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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1935

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The dramatic radio program "G-men” aired initially on NBC, sponsored by
Chevrolet. The show was renamed "Gangbusters” in January 1936. After
the title change, the show had a 21-year run with the final series on the
Mutual Broadcasting System from October 5, 1955 to November 27,1957.

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Producer-director Phillips H. Lord

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The sound effects men (right) with cast members in the background.

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REVIEWING PAST NEWS STORIES

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AL PACINO IS 75 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Alfredo James "Al" Pacino was born in Manhattan, New York

Pacino had his breakthrough as mobster Michael Corleone in the
“Godfather” trilogy and won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his
role as Frank Slade in the 1992 film “Scent of a Woman”. He is also
known for his starring roles in “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975),“Scarface”
(1983), “Serpico” (1973), and “Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992).

He developed a love for acting at an early age and participated in the
majority of his school’s productions. As a teenager, he went by the
nickname Sunny and had a reputation as a troublemaker.

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SINGER’S GLASSES STOLEN FROM MUSEUM

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a pair of Elton John’s heart-shaped
glasses has been stolen from a display case at a Memphis museum.

Memphis police said Wednesday the glasses were taken from the Memphis
Rock n’ Soul Museum. Officers were called to the museum Tuesday night,
when employees noticed the glasses were missing.

Officers said the case holding the glasses sustained no real damage. Police
said a museum manager told officers someone would have to use a set of
tools to remove the item from the case. An officer processed the case for
fingerprints.

Museum executive director John Doyle says these glasses are valued at
about $2,000. No arrests have been made, and the search for the glasses
continues.

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Sir Elton Hercules John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) turned 68 in March

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SERIES PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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This Is Your FBI
was a radio crime drama which aired in the on ABC from April 6,
1945 to January 30, 1953 for a total of 409 shows. FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover
gave it his endorsement, calling it "the finest dramatic program on the air".

Stacy Harris played the lead role of fictional Special Agent Jim Taylor. Others in
the cast were William Conrad, Bea Benaderet and Jay C. Flippen.

This Is Your FBI was sponsored during its entire run by the Equitable Life
Assurance Society of the United States (now AXA Equitable Life Insurance
Company
). The narrator was Frank Lovejoy early in the show’s run, then
Dean Carlton. The long running series also starred legendary actress, Betty
White
.




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Frank Lovejoy


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Stacy Harris

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