Terry Alan Anderson was an American journalist and combat veteran. He reported for the Associated Press. In 1985, he was taken hostage by Shia Hezbollah militants of the Islamic Jihad Organization in Lebanon and held until 1991. In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for the Ohio State Senate.

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1947William Fay, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (born 1872)^[†]

William George Fay was an actor and theatre producer who was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre.

Headlines from October 27, 1947

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Plane Is Missing With 18 in Alaska

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TRUMAN TIES PEACE TO 'READY FORCES'; His Navy Day Message Cites U.S. Responsibility as World Power to Insure Accord TRUMAN TIES PEACE TO 'READY FORCES'

COMMUNISTS TRAIL IN FRANCE AGAIN; Socialists Running Far Ahead in Early Unofficial Returns From Small Communities COMMUNISTS TRAIL IN FRANCE AGAIN

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