Spassky Awaits Fischer Arrival for World Title Match
World champion Boris Spassky said he hopes challenger Bobby Fischer arrives in Reykjavik for the 26 game world chess title match starting next Sunday. Spassky criticized Fischer’s late arrival talk and noted he arrived earlier to acclimate and train.
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Reykjavik
Teeland
UPI
Boris Spassky
Russia
Bobby Fischer
Spassky
Fischer
Teelandic Chess Federation
Chess
Los Angeles
Beaumont Man Identified in Nederland Auto Body
Jefferson County sheriff officials identified a decomposed body found in an abandoned automobile off State Highway 347 in Nederland as Norman Parr, 57, of Beaumont. The body, likely in the car about three weeks, was found late Friday night by a local resident.
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Nederland, Tex
UPI
Jefferson County
Nederland
Norman Parr
Beaumont
Divers Recover 17 Year Old Jerry Griffith in New Mexico
Divers recovered the body of 17 year old Jerry Griffith of Floyd from 85 feet of Lea Lake at Bottomless Lakes State Park. He drowned Friday afternoon while swimming between kayaks. the body was found in 39 degree water near the northwest corner of the search area. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. at Fourth Street Church of Christ in Portales with burial in Floyd Cemetery. Survivors include his parents Orville and Mrs. Griffith, a brother Dale in Anchorage and three sisters Brannon, Cabledue, and Jeanne Griffith.
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Jerry Griffith
Floyd
Lea Lake
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Floyd Burns
Fourth Street Church of Christ In
Portales
Skip Clark
Floyd Cemetery
Wheeler Funeral Home
Orville Griffith
Dale
Anchorage
Alaska
Charlotte Brannon
Brownfield
Tex
Sharon Cabledue
Jeanne Griffith
Lucy Ball Starts UCLA Drama Writing Competition
Lucille Ball established a competition in dramatic writing at UCLA for theater arts students, creating an event to nurture original plays and screen studies among participants in Hollywood.
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Lucy Fosters Arts
Hollywood
UPI
Lucille Ball
UCLA
Supreme Court Rejects Army Spying Challenge Decisive Ruling
The Supreme Court issued two 54 decisions rejecting a challenge to Army civilian spying while upholding grand jury witnesses’ right to refuse questioning where illegal wiretapping may be involved. The decision also found Connecticut State College violated free speech by blocking an SDS chapter. Justice Burger led the majority. Douglas dissented.
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UPS
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
Connecticut
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Warren F. Burger
Nixon
Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Potter Puts Off Haven Decision
A request to designate Bill's 24-hour Truck Stop as a safe haven for explosives carriers was postponed by Potter County Commissioners until July 10. Amarillo businessman George Lokey attended the Monday meeting with manager Bill Ennis, while County Judge Edward B. Nobles was away on vacation amid opposition from other truck stop owners.
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Potter County
Pullman Road
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