Ogden Nash dies at 68 in Johns Hopkins hospital
American poet Ogden Nash, famed for his humorous verse, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after a kidney failure and a May 9 stroke. He was born August 19 1904 in Rye New York and moved to Baltimore after marrying Frances Rider Leonard in 1931. His work included Hard Lines 1931 and the stage score One Touch of Venus. His daughters were with his wife at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ogde Nash
America
Nash
Johns Hopkins Hospital
New Yorker
The
Wash
Rye
N.Y
Frances Rider Leonard
Nash's
Jury acquits black sheriff of charges in Alabama
In Opelika Alabama a federal jury acquitted Tuskegee Sheriff Lucius Amerson and his deputy Richard Coleman Jr both black of civil rights violations over an alleged assault on a prisoner in Macon County jail. Amerson said the all white jury was unbiased and the verdict reaffirmed justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opelika
Ala
UPI
Deep South
Alabama
Lucius Amerson
Tuskegee
Richard Coleman Jr
Willian J. Baxley
Amerson
Wilbert
Dean Harris
Colemian
Harris
Macon County
Harris Vate
Drug commission weighs views on marijuana laws
The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse will report to President Nixon and Congress next spring. It will not be swayed by the President's stance against legalization, as panel members like former Pennsylvania Gov Raymond P. Shafer noted the need to consider diverse opinions. Next hearings are set for San Francisco June 14-16 and Chicago August 23-25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Nixon
Congress
Pat
United States
Pennsylva
Nia Gay
Raymond P. Shaler
Gall
San Pracisco
Chicago
Russians launch probe to Mars and postpone US Mariner
A five ton Soviet automatic interplanetary station Mars-2 launched from Cape Canaveral on a six month unmanned voyage to Mars. Mariner, the American Martian probe, remained on the launch pad after its firing was postponed for further tests. Mars-2 aims to study solar plasma and cosmic radiation en route, with uncertainty about Mars operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Mars
Red Planet
Cape Kennedy
America
United States
Earth
Tass
Yass
Venus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ogden Nash
Etter
Doubleday & Co
Drug Commission
Sam Bloch Jewelers
Foothill Blvd
Hayward
Mariner
the Daily Review
Union
Happy Furniture
La-Z-Boy
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Clara
Monterey
San Leandro
Modesto
Redwood
Union Flexible Credit
Bayfair Center
Teantno
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!