Army plane carrying Capt A W Stevens and Lt J Corkille drops flashlight bombs on N Y C; blasts jar wide area and stop traffic on Riverside Drive; investigation ordered

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Two Dead, 40 Hurt as Tornado Wrecks Train; Eleven Cars of Great Northern Flier Derailed

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2 dead, many hurt, as cyclone strikes train near Mooreshead

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1931Carroll Baker, American actress^[†]

Carroll Baker is an American retired actress. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954. From there, she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in the adaptation of two Tennessee Williams plays into the film Baby Doll in 1956. Her role in the film as a coquettish but sexually naïve Southern bride earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

1931Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (died 2014)^[†]

Gordon Hugh Willis Jr., ASC was an American cinematographer and film director. He is best known for his photographic work on eight Woody Allen films, six Alan J. Pakula films, and all three films from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series.

Headlines from May 28, 1931

NEW EYE INSTITUTE IS GIFT OF HARKNESS; EYE INSTITUTE GIVEN BY HARKNESS.

Army Plane Drops Flashlight Bombs on City; Blasts Jar Wide Area, Stop Traffic on Drive; FLASHLIGHT BOMBS DROPPED ON CITY

Two Dead, 40 Hurt as Tornado Wrecks Train; Eleven Cars of Great Northern Flier Derailed

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