Mystery Blonde and $650000 in Hughes Case
In New York AP report, McGraw-Hill says it paid Hughes $650,000 through Clifford Irving for memoir rights. Hughes denies any deal and calls the book fake while Irving claims to have interviewed the real Hughes. Swiss bank cites a forged passport tied to a blonde woman who deposited and later withdrew the funds.
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H. R. Hughes
Moe- Graw-Hill
Howard R. Hughes
Hughes
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Clifford Irving
Irving
Switzerland
Swiss Credit Bank
McGraw-Hill
Money Saving Hints Aplenty
Financial columnist Syl via Porter outlines a five part series on saving money at home. She shows how to cut costs on air conditioners, sound equipment, sewing machines, and telephone bills while promoting affordable TV repairs. The Gazette begins the series Monday.
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Sylvia Porter
Porter
the Gazette
Steam Bus Begins Service In Oakland Test Of Steam Transit
The first steam powered bus in four decades starts Monday on a 40 mile round trip between East Oakland and Berkeley. The Alameda County Transit District tests through March 31 to assess steam propulsion for pollution reduction and compare with diesel buses.
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Berkeley
California
Alameda
Snow Forecast Updates for East Iowa Sunday Snow
Snow began in Iowa before midnight Saturday as the weatherman warned Cedar Rapids to expect flurries by Sunday. A 40 percent chance of snow on Sunday rising to 50 percent Sunday night with up to two inches possible and winds up to 18 mph. The system should end Monday morning with high Sunday in the low 30s and colder Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Esa
Red Ships Tie Up at Navy Pier After Coast Guard Chase
Two Soviet fishing vessels resisting seizure tied up at Adak Alaska Navy pier to face U S territorial waters fishing support probe. Coast Guard icebreaker Storis pursued the Lamut and Kolyvan after a tense chase and warning shots before escorting them to port.
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Alaska
Coast Guard
U.S. Navy
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Storis
Adak
St. Matthew Island
Alaskan
Aleutian Island
Seattle
Moss pushes to widen freedom of information act
Representative John Moss of California, a longtime foe of government secrecy, vows to strengthen the freedom of information act this year. He argues classification should apply only for clear national interests and cites the Pentagon papers and My Lai investigation as examples of overclassification.
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Washington
John Moss
D-Calif
Moss
Pentagon
Jack Anderson
India-Pakistan
My Lai
IRA Demonstrators Clash With Police In Northern Ireland
In Belfast and Armagh violence erupts as 2,800 troops and police seal off cities amid parades ban tied to internment without trial. Rubber bullets fly, bombs explode in Belfast and Londonderry. dozens injured. about 700 interned, including IRA suspects.
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UPI
Northern Ireland
Armagh
Jall
Brian Faulkner
Faulkner
Irish Republican Army
IRA
McGilligan
Londonderry
Iowa Parole Board Overhauls Prison Release Policy
Iowa's three member parole panel announced an immediate policy shift in parole eligibility. Length of sentence will not be the primary factor in determining when inmates may be considered for parole. The board stressed they will still assess offense seriousness and violence.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Parole Board
Iowa Board of Parole
Superman Returns Home to Metropolis Crowd
Metropolis Illinois hosts a homecoming ceremony for the comic strip hero Superman. Bob Westerfield chairs the Superman Committee of the Chamber of Commerce as Rev. Charles Chandler portrays the caped figure before cheering townspeople.
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Metropolis
Ill
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Chamber of Commerce
Superman Committee
Charles Chandler
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