Star led Jeannie Riley from fame to faith and renewal
Jeannie C. Riley says an odd August afternoon in a Texas cemetery changed her life. The Harper Valley PTA star describes leaving the Hollywoodesque image, renewing her faith, mending family ties, and finding happiness after reconnecting with God and reuniting with her husband on a farm near Nashville.
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Jeannie Riley
New York
Jeannie C. Riley
Texas
Harper Valley
PTA
Anson
Nashville
Tenn
Forest Hills Baptist Church
Beef prices edge up as pork drops in November
Beef prices rose 1.6 percent in November, the first advance in six months, while pork store prices fell sharply for the fourth straight month. The Agriculture Department said all cut beef averaged about $1.36 a pound, up from October, with beef output tightening as cattle slaughter slows. Pork averaged just over $1.16 a pound, down about 7 percent from October. Farmers have increased hog production, affecting pork supplies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Killer Animals and the Myth of Safe Wild Pets
Excerpt from Killer Animals notes dangers of private ownership of lions and other wild cats in the United States. It cites incidents in Florida New Jersey Washington DC and Miami including a lioness attacking a child and a tiger mauling a boy at a Blessing of the Animals event.
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United States
Elsa
Florida
Clearwater
Fla
New Jersey
Miami
The
Friends of Animals
Hawkes
Tarzan
Carter Christmas plans detailed after election year
Press secretary Jody Powell outlines the Carter family's Christmas routine at Plains Georgia. The day starts with waking relatives, breakfast at Miss Lillian's, and presents exchanged before meals. The Carter children spouses and Rosalynn's family join for a midday turkey dinner, with further gifts and a Christmas evening gathering at the Carter house.
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Jimmy
Billy
Gloria
Ruth Carter Stapleton
Jimmy Carter
North Carolina
Miss Lillian
Powell
Ters
Carter
Rosalynn
Carter House
Chip
Caron
Jack
Judy
Jason
Jeff
Annette
Cold front shifts across New England into Atlantic
Warnings lifted for the central Great Lakes as a cold front moved offshore from the northern U S coast. Heavy lake snow affected New York shore travel, with drifting in western New York. Flurries appeared in the upper Great Lakes and North Dakota. Temperatures varied from 61 in Key West to 3 below in Alamosa Colorado with widespread clear conditions in many cities.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
New England
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Lake Ontario
Upper
North Dakota
Rockies
South Texas
Florida Peninsula
Key West
Fla
Alamosa
Colo
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Louisville
Miami
Nashville
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Anchorage
Denver
Nebraska woman and third set of fraternal twins
Margaret Murphy of Omaha has given birth to her third set of fraternal twins, odds at 512 000 to 1. Her husband Jim, an electrical lineman, helps care for seven children, including two older and two newborn twins, with plans to name the newborns Pat and Mike.
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Omaha
Neb
Margaret Murphy
Murphy
Jim
Seventh Heaven
Commonwealth Electric Co
Murphys
Ann
Pat
Mike
Jennifer
Theresa
Daniel
David
James Eisen
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Bonnie C. Adams
Nadine Moore
Douglas Hawkins
Henderson State University
Lt. Adams
Hsu
Henderson
Houston
Washington, D.C
Steve Hawkes
Edward R. Ricciuti
Walker and Co
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Carters
Smith
Berrys World
Nebraska
Bergan- Mercy Hospital
Rai
Eer
Ren
Ae National
John Onpg
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