Elvis Presley Hospitalized With Pneumonia In Memphis
Presley is reported to stay in hospital for a week after admission for recurrent pneumonia. Dr George Nichopoulos says he is in good condition. The news notes his recent divorce from Priscilla in California and that Linda Thompson, his companion, visited him in Memphis. Chicago Alderman William Singer confirms a 1975 mayoral run and vows a hard, straight campaign against those who have “put Chicago up for sale to the highest bid.”
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Elvis Presley
George C. Nichopoulos
Presley
Priscilla
California
Linda Thompson
Memphis
Tenn
Chicago
Williams Singer
Singer
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Klan Leader Jones Plans Run for NC Legislature
J Robert Jones 43 year old Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina plans to seek a seat in the state legislature. His daughter Sheila 18 says he will resign from the Klan within a week and pursue state office. Dr Howard Brown head of New York City health services formed a national civil rights group the National Gay Task Force. Mayor Lindsay presented the Handel Medallion to Beverly Sills the Brooklyn born soprano of the New York City Opera.
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J. Robert Jones
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
N.C Jlones
Sheila
Howard Brown
New York City
Health Services
Armoureed
National
John V. Lindsay
Beverly Sills
Opers
Princess Margaret postpones Cairo visit amid Middle East war
A palace spokesman said Princess Margaret has postponed her planned November 8 opening of the British Council building in Cairo during a five day visit. The decision was made on the advice of Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home and due to the Middle East conflict.
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Margaret
Rio
Egypt
Middle Ash
London
Alec Douglas-Home
British Council
Cairo
Prices dip for vegetables in fall market report
Washington experts say fresh vegetable prices in early fall run slightly lower than 1972 as onions and salad items become more plentiful. Fall output of fresh market crops seen up about 4 percent from last year while demand keeps prices high. processed veg costs may rise due to new central regulations. Moderate increases are expected for seven major vegetables and cannéd products like snap beans and sauerkraut. The fall potato crop is forecast 2 percent larger than 1972.
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Washington
UPT
Agriculture Department
Threeport
U.S
Teens steal plane and radio for help in dramatic crash near Las Vegas
Fourteen? No, four youths and a mother steal a Cessna 420 from North Las Vegas Airport and fly for over six hours. They contact McCarran Tower in a panic saying they cannot fly. A rescue pilot in an identical plane guides them down safely at McCarran. All four youths are arrested on grand larceny charges. FAA says the rescue pilot is unnamed.
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Las Vegas
UPC
Las Vegas Tower
Tanga
McCarran International
Té&veanald
McCarran
Tong
Sai
Clark County
Bean
Nyat
McGarran
Federal Aviation Administration
Bem
IAS
Tighter security by AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission orders strict new security to prevent theft of materials that could be used for nuclear weapons and to shield plants from sabotage. Commissioner William Kriegsman said rules, proposed in January, take effect next month and require armed guards intrusion alarms and secure shipments of enriched uranium and plutonium.
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Washington
API
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
William Kriegsman
Oakland teachers approve tentative pact amid looming strike
Oakland teachers ratified a tentative agreement with the school board by 1117 to 117, securing a percent pay rise and a preparatory period for elementary planning. The deal funds a pupil supply increase from 6 to 8 dollars and sets maximum class sizes for 1973. It includes a $22 pool to cover damages to teachers’ property during work. Meanwhile, negotiations with non teaching staff begin Wednesday, risking another district walkout.
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Garland
Oakland School Board
OBA
American Federation of Teachers
Supl
Marcus
Kistner
California
Oakland School Employes Association
Cafeteria Workers Local
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Oakland Food Services Association
Detroit Teachers Strike Persists Amid Board Battle
The Detroit Federation of Teachers with 10,600 members continues the 42 day walkout though a vote to end it passed. Ellen Riordan, president, said teachers would stay off picket lines unless the board drops a $1 million suit. About 270,000 students are affected. Other districts report varied actions as strikes persist nationwide.
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Detroit
Detroit Federation of Teachers
DFT
Board of Education
Teachers’ Union
Ellen Riordan
Oakland Postal Worker Slain in Car Shooting
Police report the 43 year old Oakland postal employee Sharon Johnson shot as she entered her car to go to work. She was hit by several bullets fired through the window and door of her vehicle. No motive or suspects have been identified yet.
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Oakland
UPH
la Ga
Sharon Johnson
Hovering UFO sighting near Raleigh County Airport
In Beckley West Virginia several observers including a weather service specialist and a pilot reported a hovering unidentified flying object over Raleigh County Airport Monday night. The object appeared about 8 45 p m and lingered for 40 minutes with red green and white flashing lights. The Cessna 182 pilot tried to pursue but could not reach or identify the object which altered color as it moved toward Ball Mountain.
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Beckley
W. Va
LPL
Raleigh County
Howard Moneypenny
National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration
Ball Mountain
Patrol car attacked by flying objects in Louisiana woods
Deputies in Washington Parish chased orange red disk shaped flying objects that skimmed above piney woods late Monday into today. Witnesses reported several sightings near Slidell and Lake Pontchartrain as objects vanished above trees after approaching patrol units. One witness described a disk 15 to 20 feet wide with a central streak, while others noted a red glow and waterlike look. Local sheriff's deputies described tense encounters and attempts to photograph the phenomenon.
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Louisiana Piney Woods
Michael Mowe
Moore
Washington Parish
Slidell
Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans
Idavd Mercier
Litas
Exodus in L A Los Angeles County population decline to 2777800
The Los Angeles County area, once the fastest-growing, will save nearly 40000 residents in 1973 per state finance estimates. This marks the third straight year of decline since the 1970 census with about half of the county’s 77 cities losing residents. Many movers head to less congested California counties including Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and Ventura.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles County
State Department of Finance and Security Pacific Bank
California
Orange
San Diego
San Rigo
Ventura Counties
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Philadelphia Stourh
Medal of Freedom
Nixon
William Rogers
White House
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Roc
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Miss
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Ine
Teta
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Mim
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Ps Gmbh
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Nevin Wares
Manny
Sui
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