Chaplin Returns to New York to Rapturous Welcome
Charlie Chaplin, after twenty years in exile, drew a 2800 plus audience at Philharmonic Hall for a $100 seat evening featuring The High Life and The Kid. He said he was home and expressed gratitude, while celebrities like Lillian Gish and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. watched as Chaplin spoke briefly and appeared moved.
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New York
Charlie Chaplin
Philharmonic Hall
Chaplin
the Kid
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Lillian Gish
Leopold Stokowski
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Otto Preminger
Johnny Carson
Dick Cavett
Zero Mostel
Candice Bergen
Charles Chaplin
Fairbanks
Angela Davis Trial Resumes After Recess
After a day’s recess the Angela Davis trial resumes with testimony from a man shot and paralyzed during the Marin County Civic Center shootout. Prosecutors plan witnesses including Marin County Sheriff’s Inspector Kenneth Irving and Atty Gary W. Thomas as the case continues. Davis, 28, a former UCLA philosophy instructor, is charged with murder kidnapping and conspiracy over the Aug 7 1970 escape attempt.
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San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
Marin County Civic Center
Albert Harris Jr
Marin County Sheriff's
Kenneth C. Irving
Gary
W. Thomas
Miss Davis
UCLA
Goodrich Sells Footwear Division Citing Asset Redeployment
B F Goodrich Co announces the sale of its footwear division amid losses, aiming for a going concern buyer. The unit includes Charlotte HQ and dist center with 265 staff, Lumberton plant with 1800 workers, Elgin and Puerto Rico plants, and a Lawrence Kan. center. operations will run through the 1972 selling season. Local officials express shock and cautious optimism about future jobs and company strategy.
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Earl D. Gunn
Gunn
Charlotte
Lumberton
Elgin
S.C
Puerto Rico
Lawrence
Goodrich
North and South Carolina Weather Outlook With Sunny Warmup
A warm Thursday followed by cooler air moved into North Carolina with record 31 degrees at Raleigh Durham Airport. Asheville and Greensboro ranged in the high 20s to 30s, with 60s forecast for much of the state by day and 30s to 40s nights. South Carolina sees mostly sunny skies with highs in the 60s to near 70s and minimal precipitation through Thursday.
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North Carolina
Raleigh-Durham
Asheville
Greensboro
High Point
Friendship
North Coast
South Carolina
Governors Reach Japan Conference Opens
Seven U.S. governors arrived in Tokyo to attend the 11th Japanese U.S. governors conference beginning Friday. Patrick J. Lucey of Wisconsin was due Thursday. The group includes Robert D. Ray Iowa John C. West South Carolina Robert W. Scott North Carolina Deane C. Davis Vermont Edgar D. Whitcomb Indiana Cecil D. Andrus Idaho Melvin H. Evans Virgin Islands and their wives.
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Tokyo
U.S
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
John C. West
South Carolina
Robert W. Scott
North Carolina
Deane C. Davis
Vermont
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Indiana
Cecil D. Andrus
Idaho
Melvin H. Evans
Virgin Islands
Wage-Price Hearings Planned By Congress Across U S
The House Banking Committee plans a nationwide set of wage and price control hearings to probe administration policy. Chairman Wright Patman warned Nixon of possible amendments to the Economic Stabilization Act if changes are not made. Senate economy panel will hold an April 18 session withCEA members Pay Board leaders and AFL CIO President Meany among witnesses.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Nixon
Patman
Senate House Economic Committee
Council of Economic Advisers
Pay Board and Price Commission
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Joint Committee
Banking
Measles Cases Drop Sharply in North Carolina
RALEIGH AP. A sharp decline in measles cases follows a major vaccination push by the North Carolina immunization program. John Irvin of the state Board of Health reports over 350000 children vaccinated since October with a goal of 500000 by June, aiming to protect every child in the state.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John Irvin
State Board of Health
Irvin
General Assembly
Threatening IRS Agent Gets Man Probation Fine
Henry Hardy 52 of Chocowinity pleaded no contest to threatening an IRS agent in Greenville. A suspended year sentence and a fine were issued. Hardy must forfeit a pistol and two knives and pay all owed taxes as a probation condition for two years.
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Washington, N.C
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. District Court
John D. Larkins Jr
Henry Hardy
Chocowinity
IRS
Greenville
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Thomas
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Irving
Superior Court
Harold J. Haley
Earl Musselwhite
Lumberton Chamber of Commerce
Furman Biggs
Associated Press
Augusta
Japan
Hubbard
Bremen
Men’s Coats & Jackets
Boy's Coats & Jackets
Childrens Shoes
Nat
Milan
Blue Swan
Lady Wrangler
Jamaica
Wrangler
Dan River
Edmond Lebreton
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