Friday, May 20, 1927

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The Headlines

M'ADOO WON'T RUN, SMITH'S WAY CLEAR, TAMMANY IS TOLD; Olvany Rejoices at News He Gets From a Close Friend of 1924 Opponent. CITES GOVERNOR'S GAINS Finds South Turning to Him -- Governor May Make Three Speeches Outside State. HUGHES FEELERS REPORTED Business Group Here Is Said to Have Sent Scouts Over Country to Test Sentiment. M'ADOO WON'T RUN, TAMMANY IS TOLD

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My Blue Heaven

Walter Donaldson

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Radio Flyer Wagon

On This Day

• Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing 33+1⁄2 hours later.

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• Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Honoré de Balzac (1799)
• John Stuart Mill (1806)
• Sigrid Undset (1882)
• James Stewart (1908)
• Eduard Buchner (1860)

Slang

Tech Check

Electronic TV (Philo Farnsworth), Jukebox (Automatic) & Iron Lung.

Cost of Living (1920)