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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated April 21, 1961 partially reads, "Viewing the Academy Awards presentation was 'just like watching a horse race' for Wayne Wier, winner of the Valley Times TODAY's Academy Awards Sweepstakes Contest. 'I kept watching and my entries kept coming in,' said Wier, 20, 11951 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, who picked nine out of 10 category winners in the Oscar contest. Wier now will fly via Western Airlines to Las Vegas on a three-day trip for two, then sojourn at the Hotel Riviera."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Academy Awards (Motion pictures) Men--California--Los Angeles Contests--California--Los Angeles Awards--California--Los Angeles Award presentations--California--Los Angeles Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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