Lois June Nettleton was an American film, stage, radio and television actress. She received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Daytime Emmy Awards.

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1927The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.^[†]

The Dole Air Race, also known as the Dole Derby, was an air race across the Pacific Ocean from Oakland, California, to Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii held in August 1927 that resulted in several deaths.

Headlines from August 16, 1927

URGES CUT IN TAXES FIRST.; Senator Tyson of Tennessee Puts Flood Control in Second Place. HOOVER OPTIMISTIC ON TAX REDUCTION

Vice President Has No Work To Bother Him, Dawes Asserts

SACCO BREAKS FAST WHEN FACING FORCE; Wife and Vanzetti Approve as He Sips Broth on Prison Doctor's Warning. HIGH COURT HEARING TODAY Defense Completes Brief -- Hapgood Rearrested for Riot, Appeals Fine for Speech. SACCO BREAKS FAST WHEN FACING FORCE

Two Convicts Drop From Sight at Sing Sing; Flood Lights Aid, Guards in All-Night Watch

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