Starling Startler Bets $4000 to Drive Birds from Town
Otto Standke a 71 year old Kansan known as The Bird Man walks Mount Vernon streets with flippers a chime and a silver tie clip to scare starlings from two neighborhoods. If his one year plan yields birds-free districts he earns 4000 though the birds have plagued the area for a decade and his show draws crowds. Standke says his system never fails and claims to have moved millions of birds in his career.
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Mount Vernon, N.Y
Otto Standke
Kansan
Standke
House Loses Last Delegate But Still Has Commissioner
AP report from Washington notes for the first time since 1800 the House has no delegate as Hawaii becomes a state. John Burns loses his seat to Dan Inouye while Puerto Rico retains a commissioner, and the piece traces the history of territorial delegates and commissioners in Congress.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Eisenhower
Hawaii
John *. Burns
Dan Inouye
Congress
A. Fernos-Isern
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth
James White
Ohio River
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
Territoy
Ohio
Territories
South
West
Northwest
Midwest
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Ter
Alaska
District of Columbia
United States
Spain
Philippines
Islands
Virgin Islands
Great Bend Native Details 10 Year Pursuit From Park
A Great Bend Kansas man recounts a decade of seeking beginnings, starting ten years ago at a local park near his hometown. He describes following initial signs and the pull of early ideas that led him to pursue his current path.
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Great Bend
Kan
Etiquette on Suggesting Her Piano Playing
It is acceptable to suggest she play at your own home for guests but not when you are visiting in someone else’s home.
Untouchables Drama Highlights NBC and CBS Lineup
TV highlights list top programs for Monday, August 24 led by Desilu's The Untouchables with Robert Stack and Keenan Wynn, plus CBS, NBC and ABC offerings like Buckskin, Name That Tune, Restless Gun, The Texan, Bold Journey, Father Knows Best, Peter Gunn, Joseph Cotton Show and Theatre with Janet Blair and John Cassavetes. The note also lists major western cities: Denver Phoenix Salt Lake City Tucson Albuquerque.
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Desilu Playhouse
Anne O’connell
Jody
CBS
Eddie Hodges
NBC
Bonner
Bill Longley
Montana
ABC
Stoney Rapids
Canadian
Arctic Circle
Bud
Shy
Peter Gunn
Joseph Cotton
Eddie Albert
Janet Blair
John Cassavetes
Two Read Obits After Sleeping Through Quake
Unnamed pair of youths aged 16 and 19 survive a Yellowstone quake while camping near Littletown and Lewistown. They had previously slept through the tremor after rodeo work in Lewistown and Littletown, later finding work on a Montana ranch as relatives feared they were dead.
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St. Ens
Yellowstone National Park
Bill
Lewistown
Mike
Mather
Alice Debaets
St. Louis
Raymond W. Litzsinger
Sappington
Littletown
Colo
Mont
Yellowstone
Pilgrims Introduce All Fours Card Game to America
The Pilgrims brought the first card game to the United States named All Fours. It is described as a polite family game that remains in use.
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United States
Television Schedule Highlights From Evening Listings
The page lists daily TV programming with time slots and programs across networks. Notable items include Popeye The Three Stooges The Restless Gun Peter Gunn The Texan Tales of Wells Fargo Father Knows Best and multiple movie broadcasts amid news weather and sports segments.
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Wells Fargo
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Sterling Starling
Tire Sale
Cammer Tire CO
Braddock St
General Electric
E. Boscawen St
Pittsburgh
Willow Lawn
Valley Ave
Robert Stack, Keenan Wynn
Bud Evans
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
Tucson
Albuquerque
Hill
Loudoun
Cas
Manexions
Loudoun ST
Sam and Friends
The
Three Stooges
Life of
Riley
Spotlight
Weather
NBC News
News
Ihacasee
San Francisco
Waterfront
Restless Gun
Nocturne
George Raft
Lynn Barr
the Texan
Frontier Justice
Joseph Cotten
Arburele Party
Medallion Theater
Douglas Fairbanks
Pat O'Brien
John Garfield
Cynthia
Elizabeth Taylor
Gene Lockhart
Jack Paar
Ellery Queen
Ginger Rogers
Our Town
Joan
Blondie
TV Reader's Digest
Young Dr. Malone
Grandpa
Edge of Night
Milt Grant
Annie Laila
Jane Wyman
Ronald Reagan
Burns and Allen
Disney
Shannel
Wer
Shop “Roc Wash Seaneets . Bedsereads
Winchester Laundromat
W. Hart St
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