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Bob & Carol Taylor In Costume On Halloween, October 1980

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1980
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At the Phillip Borkowski residence at 422 Crest, Robert Chase found the strange couple above claiming to be local radio personality Fat Bob Taylor and wife Carol. More reliable sources, however, assured The News that the visitors were really Count Dracula and his bloodthirsty companion Vampira.
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Ann Arbor News, November 2, 1980
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Todd Hansen, Explorer Scout, & Harry Jinkerson, Ann Arbor Police Officer, Test A Metal Detector On Halloween Candy, October 1981

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October
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GETTING READY - Police, with the aid of McDonald's restaurants in the area, are preparing for Halloween ghouls - the real kind. Explorer scout Todd Hansen, left, and Ann Arbor police officer Harry Jinkerson test out a metal detector officers will be using Halloween night to check out candy children are given during trick-or-treat rounds. The detectors, which can spot miniature metal particles, narcotics or drug substances, will be available at McDonald restaurants at 2000 W. Stadium Blvd., and 373 N. Zeeb Road, 3811 Carpenter Road, 4775 Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsilanti, 16 Ecorse Road in Ypsilanti, and 7847 E. Michigan Ave. in Saline. The restaurants will also have a surprise for each child.
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Ann Arbor News, October 26, 1981
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Totem Pole Of Pumpkins At 2618 Sequoia, October 1991

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PUMPKIN POLE: Gary and Marty Rauser have begun a Halloween tradition in their yard at 2618 Sequoia in Scio Township: a pumpkin totem pole. They got the idea from Gary's mother, who had a similar display at her home, 2060 W. Liberty, each Halloween for the past 15 to 20 years. She died in January. 'Now we'll be doing it every year,' Marty Rauser says.
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Ann Arbor News, October 25, 1991
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Eugenia Stegath Receives A Certificate Of Merit For Her Work With Disabled Veterans At University Hospital, July 1951

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Mrs. Eugenia Stegath, a claims clerk handling work for disabled veterans at the University Hospital for the past four years, today was presented a certificate of merit by the Disabled American Veterans for her "sympathetic, persistent and intelligent efforts." Here she receives the award from Donald Bachman (right), head of the local Veterans' Center, while R. O. Cleveland (left), University Hospital credit manager, and Dr. Albert C. Kerlikowske, hospital director, look on.
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Ann Arbor News, July 26, 1951
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Lynda Peltz - Bride of Arthur H. Copeland Jr., September 1947

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Before her marriage Sunday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Arthur H. Copeland, jr., was Lynda Peltz. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Peltz of Clinton, Ill. Mr. Copeland's parents are Prof. and Mrs. A. H. Copeland of Oswego St.
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Ann Arbor News, September 8, 1947
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The Miller Family Outside Their Renovated Schoolhouse Home, December 1960

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The old school bell has begun a new life ringing the Millers' guests in and out.
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Ann Arbor News, December 1, 1960
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The Miller Family Relaxes In Their Renovated Schoolhouse Home, December 1960

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NEW LEASE ON LIFE: The Rev. G. Alexander Miller tells his wife and two sons a bit of the past of their "living room," the restored classroom of Merrill School.
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Ann Arbor News, December 1, 1960
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Batman Cuts Hair At The Arcade Barbers On Halloween - October 31, 1994

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BAT HAIR DAY - Leon Rott gives James Lawrence a trim while decked out in a Batman costume for Halloween. Rott, a barber at the Arcade Barbers, dresses up every year.
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Ann Arbor News, November 1, 1994
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"Tweetie Pie" Homecoming Display At Sigma Kappa, October 1959

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HOMECOMING DISPLAY: A Wisconsin badger, not the cartoon character "Tweetie Pie," is caged in a homecoming display at the University's Sigma Kappa sorority, 626 Oxford Rd. Displays went up last night and early this morning at fraternities and sororities.
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Ann Arbor News, October 31, 1959
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West Quad's "I Was A Teen-Age WereWolverine" Homecoming Display At Adams House, October 1959

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UMBRELLAS UP: Members of Adams House in West Quadrangle add umbrellas to their homecoming display with a Hollywood theme. "I Was A Teen-Age WereWolverine" is the scene depicted. Fog and rain failed to dampen the festivities.
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Ann Arbor News, October 31, 1959
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"20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" - West Quad Homecoming Display Created By Members Of Allen-Rumsey House, October 1959

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MICHISQUID: A giant "Michisquid Squashes Badger Squad" is the display set up by members of Allen Rumsey House in West Quadrangle.
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Ann Arbor News, October 31, 1959
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"No Room At The Top" Homecoming Display At Gamma Phi Beta, October 1959

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FROM MOVIE OF SAME NAME: "No Room at the Top," title of a movie, is used as the theme for Gamma Phi Beta sorority's display at 1520 S. University Ave.
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Ann Arbor News, October 31, 1959
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A Transit Mixer Truck Waits To Be Filled At The Ann Arbor Construction Company, December 1954

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1954
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CENTER OF OPERATIONS: This tower is the center of operations in a transit mix concrete plant. The crane is depositing stone which, along with sand, constitutes the "aggregates." In this tower, stone, sand, water and cement are mixed by weight (volume in the case of water) and deposited into the waiting truck seen underneath the tower. The blended ingredients are mixed en route to the job.
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Ann Arbor News, December 11, 1954
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A Truck Waits To Be Filled At The Ann Arbor Construction Company Asphalt Plant, December 1954

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1954
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ONE OF FOUR: Here at the Ann Arbor Construction Co. asphalt concrete plant on N. Main St., just south of the new Whitmore Lake bridge, a truck is about to be filled. Here, asphalt or bituminous concrete is made of sand, stone, fly ash, water and asphalt cement. The firm has three other similar plants - one near Pontiac and two portable plants.
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Ann Arbor News, December 11, 1954
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Angell Hall Progress, October 1951

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AIRVIEW OF ANGELL HALL ADDITION: This Ann Arbor News aerial photo shows progress on the addition to Angell Hall and the location of the new wings. The top of the new Administration Building is in left foreground. In upper left corner are the Natural Science Building and the Chemistry Building, which also has a new wing to the right. West Medical Building is at top right, and the roof of the General Library can be seen. Nestled close to the south end of Angell Hall is the spire-topped Romance Languages Building.
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Ann Arbor News, November 6, 1951
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Aerial Photograph of University of Michigan School of Music Building, September 1976

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A Peaceful Setting: It's nestled into one of the most peaceful, pleasant hillside settings in the city. It's by a quiet lake where, often in good weather, concerts or recitals are performed. This is the U-M School of Music building, designed by Aero Saarinen and completed in 1964. This North Campus site is a center for musical education, housing one of the oldest music colleges in the country, and the hub of a vast array of musical activities on campus. (News photo by Cecil Lockard)
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Ann Arbor News, September 9, 1976
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Pumpkins Decorate The Front Porch Of The Michigan House Co-Op, October 1994

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DELIGHTFUL FACES - Two jack-o'-lanterns seem to delight in the cold rain Monday at the Michigan House Coop at 315 N. State St.
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St. John High School Students Decorate For Their Upcoming Halloween Masquerade Ball, October 1959

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READY DECORATIONS FOR DANCE: These St. John High School students are preparing decorations for a "masquerade ball" Halloween dance to be held at the school tomorrow night. From the left are Don Pelletier, Joy Dignan, Sue Shipstead, Joan Feuerstein and John Fox. Music will be provided by records.
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Ann Arbor News, October 30, 1959
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Spring Cleanup Yields 78 Bags Of Yard Refuse In Front Of 2101 Belmont Road, April 1972

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Another sign of spring is in evidence in front of the home of Dr. William E. Brown III, 2101 Belmont Rd. Exactly 78 plastic bags full of leaves, twigs and other natural yard refuse left over by winter are neatly lined up along the curb waiting to be collected by city trucks. The outdoor spring cleanup project that produced such sizeable results was conducted all last week after school by the Browns' son, Bill, and two friends. At a quarter a bag, a kid could get rich.
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Ann Arbor News, April 25, 1972
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Mary Stevens Wins $500 In A National Essay Contest, December 1951

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A $500 check was presented yesterday to Mary A. Stevens, 16-year-old Ann Arbor High School senior (center), for her prize-winning essay on the topic, "How Can We Protect Our American Heritage of Personal Freedom?" The Ann Arbor High Parents-Teacher Association also shared in the recognition in the national contest with a $50 check. Nicholas J. Prakken, PTA president (left) accepted that award. Charles A. Norton of Detroit (right), representative of the sponsoring Holmes-Darst Coal Corp of Knoxville, Tenn., made the presentations at the high school.
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Ann Arbor News, December 14, 1951
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Children Trying On Halloween Masks, October 1977

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Halloween quickly approaches and it's none too soon for little spooks and goblins to decide what they'll be on the night of haunting possibilities next Monday. At Kiddie-Land on Main Street, Christine Lutz, 3, tries on monstrous disguise (left)and more subdued Alison Brown, 3, is a clown with some help from Zelda Brown.
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Aerial View of new South Quadrangle Dormitory, March 5, 1951

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1951
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AIRVIEW OF 'SKYSCRAPER DORMITORY': Only interior furnishing remains before the new South Quadrangle University men's residence, shown in the right foreground, will be ready for occupancy. The eight-story, $5,000,000 structure will house nearly 1,200 students. At the left is the West Quadrangle and Michigan Union, while just beyond the South Quadrangle, to the east, is the Law Quadrangle.
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Ann Arbor News, March 13, 1951
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Mary Palmer Is Named Ann Arbor High School's Homecoming Queen, October 1959

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1959
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HOMECOMING QUEEN: Ann Arbor High School Homecoming Queen Mary Palmer (center) is congratulated by Dick Adams, captain of the Pioneer football team last year. Mary was named queen during half-time activities at last night's game with Lansing Eastern. Members of the homecoming court stand in the background.
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Ann Arbor News, October 24, 1959
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Lynn Webber Serves Her Family Pumpkin Bread, October 1968

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1968
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Halloween gremlins may take a fancy to carving pumpkins, but at the Richard C. Webber home, 1408 Lincoln, the goblins prefer bread made from pumpkin. Ready to sample the fare served by their mother are (from left) Randy, 13; Laura, 10; Lezlie, 14; Kerri, 12; Glyn, 16; and Megan, 8.
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Ann Arbor News, October 29, 1968
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Lincoln High School Homecoming Queen Candidates & Court, October 1959

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1959
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HOMECOMING 'QUEEN' CANDIDATES: Admiring a statue of Abraham Lincoln are four Lincoln High School seniors (at left) who are candidates for LHS homecoming "queen." The winner and her "maid of honor" will be announced at the homecoming game tomorrow night. The three girls at the right are underclassmen who will join two of the senior girls as attendants. From the left are Seniors Pat Squires, Linda Ackron, Janna Crockett and Teresa Mattingly, and Junior Joyce Straits, Sophomore Judy Squires and Freshman Pam Yates.
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Ann Arbor News, October 8, 1959
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Saline High School Band Members Dressed In Costume For Devil's Night Concert, October 1979

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Members of the Saline High School band got into the spirit of things by dressing up in costume for a special Devil's Night concert. This scaly-looking musician playing the euphonium may have been performing "That Old Devil Moon."
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Ann Arbor News, October 31, 1979
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Beauregard Guards The Pumpkin Business At 700 Pomona Road, October 1979

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ON GUARD - Beauregard valiantly keeps watch for any unsavory characters or early Halloween pranksters who might want to make off with a pumpkin from his home on Pomona. The dog, who is half Labrador and half beagle, does pumpkin duty from the top of his doghouse for his owner, Jean Goetz. The pumpkins are for sale and Beauregard's stand insures that only a proper business transaction will get you a pumpkin from his patch. (Staff photo by Deborah Ouellette)
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Ann Arbor News, October 23, 1979
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Dexter Students Ride An Old Fire Truck In The Homecoming Parade, October 1959

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HOMECOMING HOOPLA: Students from Dexter High School were piled high in this old Dexter Fire Department truck during the homecoming parade yesterday afternoon. Spirits were dampened, however, when University High defeated Dexter.
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Ann Arbor News, October 3, 1959
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Wines School Second Grade Classroom Decorated For Halloween, October 1958

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PUMPKIN PREPARATION: Elementary school children across the city are decorating their room for Halloween. Here, the camera catches Danny Yakely, 7, and Roxie Katcherside, 7, reading a Halloween story in their second grade class at Wines School. Discs of crepe paper form the wall design.
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Ann Arbor News, October 28, 1958
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Andy Potter & Tim Michalak With A Giant Pumpkin, October 1975

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Andy Potter (left) and Tim Michalak seem to be listening to the "Great Pumpkin", perhaps telling a lively tale about Halloween which is only some two weeks away. The pumpkin tips the scales at 138 pounds and has a 88 inch diameter. It was grown by Leonard Salley of 8691 McKean Rd., Augusta Township. (News Photo by Richard Walker).
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Ann Arbor News, October 13, 1975
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New University Of Michigan Students Tour The Campus During Orientation, September 1947

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Walking across campus to one of the numerous meetings the freshmen have to attend, a group adviser points out the Chemistry Building to her charges. One tour is specially scheduled to familiarize the new students with every building on campus.
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Ann Arbor News, September 17, 1947
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New University Of Michigan Students Wait For Their Adviser During Freshman Orientation, September 1947

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Freshman orientation period at the University sees the "frosh" divided into small groups which are counseled by an upperclass adviser. Here a group of 12 girls waits on the steps of the library for its adviser to show up.
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Ann Arbor News, September 17, 1947
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New University Of Michigan Students Receive Ear, Nose, and Throat Exams, September 1947

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Ear, nose and throat examinations are being given these freshman girls in the basement of Barbour gymnasium. Senior medical students are conducting the examinations here, under the supervision of Health Service staff members.
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Ann Arbor News, September 17, 1947
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A New University Of Michigan Student Meets With Dr. Hugh Norton About Her Academic Program, September 1947

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Before finally registering, each beginning student is advised by an academic counselor as to just what course or courses he or she should take. The girl here listens while Dr. Hugh Z. Norton explains a particular point about her program.
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Ann Arbor News, September 17, 1947
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New University Of Michigan Students Visit A Freshman Information Center At The Michigan League, September 1947

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At the Michigan League an information center is set up to answer questions of both upperclassmen and the freshmen. Pamphlets on college etiquette are distributed there. The two freshman girls on the left are glancing through the publication.
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Ann Arbor News, September 17, 1947
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