Jack Benny On Deathbed As Cancer Takes Toll
Hollywood mourns as Jack Benny, famed comedian and world entertainment icon, battles terminal stomach and pancreatic cancer. Irving Fein reports Benny is very ill and may die within hours, surrounded by wife Mary Livingston, daughter Joan, and longtime friends including Burns, Reagan, Carson, Hope, Kaye, and Berle at the Holmby Hills estate. Friends recall his laughter and charity while doctors convey little hope for recovery.
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Nature center gains fulltime park ranger
Fremont officials hire Pat Hayes a 25 year old nature center ranger and naturalist to run tours and cleanup at Central Park’s nature science center He aims to add a marked trail system and improved exhibits including a live fish tank and a gazebo exhibit area Tours will start after the rainy season and will be offered to local schools first come first served Hayes notes wildlife including barn owls Cooper hawks opossums and possibly a raccoon may be encountered during cleanup efforts to inventory the center’s animals
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U S Steel order closes Gary furnaces amid clean air dispute
Federal judge orders U S Steel Corp to shut down a Gary Indiana bank of open hearth furnaces employing 4000 workers or face a 2300 dollar daily fine. The ruling comes as U S industry operates at a fraction of capacity and several sectors announce layoffs. The case stems from a nine year Clean Air Act conflict over pollution controls. A 60 day respite was also reported in coal mining labor talks. Monsanto and Howmet announce plant furloughs as the economy shows further strain.
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Call for joint House Senate probe of CIA domestic spying
Former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford urged Congress to form a joint House Senate committee with strong staff and big funding to investigate alleged CIA domestic spying. He warned five separate inquiries would yield a diffuse result and pressed for an in depth public examination. President Ford noted parts of a classified report on CIA activities may be released, while Richard Helms prepared for home leave and availability to committees.
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Weather Outlook for Fremont Area Friday
Increasing cloudiness with rain likely this afternoon and tonight. Highs around 60s to 60s, lows in the 40s. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent today and 80 percent tonight. Yesterday’s Fremont high 65, low 96.
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Darwin Aid Efforts Amid Cyclone Destruction
American aid and British aircraft join a vast array of planes and ships delivering emergency relief into cyclone wrecked Darwin, evacuating more than a quarter of the city’s 97 000 residents as rescue operations continue.
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Two hostages killed as escaped cons captured
Indiana State Police recaptured inmate Riley Mosley after he seized a farm house hostage situation that ended with two women dead and a third wounded. Mosley, a 1020 year armed robber, held off about 30 troopers for hours before surrendering. authorities did not release the hostages' identities.
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Newark to pay expenses in police brutality suit
Newark City Council unanimously voted to defend the city manager and two police officers in a $25,000 brutality lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court. The panel also approved a $5 million Jarvis Avenue Associates plan to develop a six acre shopping center at Jarvis and Newark Boulevard.
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