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September 7, 1981MILESTONES
DIED, Lowell Thomas, 89, prolific journalist and pioneering
broadcast commentator; of a heart attack; in Pawling, N.Y. Born
in Woodington, Ohio, Thomas wrote for newspapers in Cripple
Creek and Denver, Colo. In 1924 he published his first and most
popular book, With Lawrence of Arabia. A flood of more than 50
titles followed. Beginning in 1930, Thomas combined the roles
of globetrotter and radio network broadcaster with elan and
energy. He hunted tigers in India, covered virtually every
battlefront in World War II, and in 1949 met with the Dalai Lama
in Tibet. Thomas began a new radio show in 1980 called The Best
Years, with features on such notable senior citizens as Bob
Hope and Picasso. Said Thomas: "The best years have been all
my years."