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Negro prospector, R Hoard, finds pay dirt in gulch near Canon City; rush starts
Today is Mother's Day. With florists' shops crowded with blooms awaiting delivery, confectioners' stocks at a high peak, and the telephone and telegraph companies ready to handle the expected rush of messages, New York was prepared last night for the annual observance.
Despite excellent pitching by Bill Gottlieb and faultless work afield by its opponents, the Fordham University baseball team registered a 2-to-1 triumph over N.Y.U. yesterday.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Mar 10. -- The attention of Southern California citizenry wanders. There's so much to look at under the "big top" that concentration seems difficult. Perhaps that is one reason the clowns get such a big play.
1933Siân Phillips, Welsh actress and singer[†]
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Wales. Her early career consisted primarily of stage roles, including the title roles in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan. In the 1960s, she started taking on more roles in television and film. She is particularly known for her performance as Livia in the 1976 BBC television series I, Claudius, for which she was awarded a BAFTA and a Royal Television Society award. She was nominated for a Tony Award and Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Marlene Dietrich in Marlene.