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The Washington times., 1937-03-30
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
HOLLYWOOD, March 80.


For historical characters, "The
Story of Emile Zola" at Warmers
really takes the cake. They have
Zola himself, in the person Of Paul
Mum, George Clemenceau; the
entire high command Of the
French army, Anatole France and
Paul Cezanne the painter. The
only part they have not cast as
yet is that of Mana, the girl Of the
streets whom Zola befriended, to
the damage of his reputation, and
on whose character, after her
death, he wrote his famous novel,
Mana" Zita Johann has been
tested, and so has Lola Lane.
Anna Sten, who screened the novel
to the tune of millions out Of Mr..
Goldwyn's pockets, has not even
been thought of.
Also at Warmers, their latest
technical director is the Maharanee
Of Sarawak, tall and stately and as
English as they come. This is the
Noble Borneo House, If you recall,
founded by Brooke Of Sarawak,
who happened alonG when the
Sultan Of Borneo was being be,
Sieged, and whose yacht came in so
handy as a battleShip that the Sui.
tan gave him the Kingdom Of Sara
wax which had been fighting.
What is more, despite the fact that
this was pure meddling in a local
quarrel, Disareli and Queen Vic
toria were quite happy to recog-
nize him, and place protectorate
over his Snatched half of the
island. It will be interesting to
see whom they will cast as Disa-
reli, since the famous Lord Bea-
conSfield is condemned forever TO
look like George Arliss to the aver
age mind.
Greta Garbo will be quite happy
If she never sees another cop as
long as she lives. In the interests
Of authenticity, MGM hung her
in hundred and fifty thousand
dollars worth Of real jewels in
Countess Walewska," but took no
chances of losing any of them,
since they had her guarded like
the crown jewels Of England.
George Brent, who has been
hidden out for some time, has re-
appeared. First. the reason was
Greta Garbo, and now it is a sub
marine. He has been in San Diego
for several weeks, at the naval
The Washington times., 1937-03-30

Manuela'S aunt, Betty Rice,
Countess Kernitz, Esther Lavett;
Fraulein Won GaerSchner, Pauline
Schmidt; Fraulein Won Kesten
Jean Darier; Mile. Alaret, Miriam
Berkowitz; Miss Gibson, Betty
Mccormick; Fraulein Won Atams
Betty Leaf; Frau Alden, Ruth Per
rett; Johanna, Bunny Skinner.
The Washington times., 1937-03-30

George Brent, who has been
hidden out for some time, has re-
appeared. First. the reason was
Greta Garbo, and now it is a sub
marine. He has been in San Diego
for several weeks, at the naval
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
Bradshaw. At
The. Howard

Tiny Bradshaw, that dynamic
impressioniStic Stylist Of jazz
maestroS is Just about q riot with
his new band.
Bradshaw, the clown prince Of
modern rhythm and his fifteen
piece orchestra opened at the
Howard Theater yesterday as
the headline feature Of q very
entertaining musical revue. Well
liked by local audiences, the
Harlem antic boy and his corps
Of musicians get the usual big
hand.
Other high spots Of she revue
brings forth Toy and Wing, a
couple Of acrobatic artists ably
assisted by a woman. The trio
present some high-clasS stuff
rarely seen at the T Street
House.
The five Box Brothers, string
musicians, do some hot numbers
and receive much applause. For
tap dancing in the latest Gre
alton, Tip, Tap and Toe, three
boys late Of the Cotton Club,
New YORK City, really go to
town. David and Goliath, black
face comics handle the wit and
humor Of the show.
Back in Circulation" q
screen vehicle presenting the
thrills Of a marked woman con-
cludes the bill. Midnight show
tonight. w. r.
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Program
. At T rons-Lux

Fashions, fads, football and
freaks are the features on the
current program at the Trans
Lux.
News of the day with vivid
shots Of a president fishing and
a vice president hunting, Of
flight formation Of the flying
Marines, of graduation day at
Lakehurst of a class in para
chute jumping, Ski-joring at Sun
Valley, Idaho, aquaplaning at
Winter Haven, Florida, and
football all over the nation.
The sensational grid plays of
the season with shots showing
exactly how its all done; credits
to the great and the near great
who made football histroy this
fall. Close-ups of Alabama's
California-bound huskies and
shot of the Rose Bowl itself.
A color picture Of the fascinat-
ing city of the Golden Gate, San
Francisco; the water front, the
hills, the magnificent Oakland
bridge, seal rock, Telegraph Hill
and exciting Market, Powell and
Geary Streets.
A cartoon comedy in which
Betty Book and Granny give a
few tips on that "service-with-a-
smile" idea prevalent among inn.
keepers.
Stranger Than Fiction"
proves amusing, inventive and
instructive.
What the smart young woman
will wear at play this winter
whether in the warm resorts Of
the South or the invigorating
snowfield5 of the North.
All these items you will find
at the Trans-Lux this week.
*. Y.
The Washington times., 1937-12-04

Siderably more meat and salt
than Joan Bennett and her sup
porting cast were able to con-
coct in the stage play.
GINGER rs GOOD
Rogers in particular emerges
spectacularly successful in the
art of delivering brilliant re-
partee. Her sequence with Men
jou after a literally poured din
ner in his penthouse is some
thing you will remember a long
time.
Andrea Leeds, as the gentle
Kaye Hamilton, the girl who
lived-and died-for her part
in the big play, contributes as
effective bit of Interpretation
as you could ask. And you will
be surprised to find that Hep
burn, as Terry Randall, the so
very rich debutante who is de-
termined to make good on her
own, can look startingly like a
q Joel Fabry Illustration.
so is KATIE
Life at the Footlights Club
is, as in the stage version, elec-
trically charged with the pithy
observations Of the Showfolk
who call it home. They bear
up well, apparently, under the
menu Of perennial lamb for
dinner.
Completing the bill is the cur.
rent March of Time release, in
which it is demonstrated our
English cousins have their head.
aches with football pools. too,
and the Disney cartoon,
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
Shanghai Stars
Boris KQrIoff
At the Met

AS contrast to the war cur.
rently raging in China, the Met
ropolitan brings west Of Shang-
hal" to its screen, picturing the
eternal strife between its govern
ment and one Of the provincial
war lords that spring from no
where to molest and kill as they
see fit.
While it is not the most excit-
ing tale that has been pictured
with its none too new plot, there
is thorough and complete COM
pensation derived from the excel
lent work Of Boris Karloff.
He portrays an egotistical
Chinese war lord whose domain
is rich in oil deposits, ready to
pay handsomely for the privilege
to withdraw it. But Fang takes
q liking to Jim Ha1let for saving
his life, and helps him out of
difficulty by securing the mort
gagged oil land from Jim's fore
closing hackers.
General Fang saves Jim from
the firing squad only to meet an
identical fate at the hands Of
the Chinese government.
Gordon Oliver and Beverly
Roberts supply love affair that
Is not afforded enough romantic
appeal, nevertheless, these new.
comers do a splendid piece Of
work. The only hitch to their
little romance is the fact that
Beverly, as Jane Greed, is mar.
ried to Ricardo Cortez. but had
been estranged for some time.
Fang plays Cupid and shoots
Greed so the two can marry.
What seems impossible is the
ending. A day after her husband
is shot, Jane Greed rides off mer.
rily with Jim Hallet to live hap
PLY ever after. Well, that's
these modern maidens for you!
An Edgar-Bergen-C Charlie Nc
Carthy short entitled pure
Feud," an Edgar ennedy
comedy, an animated cartoon
and q newsreel also add to the
enjoyment. r. H. S.
The Washington times., 1937-12-04

First to the film-'Double
Wedding" starring that very
ikable Hollywood team Of Bill
Powell and Myrna 10y. It starts
out as a mildly amusing ro-
nance comedy picks up speed as
it rolls along and winds up as
q rip-roaring slapstick farce
that has the audience bowling.
It's probably the coolest
comedy Of the year. Much of
it takes place within the four
walls Of a stationary trailer,
the habitat Of a Bohemian
artist, Charlie Lodge.
POWELL THE ARTIST
Bill Powell is the very ir.
responsible. shiftless artist who
believes people should lead their
own lives as they see fit. He
proves a disturbing influence
in the home Of q successful
young business woman who has
taken complete charge Of the
lives of her younger sister and
her sisters fiance.
Powell is trying to instill some
spirit, or, as he calls it, "yumpf,"
in the young fellow, even going
to the trouble of making love to
his fiancee.
Myrna 10y plays Margit An
drews, the bossy young woman,
and she manages to maintain
her dignity throughout O series
Of utterly crazy episodes; but
even she finally succumbs, and
in the closing scene we find her
proStrate on the floor Of the
trailer, with half a pie decorat-
ing her visage. The other half
is spattered over Powell's fea-
lures.
Florence Rice and John Besl
have the secondary roles, and
The Washington times., 1937-12-04

SMART DIALOGUE
Those who find the new
screen feature at the Earle
Theater q conversation piece,
must concede that the verbal
exchanges are generally both
biting and witty, that brunette
Kay Francis, and her arch rival,
Verree Teasdale, have been fitted
with speeches of point and Dur.
pose, invariably intelligent.
It is an interesting drawing
room war that First Lady"
projects. Lucy Wayne, grand
daughter of a President, and
wife of Secretary of State,
Stephen Wayne, has a consum.
ing ambition to land her hus.
band in the White House.
Lucy's competitor for both
social leadership, and political
string pulling, is Irene Hibbard,
wife of a Supreme Court Justice.
When Irene alienated Lucy's
famous cook, a social conflict
was launched which had roper
cussions affecting Senators and
statesmen.
I found the most interesting
sequences Of the picture-as in
the play-those moments which
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
"Conquest" At
Columbia

The Columbia brings "Con.
quest" back to F Street after q
celebrated run at the Palace.
It is the story Of Napoleon's
greatest love affair. The great
er portion Of the film is con.
cerned with this historical ro-
nance and wisely touches but
lightly upon the campaigns that
stand as memorial to the great
ness of Napoleon.
The two co-stars, Greta Garbo
and Charles Boyer, lend an
ethereal atmosphere to one of
the most beautiful love stories
that has ever appeared on the
screen. Their Interpretation Is
so intensely real, that there is a
feeling that such an affair
could never have existed.
r. H. 8.
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
MOVIE
CLOCK

METROPOLITAN - Boris Kar.
loft, Beverly Roberts, West
of Shanghai" 1850 a. m,
1850, $3.50, $50, 1850, $50 p. m.
EARLE Kay Francis, Preston
Foster, First Lady" II a. m,
1:4O, 4:30, 7:25, 10 p. m. Stage,
Vincent Lopez, 1850, $40,
6:35, 9:05 p. m.
CAPITOL-Myrna 10y, William
Powell, Double Wedding" II
a. M, 1:4o, 4:25, 7:20, 10 p. m.
Stage, 12:40, 3:20, 6:15, 9 p. m.
PALACE-Jeanette Macdonald,
Allan Jones, '"The FREELY" II
a. M, 1885. AIS. 6:55, 9:35
p. m.
OLUMB IA-Greta Carlo,
Conquest" 1855 a. M, 2::20,
4:45, 7:10, 9:35 p. m.
R-K.O KEITH 'S-Katherine
Hepburn, Ginger Rogers,
"Stage Door," 11:15 a. M,
1:21, 1927, 5:33. 7:39, 9:45 p.
m. March of Time" 1:01,
3:07, 5:13, 7:19, 9:25 p. m.
TRANS LUX - NewsreeI and
Shorts at 10 and 11:45 q. M.
1880. 1:z5. 8. 4:15, $3.50,
6:45. 8. o:15 and 10:45 .. m.
LIT TIL - Gorki'S Lower
Depths" At 1885, 1897. 3:38,
5:39, TAO ana 9:43 p. m.
HOWARD-Pat O'Brien, Joan
Blondell, Back in Circula-
tion." 1890, $3.50, 7:o5, 1910
p. m. Stage-'"Tiny" Brad
shaw, 2::30, $50, 9:10 p. m.
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wife, Irene, are insufferably
bored with each other.
SUPREME COURT FUN
Just as they are on the eve of
divorce, the vision Of a party
nomination for President enters
the Hibbard home. The Justice
is urged to run for the highest
office by an opportuniSt pub
Usher with 100000 circula-
tion; a lady windbag who repre-
sents 100000 women (to hear
her tell it) and a senatorial
clique. They never suspect that
Lucy Wayne manipulated the
call.
It looks for a time as though
Lucy had created a political
Frankenstein in this Hibbard
boom, but a knowledge Of inter
national law and the appearance
of Irene's forgotten ex-huSband,
Prince Gregoravich Of Slavonia,
at the proper moment, aids the
Wayne campaign, turns the po-
litical tide towards Lucy'S real
choice, her husband.
The ending of the play always
impressed me as phony and
while the movies have done bet
ter with the clearing-up, the
finish of First Lady" is still
abrupt and artificial.
The rapier-like exchanges be-
tween Kay Francis and Verree
Teasdale are the polished gems
of a scintillating script. Kay has
the last laugh and much the
better of the lines, but Miss
Teasdale wins my vote as the
best actress in this give and take
competition.
Director Stanley Logan kept a
tight rein on Louise Fazenda
and accordingly her portrait Of
a lady.with-a-mission, is first
rate Satirical hokum, without be-
coming broad burlesque. You
will like the way La Fazenda
handles Lavinia MacGreevey.
Walter Connolly as Justice
Hibbard wins the male honors
without a contest. Grant Mitch
ell. Preston Foster, Victor Jory,
Henry O'Neill and Eric Stanley
give competent, If not distin.
guiShed, support in the other
important parts. Anita Louise's
role Of a Southern ingenue, suf-
ferE to the point Of innocuous.
ness, because she failed to sup
ply the accent and vapid man.
neriSms created by the play
wrightS in the original script.
VINCENT LOPEZ BAND
On the stage this week is
Vincent Lopez'S orchestra play
ing suaVe swing. Very brassy
swing, If you ask me.
The best moments Of the
Lopez routine come when the
maestro steps to the Steinway
and exercises his educated
fingers on Smoke Gets In Your
Eyes" a medley that included
"Vieni, Vieni," Kitten on the
Keys" and a suggestion Of
"Nola".
Another appreciated special
ist was Johnny Woods, whose
radio impressions caught voices
from the Fireside chats to Win
chell, from AL Smith to Eddie
Cantor. Nichols and Roberts,
in a good demonstration of
collegiate shag dancing and
Bobb Smell, whistler, won noisy
acclaim.
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Edgar Kennedy, Sidney Tolee
and a bunch Of barroom deni.
zens add to the merriment. You
should see Edgar Kennedy twist
Myrna Loy's pert nose when she
persists in calling him "'ape."
THE STAGE BILL
The Hollywood Hotel revue,
on the stage, has about every.
thing one could ask for in a tab
loid musical show. The chorus
girls are good lockers and step.
pers and are sufficiently unclad
to please the bald-head row. One
of the ensembles is particularly
striking, that in which the girls
skip on a darkened stage with
phoSphorescent ropes.
Marty May makes q smooth
master of ceremonies and ex-
changes quips with a pair Of
stooges in the boxes. Helen
Honan gives impersonations Of
famous Hollywoodians Cinclud-
ing Lionel Barrymore and zazu
Pitts, of course)). Clark and
Eaton present a unique dance
number. Mariona, from Aus
tria, is the most accomplished
girl juggler seen on q local stage
in a long time. May McKim and
her boy friends harmonic.
Robert Berry sings "The Night
Was Young" and Del Carmen
does a Spanish dance with
caStanetS.
All very diverting and thor
oughly enjoyable entertainment.
Don't miss 1t. T. K.
The Washington times., 1937-12-04

KATHARINE HEPBURN
Of that there's where we came
in" about 1t.
In fact, Ginger Rogers, Kath.
arine Hepburn and Adolphe
Menjou contrive to give this gay
lamb stew version Of life in a
theatrical boarding house con-
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
Given
Break in Picture

Beauty may be at a premium
In Hollywood, but there's a
pretty fair price paid for ugli-
ness as well.
This was illustrated when 10
men were picked out Of so appli-
cants for film jobs just because
they were the roughest and
toughest looking.
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
FIRST LADY" AT EARLE =
Koy Francis Is the Smart Lady
Politician Of Gay Tale;
Lopez Bond on Stage
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

George S. Kaufman and Katharine Daytons smart sarcal
play First Lady" for glamorous
Jane Cow makes sophisticated piece of celuoid for Kay
Francis and Verree Teasda the opposing petticoat poll
ticians.
wise decision by scenarist Rowland Leigh leaves the
cracking dialogue just heard in the Sam Harris stage
production clears up only the obtuse finale of the foogh
comedy with a more direct solution
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
% ESo s. Asi % Gay z aSs % "DOUBLE WEDDING" AT CAPITOL
Myrno 10y and William Powell
In Goofy Double Wedding";;
Hollywood Hotel Revue

Feel down in the MOUTH Worried about the recessonf
Think the country going to the bowwowsH Need change?
Just go down to the Capitol this week and forget all
troubles for three The show there will pep up any
body even the tax-burdened 7. B. M.
positively hilarious film that will make you laugh in
spite of yourself and gamorous stage show with beautiful
girls talented performers coorul costumes and delightful
settings.
The Washington times., 1937-12-04
Hepburn and Rogers Twinkle
In Screen Stage Door

If you saw "Stage Door" at the
National, you'n be pleased to
know that the screen version Of
the play by Edna Ferber and
George s. Kaufman, currently
at RKO Keiths, where it is be-
ing held over a week, has none
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
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of papers to delinquent subscribers. If your payments are not
up to date, please mail or bring amount due to The Guide office
or call WEB1517 for representative: Your cooperation will be
greatly appreciated The Management
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
1900 attend 8 DAYS OF GUIDE EVENTS
Women Proven
the Best Drivers

It will probably be a long time
before any male automobile driver
at Municipal university will dare
to cast reflections upon the driv-
ing ability of the fairer sex; for in
a safe driving contest held at the
school Wednesday, a coed, Miss
Alice Mehaffey, 1887, of Council
Bluffs, drove off with first honors.
In the contest sponsored by The
Gateway, student newspaper, Miss
Mehaffey was the only one adjudg-
ed a perfect driver" by members
of the police department who
ed as judges, Lieutenant Ray
Strong and Officer Joesph F. Swe-
tela of the traffic bureau.
Mary Maxwell, 6204 Florence
Boulevard, was awarded second in
the women's division, and Beth
Campbell, 345 North 37th street,
was placed third. In the mems di-
vision, Harold Grau, 2617 So. 18th
street was first; Charles Mangan,
1914 Writ street, was second; and
Edward Dulacki, 4406 So. Goth
street, placed third.
The contest, ten block in length
began and ended at Oath and Evans
STREETS. According to kieuFenant
Strong, who accompanied most of
the drivers, the most repeated
fault of the contestants was fail
ere to give the proper hand signals
at turns. The test included backing
into a parallel parking space, right
and left turns, command turns
from Lieutenant Strong, and an
emergency stop when a dummy
was hurled into the drivers path.
The officer-judges failed to find
a flaw in the way Miss Mehaffey
drove. When Mabel the mummy
was suddenly thrown into the path
of the machine, Miss Mehaffey
stopped on a dime. Some of the
other drivers hit Mabel. But nei-
Their the winner o any of the
others picked up the hitch-hiker
the officers had planted along the
route.
In the academic test, Miss Me
haffey made one error. She under
estimated the speed on ~arterial
highways, placed it at 80 instead
of 35 miles an hour.
Grau made one driving error. He
failed to put his arm out and down
as a stop signal. The others were
only fair in the driving reactions
or made one or more rrors
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
Senate Poll Shows
Senators In V o
of Anti-Lynch Bill

Washington, d. c., May pa
poll of the Senate on the question
of whether or not senator's favored
the Gavagan anti-lynching bill has
revealed that Sc senator's more
than a full majority-are in favor
of the measure.
of these Sc votes, az are posi-
lively certain for the bill, while
9 are for it with certain reserva-
tons.
Only 20 votes are listed as defin-
itely opposed to the bill. Nineteen
senators are listed as uncertain.
The poll was an independent one
conducted by one of the several
leading information services oper-
ating here. These information SER
vices collect information on legis-
lation and release it to subscribers.
From time to time they conduct
polls on important pending legisla-
ton. Supporters of the anti-lynch-
ing legislation had nothing what
soeyar to De with the poll and
therefore, the results have double
significance since they can not be
interpreted as inspirational propa-
ganda.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
Alpha Phi Alpha
Sponsor Spring Party

The Beta Beta Chapter of the
Alpha Phi Aphli Fraternity of
the University of Nebraska spon-
sored its first spring party at the
beautiful Dreamland ballroom Sat
urday evening May 18th.
The hall was beautifully decorat-
ed in the colors of the fraternity
with a beautiful insignia of the
fraternity hanging in the center of
the stage with Pickering lights
portraying the colors of the Greeks.
Approximately $50 guests swayed
tn the syncopating music of Tur-
ner and his band into the wee hours
of the morning.
Among the ~out-of-town guests
were: Miss Ethel Wadell, Los An
geles, Calf; Mildred Graves, Lin
coin, Nebr.; Jewell Casman, Bah
lie, J. C. Davis, Miss Ruth King,
V. A. Washington, Paul Beck, all
of Lincoln, Nebr.; Mrs. Mae Wise,
Montgomery, Ala; also Miss Billie
Wright and Janye Paige of Mont
gomery, Ala.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
7th ID Adventist
Church Scene of
Big Wedding

Miss Senoval C. Carter, the lovely
daughter of Mrs. Julia Hanley,
2914 No. 28th street and John C.
Johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Johnson, 1920 Pinkney, were mar
ried at 500 p. m. Tuesday evening
May 18th at the Seventh Day. Ad-
ventist church, 2760 Lake street.
The Rev. C. Lightner performed
the ceremony.
The bridesmaids were six in num-
Der, displaying beautiful color
schemes in their attire of green,
pink and yellow. They were Misses
Emma Lee Williams, Frederick
Hall, Irene Harold, Maryetta Hill,
Doris Wilburn and Mrs. Gla-Nor
NAL Cook.
The bride wore white satin trim
med in lace, her accessories were a
long lace train, a silk net veil,
floor length, white kid sandals and
a bouquet of white roses, orange
blossoms and sweet peas, held to-
gether by a beautiful shower. The
bride was given away by her cou-
sin Felix H.Payne, jr.
Both the groom and his best
man, Mr.. Bruce Johnson were at
tired in conventional black suits.
The maid of honor, Miss Helen
partridge wore a beautiful powder
ed blue CHIFFON dress with Access
series to match.
Following the maid of honor were
four little flower girls and the ring
bearer, Master Raymond Davis.
After the ceremony, the entire
bridal party and the many friends
of the newlyweds enjoyed a most
elaborate reception at 2918 No.
26th st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson will be at
home to their many friends at 1856
Binney street.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
Ford Appeals for
Support of Americans
In Spanish Army

New York, May 81 tCNA)-
Speaking on a short-wave broad
cast from Madrid, Spain, James ".
Ford, Negro Communist leader this
week appalled, Ito the American
people as a whore, and especially
to my own people, the American
Negroes" to support the colored
and white boys in the Lincoln Bat
talon with the Spanish Loyalists
Army and "the anti-fascist strug-
gle of the Spanish people for which
our boys of the Lincoln Battalion
are fighting"
Ford, a world war veteran and
Communist vice presidential can
didate in 1886, is in Spain as cor
respondent of the Crusader News
Agency and the Baltimore Afro
American. His address was made
over Madrid's powerful station
FAC which regularly b~roadcasts
reports of the antifascist struggle
in Spain across the world in Eng
lish on Mondays, Tuesday and Fri
days at 8 p. M, Eastern Standard
time. Ford was introduced to his
world audience by Robert Minor,
white American Communist leader
who was arrested several years ago
while leading a demonstration in
Wall Street, New York City, to pro-
test the American occupation of
Haiti. The station operates on a
short wave length of 90 megacy-
cles.
Both Ford and Minor had visit
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