West German art bid nets huge haul from London sale
A West German consortium directed by Bundestag member Rudi Walther and banker Hermann Abs secured major German treasures from Sotheby’s London for about $20 million. The plan nabbed works by Albrecht Durer and other masters, returning them to German museums with federal and state backing.
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Rudi Walther
Associated Press
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Frankfurt
Hermann Abs
Abs
Deutsche Bank
Albrecht Durer
Gerhart Baum
Great White Shark Tale Ends Without Capture Near Montauk
Montauk New York AP reports the Ebb Tide crew fought a great white for about 14 hours 30 miles south of Montauk Point before the fish snapped a 1650 pound test line and escaped. Reports cite a 20 to 40 foot, 2000 to 8000 pound fish with speeds up to 3 mph.
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N.Y
John Sweetwater
Montauk Marine Basin
Sweetwater
Jimmy
Montauk Point
Long Island
Carl Darenberg
Darenberg
Suit filed over Reagan contributions
The Federal Election Commission sues Ronald Reagan’s 1976 campaign committee for incomplete data on about 6,500 contributors, 40 percent of those giving more than $100. The suit seeks $5,000 civil penalty, a permanent injunction, court costs, and further relief.
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UPI
Ronald Reagan
Federal Election Commission
Reagan
FEC
U.S
Gerald Ford
Liz Taylor Hospitalized After TV Virus Illness
Elizabeth Taylor, 46, was taken from a Hallmark Hall of Fame filming set to Cedars Sinai Hospital for a-virus related illness and observation. NBC said she had a feverish virus and Hallmark planned to resume production next week on Return Engagement with co star Joseph Bottoms while her political spouse John Warner ran for U.S. Senate in Virginia.
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UPI
Elizabeth Taylor
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Cedars-Sinai Hospital
NBC
Hallmark
Joseph Bottoms
John Warner
U.S. Senate
Virginia
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