Mead refuses to retire as she plans Bali trip
Anthropologist Margaret Mead, aging but undaunted, says she will never retire and expects to die one day. She discusses a Bali trip planned for next summer as reports note her long career since 1924. In New York Bing Crosby croons, and Beame jokes about a white Christmas as the city lights its tree. In L A, charges of credit card forgery against Sel Fielding and Margaret Medders are dropped for lack of evidence. Steve McQueen sues First Artists Production for breach of contract over 250000 pre production costs for Old Times.
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Margaret Mead
New York
Dr. Mead
Bali
Bing Crosby
Abraham
Sel Fielding
Dallas
Steve McQuean
Los Angeles
First Artists Production Company
First Artists
Dead aviator may have left four widows behind
Columbus officials investigate the life of Joseph Gordon Sharp of Gahanna Ohio who died in a private plane crash last week and may have four wives. Authorities have identified a Michigan wife in Grosse Point Park and a Chicago contact, with a separate Canadian connection reported. Michigan and Ohio licenses and multiple cards bearing variations of Sharp’s name were found at the Indiana crash site.
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UPI
Wman
Franklin County
George Smith
Joseph Gordon Sharp
Gahanna
Ohio
Grosse Point Park
Mich
Montreal
Canada
Sharp
Chicago
Smith
Leas
Helen Sharp
Gahaima
Michael
Christina
Mary Louise Sharp
Marrige
Michigan
Nover
Wendy Sharp
Decutel Carp
Toledo
Decutel
Real life drama rich man poor man in Traverse City
Stephen Halcomb Jr entered a National Bank and exchanged a 1923 German 100000 mark note for a cashier s check of 849700. The note, worth less than a penny when printed, triggered bank lawsuits and police trouble as Halcomb recounts a trail of embarrassment for the bank and personal misfortune after traveling to Chicago.
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Traverse City
Mich
Stephen Halcomb Jr
Falcoms
National Bank & ‘Trust Co
Holcomb
Police chief to make Kojak his middle name in Indiana
UPL police chief Harold Martin of Mooresville seeks Morgan Circuit Court approval to add Kojak as his middle name. He says the nickname has followed him for years and that adding it legally will not be a joke. If granted, he will be Harold Wayne Kojak Martin.
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Mooresville
Ind
Harold Martin
Morgan Circuit Court
Kojak
Harold Wayne Kojak Martin
Flight ban near prison over Utah facility
The Federal Aviation Administration imposes a one mile no flight zone surrounding the Utah State Prison near where killer Gary Gilmore is slated for execution by firing squad. Aircraft are restricted to above 1,300 feet until further notice at the prison precincts. The restriction follows a request from the prison warden and Governor Calvin Rampton who warned against potential rescue attempts.
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Washington
Iuph
Peieral Aviation Administration
Tran Mah
Gary Catvaine
FAA
Utah State Prison
Utah
Calvin Rampton
City Officials Say Bomb Threat Was Hoax
Oklahoma officials say a bomb threat aimed at city buildings and a water plant was a hoax after a letter claimed a 26 hour countdown ending at 11 am brought heightened security. Police searched hospitals offices and key sites with no devices found while a caller warned of an attack at the water plant.
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City Hall
Purser
Oklahoma
Latling
Kenneth Whit
Deficitly Violent Attack Hits Buenos Aires Defense Ministry
A dangerous device exploded during a Defense Ministry lecture in downtown Buenos Aires killing at least 15 officials including two diplomats and five officers. The blast caused many injuries with shards and burns as police said a leftist guerrilla group claimed responsibility.
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Hurnos- Aires
Argentina
UPI
Montopera
Defense Ministry
Fhe
Ody Witt
Buenos Aires
Hos Hulanges
Thy Monkmeros
Ian
Baler
Denier
Huenos Aires
Army
Hightevel
Spaniards approve reforms paving way to free elections
In Madrid Spaniards approved democratic reforms 94.2 percent backing constitutional changes ending Franco era rules and setting the stage for Spain’s first free elections in 41 years Premier Adolfo Suárez led the effort amid strong turnout 77.4 percent The Francoist Rihards backed by 2.4 percent of voters while 3.2 percent cast blank or void ballots Basque clashes marked voting day with abstention around 50 percent outside the region
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Juan Carlos
Adalfo Suarez
Francisco Franto
Riehards
Wrong man jailed in firebombing case revisited in court
In Philadelphia a 28 year old man pleaded guilty to a fatal 1975 firebombing that killed five. He admitted throwing a Molotov through Radames Santiago’s window and said Robert Wilkinson did not participate. The plea includes cooperation to testify in related trials.
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Philadelphia
UPD
Builty
Joseph
Lord
David McGinnis
Radames Santiago
McGinnis
Robert Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Santiago
Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
John A. Geis
U.S. Attorney’s
Mark Shaffer
Mebinnis
Santiago Uwelling
Thieves Overlook Real Loot From O Hare Bond Theft
Chicago police recovered a stripped car after thieves stole millions in bonds from O Hare Airport. The case contained an attache case rumored to hold the securities, with estimates ranging up to eight million dollars. Detective Phil Roda of Area Five noted the vehicle was found parked on a city street and that the bonds were believed inside the attache case.
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Chicago
UPR
O'Hare International
Roda
Male birth control pill tested with monthly injections
A University of Washington researcher reports a pill plus a monthly shot to reduce sperm production may be a safe and reversible male birth control method. Field trials run in Houston Los Angeles and Seattle show progress though funding remains tight and obstacles persist.
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New York
UPI
University of Washington
Houston
Los Angeles
Seattle
C. Alvin Paulsen
University of Washington Medical School
Paulsen
Ford Foundation
Farlier
Soviet grain harvest record may curb U.S. purchases
Moscow reports the Soviet Union has harvested a record grain crop this year and likely will not make further purchases from the United States soon, according to a Department of Agriculture official.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Departiwit of Agriculture
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