Bumpers decides against Democratic presidential bid
Senator Dale Bumpers of Arkansas has chosen not to pursue the Democratic presidential nomination after weeks of consideration. Multiple sources say he will not organize a campaign or form an exploratory committee, citing personal sacrifice and a waning motivation despite renewed interest at times.
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Washington
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Bumpers
Walter Mondale
Massachusetts
Betty
Little Rock
U.S. doctors begin independent probe into West Bank illness
Two CDC epidemiologists Dr Philip Landrigan and Dr Bess Miller start an independent investigation in Jenin and Tulkarem into an illness affecting over 800 Palestinian schoolgirls since March 21. Israelis cite mass hysteria. Palestinians blame poisoning.
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Occupied
West Bank
Philip Landrigan
Bess Miller
U.S. Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Jenin
Princess Diana Jewelry Worth 1.47 Million
The Daily Express reports Diana’s special occasion jewelry totals about 1.47 million dollars. An expert valued tiaras, pearl chokers, necklaces, and earrings worn by the princess, much of it inherited from Spencer family lines or given at her 1981 wedding. The diamond tiara from Queen Elizabeth II alone is about 882,000 dollars.
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London
Britain
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Daily Express
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Prince Charles
Elizabeth II
Queen Mary
Graham visits Wallace for Easter hospital talk
Gov George Wallace received an Easter Day hospital visit from evangelist Billy Graham described as very quiet and simple. Wallace aide Billy Joe Camp said the discussion focused mainly on spiritual matters and the hourlong visit had a good effect on the ailing governor. Wallace, 63, has been hospitalized since March 19 for chronic leg pain from a 1972 assassination attempt.
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Ala
George Wallace
Billy Graham
Wallace
Billy Joe Camp
Olivier Wins Praise for Lear TV Performance
Critics hailed Laurence Olivier for his three hour television rendition of King Lear shown Sunday night on a British commercial station. It marked his first Shakespeare TV film and only his second Lear role, with praise noting his voice timbre shifts from chieftain to madman to tragic hero. Special mention came from Peter Ackroyd in the Times.
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Laurence Olivier
King Lear
Britain
Olivier
Lear
Peter Ackroyd
Times
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