Dallas collector pays record price for Declaration broadside
Ira G. Corn Jr of Dallas won the $404000 bid for a 1776 Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence at Freeman's in Philadelphia. Hans P. Kraus of New York lost after a fierce bidding duel. the piece is one of 16 known copies, with the other in Princeton University Library.
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Sanka Knox
New York Times Service
Philadelphia
Samuel T. Freeman & Co
Ira G. Corn, Jr
Dallas
Hans P. Kraus
New York
Liechtenstein
Mr. Corn
Mr. Kraus
Hans
John Dunlap
Congress
Corn
William H. Scheide
Princeton University Library
Journal of Congress
National Archives
Library of Congress
Lilly Library of Indiana, University
Harvard University
John M. Freeman
House of
Rosenbach’s
Indiana University
Henry Flynt
David Randall
Josiah K. Lilly
Indiana Library
Sidewalk Cafes Promoted To Lure Tourists To Va
Virginia travel offices should add sidewalk cafes with pretty girls and Virginia ham to attract visitors. Murphy urged using drama at booths and promoting Indian reservations near Williamsburg to attract foreign travelers. He praised Dulles International as a top airport with untapped potential to draw global visitors and called for enhancing travel information at the hub.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Washington
New York
Robert J. Murphy Jr
Cochairman
Discover America Travel Organizations, Inc
Murphy
Willamsburg
Dulles International
Dulles
World
U.S.A
May 9 in History Highlights From Around the World
Today marks the 129th day of 1969 with major events including Columbus's voyages, Franklin's first political cartoon, Spain's Pensacola claim, Wilson’s Mother's Day declaration, Nazi book burnings, Mussolini’s Ethiopia claim, Italy's monarch abdication, and notable 10 to 1 year anniversary incidents.
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Associated Press
Christopher Columbus
Cadiz
Spain
New World
America
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Pensacola
Florida
Woodrow Wilson
Berlin
Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia
Victor Emmanuel III
Italy
Humbert
Rovira
Colombia
Lima
Peru
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Reception Honors Dr and Mrs Racey on Shenandoah Campus
Dr and Mrs Racey will be honored at a campus reception on Shenandoah Campus this evening after the Conservatory Faculty recital in the Student Center. Presentations are at 10 15 recognizing their service. Dr Racey retires as president June 30. The May Festival is dedicated to them with many events this week.
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Forrest S. Racey
Shenandoah
Conservatory
Racey
Dr. Racey
Fuller’s Earth and the Fulling Process
Fuller’s earth, resembling clay, was used to remove grease from cloth and wool. It gets its name from the process called fulling.
UW Philosophy TAs Union Demands Seek Salary and Input
Seattle AP report shows University of Washington Philosophy Department teaching assistants forming a union and demanding higher salaries more student input in faculty decisions and a union shop. They also call for funding for an orientation party for new graduate students as part of their 16 demands.
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Seattle
Othe Philosophy
University of Washington
Uion
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Little Rock
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Shenandoahy Nationa
Winchester
Vallcy Bank
F.dui.c
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Mrs. Racey
Board of Trustees
Shenandoah College
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Forrest
Fuller‘s Earth
Potomac Edison
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M.H. Levi
J.M. Massie
J.H. Bussard
Berryville
A.J. Vincerii
Strasburg
J.A. Stickley
G.A. Gochenour
The
Allegheny Power System
Toolmakers
C.L. Curtis
Abex Corp. American Brakeblok
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