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Died. Edmond Ansley, 84, the 50-in. midget who was the model for the cartoon character Buster Brown in 1 9 1 0 and who for the next 27 years traveled across the U.S. with a blond wig, knickers and a Boston terrier named Tige to promote the children's footwear of the Brown Shoe Co.; of an apparent heart attack; in Gainesville, Texas...
...analytic engines could be used for the game. The idea was not researched thoroughly until 1950 by an American, Claude Shannon (although several decades earlier a machine created a great sensation by beating many excellent players, until it was discovered that the device contained a chess-playing midget inside...
...more expensive sandwiches, and a much larger menu to choose from, try the Midget Delicatessen (1712 Mass Ave, near the Radcliffe dormitories). The Mustard Cup, across the street, has great cheese cake. Roy Rogers (1613 Mass Ave) is worth avoiding unless you like pre-processed roast beef and the atmosphere of a McDonalds...
...Ford Enterprises rolled into the Boston Garden not too long ago and brought back some home-town favorites: the infamous Caruso, the Black Demon, Little Brutus and his midget tag-team,' and of course Bruno Sammartino. While Caruso (left) amused the crowd with his rope-chokes and ring-side histrionics and Manuel Soto, a local darling, summarily stomped the Black Demon (right), everyone waited for the big match between Sammartino and Turo Tanaka, "Professor of Jujitsu...
...spot for a crap game." He once told a courtroom: "The cops say I've been picked up 15, maybe 17 times. That's junk. It was 150 times. I been worked over for nothing until my hat sits on my head like it belongs on a midget." Someone in 1961 overheard him trying to shake down a Brooklyn restaurant owner for a share of the profits. The proprietor asked for time to think about it. "Sure," said Gallo, "take three months in the hospital...