Meed Declares No Retirement Plan at 75
Anthropologist Margeret Mead, age 75, says she will not retire and plans a trip to Ball next summer. In New York she remarked she will die someday but won’t quit work, continuing a career dating to 1928. Bing Crosby led a festive White Christmas as Mayor Beame lit the city tree.
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Margeret Meed
New York
Dr. Mead
Ball
Bing Crosby Creoid
Abraham Beeme
Bing
Beame
Dead aviator may have left four widows behind
Officials investigate a plane crash victim identified as Joseph Gordon Sharp who may have four wives. Prosecutor George Smith said Sharp had a Gahanna Ohio wife Helen Sharp with two children and a Michigan wife Mary Louise Sharp with two children. Montreal and Chicago women claim marriage as well, with authorities confirming at least two families and probing two more. Wreckage in Indiana yielded licenses and multiple cards under variations of Sharp's name.
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Columbus
UPI
Mart
Franklin County
George Smith
Joseph Gordon Sharp
Gahanna
Ohio
Grosse Point Park
Mich
Woren
Montreal
Canada
Sharp
Chicago
Smith
Helen Sharp
Michael
Christina
Mary Louise Sharp
Grosge
Paint’ Park
Michigan
Wendy Sharp
Decutel. Corp
Toledo
Asharp
Decutel
SMG
Rich man poor man real life drama in Traverse City
In Traverse City Michigan Stephen Holcomb Jr traded a worthless 100 000 mark German note for a 538700 cashier’s check at a bank. The note later proved worthless and the bank sues Holcomb for over 18000. Holcomb claims he found the note at his mother’s home and says he spent time in a Chicago hotel after the exchange. He recounts tipping an elevator operator 39 dollars believing the man helped him.
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Traverse City. Mich
Upt
Stephen Holcomb Jr
Slyeanold Holcomb
National Bank & Trust
Holcomb
Germany
Weimar Republic
Iim
Holconiy
Chicago
Police chief in Indiana legally changes name to Kojak
Mooresville Indiana police chief Harold Martin wins a court petition to adopt the name Harold Wayne Kojak Martin. The 63 year old balding officer says the nickname has followed him for years and he finally decided to make it legal.
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Mooresylle
Ind
Police
Harold Martin
Cour Nam
Harold Wayne Kojak Martin
Flight ban near prison in Utah imposed by FAA
The FAA, at the request of Utah authorities, bans low altitude flights within one mile of the Utah State Prison. The restriction, below 1,500 feet, lasts until further notice. Prison warden and Governor Calvin Rampton requested the ban to deter rescue attempts and curb low-flying aircraft.
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FAA
Utah State Prison
Wah
Calvin Rampton
Oklahoma City Bomb Threat Hoax Declared by Officials
City officials in Oklahoma City labeled a bomb threat received Wednesday as a hoax after threats to blow up 50 buildings if a $1 million ransom was paid failed to trigger any explosions. Police conducted widespread searches of city halls and key sites including a water plant, finding no devices.
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Oklahoma City
UPT
Cis
Doxir
Purser
Oklahoma
Patience Jattingyste
15 Officials Die In Buenos Aires Firearm Blast
A shrapnel hazardous device exploded during a defense ministry meeting in downtown Buenos Aires, killing at least 15 high officials and wounding 30. Montonero guerrillas claimed responsibility, saying the blast occurred as officials listened to a lecture. Police described a directional charge packed with shrapnel, exploding in a third floor auditorium.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Montonero
Defense Ministry
Ministry
Spaniards approve reforms paving Spain’s democracy
In Madrid a referendum approved constitutional changes ending Franco era institutions and moving toward Western style democracy. Premier Adolfo Suarez leads the transition while Francoist forces and Socialist Communist opponents faced defeat. turnout reached 77.4 percent with Basque region seeing street clashes.
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Madrid
Spain
IUPI
Juan Carlos
Uakers
France
Adolfo Suarez
Francisco Francs
Francois Riehards
Basque
Wrong man jailed in firebombing case story
Philadelphia man David McGinnis pleaded guilty to a fatal firebombing that killed five, telling authorities they had the wrong suspect jailed. He agreed to cooperate and testify in related trials while facing a likely two year federal sentence.
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Philavelpna
UPL
Joseph
Lord J
David McGinnis
Philadelphia
Radames Santiago
Lord
McGinnis
Robert Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Santiago
Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
John A. Geis
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Mark Shaffer
Thieves overlook real loot at O’Hare crash scene
CHICAGO UP I Thieves stole a car with bonds from O’Hare International Airport Wednesday night and stripped the vehicle leaving the trunk with the attache case intact. Police say the wheels and tires were removed but the case of securities remained, with values estimated up to several million dollars.
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Chicago
UPI
O'Hare International
Male birth control pill and shot show promise
A University of Washington physician reports progress on a reversible male birth control method combining Panazol pills with a monthly testosterone enanthate injection. Field tests occur in Houston Los Angeles and Seattle with federal funding over $100000. Obstacles remain but society needs a vasectomy or condom alternative.
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New York
University of Washington
Houston
Angeles
Seattle
Alvin Paulsen
University of Washington Medical School
Paulsen
Ford Foundation
Farher
Record Soviet grain harvest likely tops all seen before
Moscow reports a record Soviet grain harvest this year with officials indicating no further purchases from the United States in the immediate future. The statement, from a U.S. Department of Agriculture official, notes the unusually large crop may reduce import needs going forward.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Department of Agriculture
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