Word: cincinnati
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Calculation of the orbit of the asteroid Eros by Dr. Eugene Rabe of the University of Cincinnati Observatory. This led to the discovery that the earth is 1/10th of 1% nearer the sun than previous calculations had placed it (92.9 million miles...
...When Cincinnati's home-town boy, World Heavyweight Champ Ezzard Charles, 29, returned for a civic welcome, fans and friends were ready with a new crown of golden chrysanthemums. Said Charles, flashing a white smile, "It's swell to be back and thanks for everything...
...Face Is Familiar. In Cincinnati, Edgar Fred Whitaker, wanted on charges of robbery and jailbreaking, was nabbed by FBI agents as he stood in the Federal Building looking at his own picture among the "Wanted" posters...
Jake Mintz, co-manager of Ezzard Charles, said today the heavyweight champion definitely would defend his title in Cincinnati November 30 against Freddie Beshore or some other opponent...
...Froman refused to let anybody ring down the curtain on her career. She had started on that career as a student at the University of Missouri, when, as a journalism major, she wangled the lead in a college musical. She continued to develop her home-trained voice at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, helped pay her way by singing both blues and classics on Cincinnati's WLW. By the mid-'30s Jane Froman had become one of the most popular radio stars in the U.S., had appeared in two Ziegfeld Follies and in a couple of Hollywood shows...