. G. Randolph
F. H. Randolph
International News Service
Seattle
Arthur Bassett
Longview
Wash
Ocean Beach
Harrisburg
Fisher
Will Rogers
Rogers
Smith
Sesqui Centennial Exposition Seeks Equity Receiver
Philadelphia April 24 Officials of the Sesqui Centennial Exposition joined a creditor in an equity receivership petition filed in federal court before Judge Whitaker Thompson. The action, discussed at a board meeting, aims to conserve assets for creditors and prevent potential preferred claims after judgments are entered. Mayor Freland Kendrick said the move protects all creditors with valid claims and safeguards assets.
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Philadelphia
U. P
Whitaker Thompson
Board of Directors
Freland Kendrick
The
League Association
Jury selected to try Snyder Gray couple after five days
United Press dispatch reports five days of jury polling in the Snyder Gray murder case end with the selection of Philip McCabe as juror No 90. Trial will open Monday in Long Island City with Mia Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray facing jury and expected to last about three weeks. Evidence and witness plans remain to be seen as both sides prepare opening statements.
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Paul Kelly
Snyder
Kelly
Paul W. White
United Press
Long Island City
N.Y
Snyder-Gray
Mia
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Art Editwy
Townsend Scudder
Philip McCabe
Gray
Don Juan
Molten glass spills injure bottling plant workers
Two men at the Atlantic Bottling Co. plant in Breckenridge were injured when a tank of molten glass spilled last night. Addison Stuphei, 52, fractured his left leg while escaping the spill and suffered burns to his face, hands, and arms. Henry Ganter, the plant superintendent, was burned on the face while aiding Stuphei.
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Tarentum
Apell
U. P
Atlantic Bottling Co
Breckenridge
Addison Stuphei
Henry Ganter
Bandits Strike Davis Restaurant in Quaker City
Two men were wounded during a Davis restaurant robbery in central Quaker City. Walter Cudahy, 24, a waiter, was shot after tossing a platter at the masked assailants. Martin Votquist, 20, a patron, was stabbed. Bandits fled empty handed in a violent city crime report. In other news, the Interstate Commerce Commission set May 10 for a hearing on Chesapeake and Ohio’s plan to acquire Pere Marquette and Erie railroads amid Van Sweringen actions.
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Fhilavufiha
Davis
Walter Cudahy
Martin Votquist
Codahy
Washington
U_ P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Pere Marquette
Erie
van Sweringeh
Spring Weather Returns Next Week In Pittsburgh Area
Pittsburgh reports cold temperatures with occasional snow flurries as spring weather is forecast to return early next week. The Ingram weather sub-station dropped to 26 degrees at 6 a.m. as crews brace for a shift to warmer conditions. In Cleveland a mid-winter blizzard arrived despite a bright morning sun and a chill Lake Erie wind, blanketing streets with heavy snow.
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Pittsburgh
United Press
Weather Bureau
Ingram
Cleveland
U. P
Lake Erie
Show Down Over Appointments in Philadelphia Chess
Rumors of a split between Gov Fisher and the Mellons rise as a new Philadelphia board of registration commissioners is to be appointed. The governor may favor the administration against Senator Elect Vare, with strained GOP ties and potential Mellons influence shaping the state scene.
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United Press
Tiarrisburg
Gov ¥Isher
Io Philadelphia
A. W. Mellow
Mellons
United States
Vare
Board of Registration Commissioners
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Mon
Vara Creeniae
Sai Hays
Fisher
Mellon
Smith to Speak on My Philosophy of Religion Tomorrow
Pittsburgh April 22 Dr. F. W. Smith pastor of the Lutheran Memoral church will address an investigation committee about past orthodox utterances. He will speak on My philosophy of religion tomorrow and says he is too busy to respond to criticisms from fundamentalists.
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Pittsburgh
F. 4. Smith
Luther Memoral Church
Smith
Weather Forecast From The Western Pennsylvania District
The forecast calls for fall tonight with heavy frost across Western Pennsylvania and killing frosts in the Ohio valley, Sunday partly cloudy with slowly rising temperatures. High pressure is developing eastward, the crest over the Mississippi Valley states, colder than yesterday along the Atlantic coast, and warmer over the plains. Observations show varied temps from 32 to 86 across cities, light precipitation limited to the middle Atlantic and New England, and a rising temperature trend overall.
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Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Illinois
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi River
Ohio
Plains States
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Middle Atlantic
New England
Alberta
Atlantic City
Cleveland
Harrisburg
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Pittsburgh
Washington
Yellowstone Park
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