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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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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1920

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John Randolph "Jack" Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982)


Webb was a actor
, television producer, director, and screenwriter,
who is best remembered for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the
radio and television series, Dragnet. He was also the founder of his
own production company, Mark VII Limited.

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Original air dates on NBC: June3, 1949 – July 26, 1957

DRAGNET TITLE
Original run on NBC-TV: (1951-1959, 1967-1970)

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Brian Thomas

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)

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RADIO SHOW AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1936

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The Green Hornet is a radio adventure series that introduced the character
of the Green Hornet, a masked vigilante. The series originated on WXYZ, the
same local Detroit station that originated companion shows The Lone Ranger

and
Challenge of the Yukon. The Mutual network carried the show in 1938 and
the NBC Blue Network (later ABC) picked up the show in 1939 and aired until
1952 with reruns as late as 1954.

The character Green Hornet (Britt Reid) was played by: Al Hodge (1936-1943),
Donovan Faust (1943), Bob Hall (1945-1947), and Jack McCarthy (1947-1952).

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Green Hornet cast members (L-R)Tokutaro Hayashi as Kato,
Al Hodge as Britt, and Jim Irwin as reporter Mike.

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Donovan Faust

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Bob Hall

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Jack McCarthy

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