Naked Came the Stranger hoax revealed by Newsday writer
Long Island columnist Mike McGrady and 24 collaborators confess to producing and marketing a deliberately bad sex novel to prove readers will buy salacious work. The book Naked Came the Stranger sold nearly 20 000 copies at 5.95 dollars with film rights sold and interest from 18 movie companies.
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William F. Nicholson
Associated Press
NEW York
Long Island
Penelope Ashe
Mike McGrady
Newsday
Harold Robbins
Jacqueline Susann
Gene Goltz
Houston Post
Detroit Free Press
McGrady
Gillian Blake
Billy & Gilly
America
Gillian
Vietnam
Harvey Aronson
Billie Young
Billie
Lyle Stuart
Lyle Stuart, Inc
Penelope
Aronson
Mike
Arkansas Con Convention backs suit limits against state
LITTLE ROCK AP The state Constitutional Convention approved a proposal to bar the state from being named a party in any state court except in special circumstances. The measure won approval with support from delegates seeking to limit lawsuits against state government.
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Little Rock
State Constitutional Convention
Richard
Arnold
4 H Girls Making Imitation Jewelry 71-8
Sixteen girls joined a Special 4 H Project group as part of a week long program led by Mrs. Alphonso T Denham. Projects included papier mache jewelry and plaster of paris wall plaques while state ethics and session rules stirred debate at the convention. Participants listed: Gwen dolyn Edwards Carolyn Hickles Linder Sue Hill Reva Williams Sharoltte Hickles Harriet Hickles Karen Bishop Brenda Flenory Beatrice Flenory Joann Thomas Rosetta Fregell Mary Walton Shirley Walton Bernice Flenory Mary L Prater Barbara Phillips.
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Gwendolyn Edwards
Carolyn Hickles
Linder Sue Hill
Reva Williams
Sharoltte Hickles
Harriet Hickles
Karen Bishop
Brenda Flenory
Beatrice Flenory
Joann Thomas
Rosetta Fregell
Mary Walton
Shirley Walton
Bernice Flenory
Mary L. Prater
Barbara Phillips
Survives in Junior Girls Golf Meet in Dallas
Spikes of Craggett was eliminated while Martha Jatt of Little Rock advanced in the USGA junior girls tournament. Spikes lost 4 and 3 to Janet Ann Coles of Aptos in the first round. Jatt won 4 and 3 over Diane Lukken of Tulsa and then 3 and 2 over Susie Long of Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Spikes of Craggett
Martha Jatt
Little Rock
U.S. Golf Association
Miss Spikes
Janet Ann Coles
Aptos
Calif
Miss Jett
Diane Luk«ken
Tulsa
Okla
Susie Long
Lovell Heads Apollo 3 Crew in 1970
Apollo program move names James Lovell to command Apollo 13 in 1970 with crew Thomas Mattingly and Fred Haise. Alan Shepard will lead Apollo 14 scheduled for July with Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell. Apollo 12 crews and destinations noted. Knudson favored in Vancouver Canadian PGA event.
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Navy
Thomas P. Mattingly
Fred W. Haise Jr
Lovell
Shepard
Air Force
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Censorianus
Moon
Atlantic
Musical program at Rising Stay Missionary Baptist Church
The Negro Community calendar notes a musical program on Sunday August 10 1969 at 3 p m at Rising Stay Missionary Baptist Church Hope. City choirs and soloists invited with guest choir from Sunset Baptist Texarkana and groups from Mace donia Washington Ark and St Luke 1 and 2 Shepard Ark led by Rev W M Martin. Also a note about ocean tides timing replacing irrelevant text.
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Missionary Baptist Church
Hope
Sun Set Baptist Church
Texarkana
Texas
Macedonia
Washington, Ark
St. Luke
Shepard
Ark
W.M. Martin
Outpointed Johnny White In Narrow Bout
United States fighter 136 pounds lost in a tight matchup. The event featured a spirited exchange with both boxers exchanging aggression and scoring opportunities. The winner claimed the decision after ten rounds, showcasing sharp combinations and defense.
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Johnny White
United States
Nixon plans continued equal employment drive
Washington reports that the Nixon administration will push ahead with an equal employment plan despite a comptroller general ruling that it creates illegal racial quotas in construction. Secretary Shultz defended the policy, asserting President Nixon’s backing and describing Staats’s view as not solicited by labor. The department plans to award the first federal contract with targets for minority workers.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
George B. Shula
Uss
Elmer B. Staats
Labor Department
Shultz
Staats
Comptroller General
Congress
Executive Branch
Nixon
Ottawa Rough Riders Triumph In Canadian Football Showdown
Russ Jackson led Ottawa with three touchdown passes as they toppled Calgary 36 to 19 in a Canadian Football League game. Jay Roberts, Mankie, and Whit Tucker connected for the visitors in the offensive win. Nevele Pride drew post position six for the $500000 American trotting championship at Roosevelt Raceway Saturday night.
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Calgary
Russ Jackson
Jay Robserts
Him’ Mankie
Whit Tucker
Ottawa Rough Riders
Wednesday
Westbury
N.Y
Nevele Pride
Roosevelt Raceway
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A Bain
Marynell Branch
Nancy
Judy Pettit
Sandra McLeverett
Barbara Jackson
Henderson
Farland
Debbie Gunter
Becky Huff
Hayere
Alphonso T. Denham
Winthrop Rockefeller
Frank Borman
Borman
William A. Anders
Edwin A. Aldrin Jr
Knudson
Vancouver
B.C
George Knudson
Ester Hicks
Nana
Litherman
Rough Riders
Gibson Drug Store
Saturn
U.S
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