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November 16, 1947: Alvira Earp, Widow of Frontier Lawman Virgil Earp

November 16, 1947: Alvira Earp, widow of Virgil Earp and sister-in-law of U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 98. Continue reading

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Nov. 16, 1947: Alvira Earp, Widow of Frontier Lawman Virgil Earp

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Wyatt Earp

  Drawing by the Los Angeles Times The famed Tombstone lawman and his wife testify for the defense in the Estelle Corwell murder trial–this discovery was an unexpected joy, I must say …  Potential problems in defending California’s coast against … Continue reading

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Literary diversions

Louis L’Amour, Oct. 23, 1960. No, I don’t consider Louis L’Amour a great writer. I don’t even consider him a good writer. But I’m dedicated to presenting a variety of voices and not necessarily those I agree with. And he … Continue reading

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