Carter Family Member Apologizes for Billy’s Antics
William Carter Spann nephew of the president apologizes for his uncle Billy’s actions. Spann, serving 3 to 5 years for armed robbery, writes from Vacaville State Prison to KXTV offering the family apology and noting the public light on their names.
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Calif
Carter
Billy
William Carter Spann
KXTV
Spann
Vacaville State Prison
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Wallenda's widow recalls fear of dying in a bed
Helen Wallenda says her husband Karl Wallenda feared death in bed. She avoided his fatal high wire accident until a replay aired just as a call warned her. She believes he would have chosen the death on the wire and dismissed concerns about cancer.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Helen Wallenda
Nugent Divorce Cites No Grounds
Luci Johnson Nugent, 31, daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson, files no fault divorce from Patrick Nugent after nearly 12 years of marriage. The couple have four children aged 2 to 12. They wed August 6, 1966 in Washington. a White House reception followed.
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Austin
Texas
Luci Johnson Nugent
Lyndon B. Johnson
Patrick Nugent
Washington
White House
Nugent
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Adrienne Barbeau Weds John Carpenter for First Marriage
Hollywood actress Adrienne Barbeau 32 and writer-director John Carpenter 30 married on New Year’s Day in a private ceremony. Both were unmarried before this union and Barbeau is noted for Maude and Carpenter for Eyes of Laura Mars and Halloween.
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Hollywood
Adrienne Barbeau
Elvis Presley
John Mitchell II leaves prison resumes private life in Alabama
Former U S Attorney General John Mitchell exits federal prison camp at Maxwell AFB after 19 months, the last of 25 Watergate convicts to return to private life. He thanks supporters in a brief statement and plans to return to Alabama to see friends.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.S
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Alabama
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ira Dement
Nixon
Washington
Women Drafted Too Target Peacetime Registration
Army Secretary Clifford Alexander supports peacetime registration of young people including women but avoids a wartime draft stance. Officials say he believes both men and women should be registered to allow quick mobilization, though the speech did not specify women for military age.
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Washington (Ap
Clifford Alexander
Army
Alexander
Sex and Health Dominate Values in Playboy Poll of American Men
A Playboy sponsored Harris poll of 1,990 men ages 18 to 49 finds health ranks highest for a fulfilled life, with love and peace of mind next. The study outlines four man types and notes strong fidelity values, opposition to open marriage, and mixed views on premarital cohabitation.
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New York
Louis Harris Associates
Playboy Enterprises
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