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    Erwin George "Cannon Ball" Baker (March 12, 1882 – May 10, 1960) was an American motorcycle and automobile racer and organizer in the first half of the...
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    LA to NYC in 7 days, 16 hours, and 16 minutes on June 13, 1917. Erwin "Cannonball" Baker drove his Ace motorcycle from LA to NYC in 6 days, 22 hours, 52...
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    This was then later referenced in a New York newspaper to describe Erwin Baker and his now infamous "Cannonball Run". Approaching Vaughan at high speed...
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  • route, known as the Cannonball Run Challenge. The races were named after Erwin Baker. Conceived by car magazine writer and auto racer Brock Yates and fellow...
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    number of racing events throughout the world. In 1933, motorcycle racer, Erwin Baker, had crossed the United States coast-to-coast in 54 hours. He earned...
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  • from New York to Los Angeles Erwin "Cannon Ball" Baker's 1933 drive from New York City to Los Angeles Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy...
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    Council Job, Tells Aims," Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, May 25, 1966 Erwin Baker, "Ferraro Elected President of Council," Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1977...
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    28, 1963, page A-10 Erwin Baker, "Indignant Councilman Doubts Yorty's Sanity," Los Angeles Times, March 3, 1964, page 3 Erwin Baker, "Yorty Strongly Backs...
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    1976, page C-3 Erwin Baker, "Council Goes on Record Against Forced Busing," Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1977, pages 1 and 29 Erwin Baker, "Nowell Bid in...
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    This Obituary'". Jasonzenobia.blogspot.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014. Erwin Baker, "Probe Clears Councilman and Linkletter". Los Angeles Times, August...
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  • jazz alto saxophonist Erwin Baker (1882–1960), American motorcycle and automobile racing driver and organizer Harry Frederick Baker (1904–1986), Australian...
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    census. Its current mayor is Randy Baker, who has been the mayor since being elected on May 17, 2022. Prior to Erwin, there was a colonial-era settlement...
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    Stuart Erwin (February 14, 1903 – December 21, 1967) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. Erwin was born in Squaw Valley, Fresno County...
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    page 28 Erwin Baker, "Wilkinson Challenges Park Job Qualifications of Ex-Opponent," Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1967, page A-1 Erwin Baker, "Mayor...
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    March 6, 1975, page 1 Erwin Baker, "Robert J. Stevenson, Councilman, Dies," Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1975, page 3 Erwin Baker, "Special Election Predicted...
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    Tom Alley 5 21 I. P. Fetterman  R  31 Ora Haibe 27 L. L. Corum  R  6 3 Erwin Baker  R  10 Joe Thomas 25 Wilbur D'Alene 7 22 Douglas Hawkes  R  23 Jules...
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  • (1999) David Bailey (1999) Gary Bailey (1999) Bill Baird (1999) Erwin Baker (1998) Steve Baker (1999) Mike Baldwin (2001) George W. Barber (2014) Mark Barnett...
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    11, 1967, page SF-7 Erwin Baker, "Probe Clears Councilman and Linkletter," Los Angeles Times, August 5, 1967, page 3 Erwin Baker, "Shepard to Quit City...
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  • Erwin Chargaff (11 August 1905 – 20 June 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American biochemist, writer, and professor of biochemistry at Columbia University...
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    Erwin is a town in and the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,083 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnson...
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    began a eulogy of Henry at a council session and could not continue. Erwin Baker, a Los Angeles Times City Hall reporter, recalled that Henry was a "quiet...
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    Erwin Strittmatter (14 August 1912 – 31 January 1994) was a German writer. Strittmatter was one of the most famous writers in the GDR. Strittmatter was...
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  • High Test Girls (category Films directed by Erwin C. Dietrich)
    Swiss pornographic film co-written and directed by Erwin C. Dietrich. It stars Brigitte Lahaie, Jane Baker, Nadine Pascal, France Lomay, Flore Sollier and...
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    the Wayback Machine [1] Holding a photo of himself as a UCLA student. Erwin Baker, "Yaroslavsky, 26, Sworn In; Council at Full Strength," Los Angeles Times...
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    Mary Baker Eddy (nee Baker; July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader, Christian healer, and author, who in 1879 founded The...
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    Bid to Keep Council Seat," Los Angeles Times, May 28, 1969, page A-3 Erwin Baker, "City Council Vacancy Sure to Stir Scramble," Los Angeles Times, December...
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    withdrawn. In the summer of 1935, she briefly stayed with Grace and her husband Erwin "Doc" Goddard and two other families. In September 1935, Grace placed her...
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    1968, page SF-8 Erwin Baker, "Council Goes on Record Against Forced Busing", Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1977, page 2 Erwin Baker, "Nowell Bid in Council...
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    Changes in Its Districts," Los Angeles Times, November 1, 1960, page B-1 Erwin Baker, "City Council Vacancy Sure to Stir Scramble," Los Angeles Times, December...
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  • sport of stock car racing. The title was originally awarded by France to Erwin Baker, known as "Cannonball"; following his tenure in the position, he was...
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