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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1974

Page

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Mills staged burlesque sparks House power shift

On stage in Boston Rep Wilbur Mills denied sexual relations with stripper Annabel Batlistella and said his burlesque appearances with Fanne Foxe aimed to “stow innuendos.” The House Democrats moved to strip Mills of Ways and Means committee assignment powers while Foxe began a New York engagement. Churchill ceremony in Jerusalem marked 100th anniversary of Winston Churchill and President Ford hosted Cerebral Palsy Poster Children in the Oval Office along with Eisenhower planning a Phoenixville column.

Wilbur Nills Annabel Batlistella Boston Mills Fanne Foxe Congress House Democrats Ways and Farler Mills Capitol Hill Miss Foxe Tidal Basin Foxe Arkansas House Democratic Caucus Sills New York

George Harrison cancels two Cleveland concerts due to snow

George Harrison canceled two Cleveland shows after a heavy weekend snowstorm grounded his flights. A spokesman said the singer could not fly into Cleveland because parts of Ohio had up to 21 inches of snow.

George Harrison Cleveland Harrison Ohio

Souvanna Phouma Seen Fit Despite Fatigue in Lao Update

A visiting source says 73 year old Souvanna Phouma remains lucid and engaged in dialogue in Vientiane though he tires easily. Separately Florida fugitive John Clouser pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob and was sentenced to five years with credit for time served. U S Ambassador John Seals was stranded in Canton Ohio by a snowstorm preventing return from a visit.

Souvanna Phouma Vientiane John William Crouser FBI Clouser Orlando John Seals U.S United Nations Midwest Scali Canton Ohio

Miki poised to become Japan's prime minister

Takeo Miki is set to be named party president and Japan's prime minister after Liberal Democratic leaders meeting. Shiina, vice president of the LDP, proposed Miki as a compromise candidate to end the impasse following Kakuei Tanaka's resignation. Miki has long opposed Tanaka and his spending.

Tokyo Takeo Miki Japan Etsusaburo Shiina Liberal-Democratic Party Miki Hon Kakuei Tanaka Tanaka Masayoshi Ohita Takeo Fukuda Shiina

Nationwide IRA manhunt nets arrests across Britain

Police swept homes nationwide in a bid to thwart the IRA after Britain’s anti terror act. Leaders and bombers were seized in several cities as deportation holds rose to three and suspects to six plus 14. More arrests are expected while police hold ten men and two women for Guildford pub blast inquiries.

London Britain IRA Guildford

Explosion kills bomb expert near Derrylin Northern Ireland

A milk can bomb killed a British Army munitions expert on the outskirts of Derrylin as a half‑mile evacuation was cleared. A helicopter searched for the detonator and suspects after the blast. Witnesses described the moment the lid was removed.

Belfast Northern Ireland Derrylin Miitary

Police kill prison rioters in Rio de Janeiro clash

Police opened fire Monday at Esvaristo de Moraes prison where inmates held the wounded warden Col. Darcy Bitencourt and two others as hostages. Seven inmates were killed. Bitencourt and the other hostages escaped with a doctor and a police captain reported outside the prison.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Rio AJB Esvaristo de Moraes Darcy Bitencourt Bitencourt

Viet Cong Claim Downed U S Unmanned Aircraft

Viet Cong radio in Hanoi claims its forces shot down a U S unmanned aircraft along Highway 9 in Quang Tri province during a Friday reconnaissance mission. Separately in Beirut, Palestinian guerrillas say Israel is moving troops from the Syrian border toward southern Lebanon amid fears of a ground offensive as Assifa c

Saigon Viet Cong U.S Highway 9 Quang Tri Radio Hanoi Provisional Revolutionary Government Beirut Lebanon Israel Upper Galilee Assifa Yasir Arafat al Fatah

Coast Guard aids stricken Panamanian ship at sea

A 300‑foot Panamanian merchant ship in 20‑foot seas radioed for help and was assisted by a Coast Guard plane lowering emergency pumps and another vessel, the Boston. Flooding was brought under control within minutes as the ship headed for Philadelphia Monday evening.

Miami Philadelphia Coast Guard Boston

Coal pact voting extended by United Mine Workers

Snowstorms slowed balloting Monday among United Mine Workers over a proposed coal industry contract. Voting was extended through Wednesday and results delayed to Thursday. If ratified, mines could reopen at midnight Sunday. the UMW mines supply over 70 percent of the nation's bituminous coal and have been shut since the old three year pact expired in November.

Charleston W.va United Mine Workers UMW Arnold Miller

Draft evader Karl Lore sentenced in West Virginia

Karl E Lore aged 25 became the first in the nation convicted of draft evasion after President Ford announced conditional amnesty. A federal judge in Charleston West Virginia sentenced him Monday to ten years in prison. Lore rejected the amnesty, saying he could not afford a pay cut.

Karl E. Lore Ford Charleston W. Va Lore Sayin

Spanish bullfighting activist injured in crash in Sevilla

Angela Bullfighter Angela Her nandez 26 led a 35 year ban overturn to allow women to kill bulls on foot in Spain this season. She suffered a broken collarbone and two broken ribs when the car she rode in crashed with another in Sevilla. Supreme Court Justice Powell extended bail for Texas oil heir J Loyd Parker Jr convicted of killing his father in 1969 and sentenced to 10 years.

Angela Angela Hernandez Spain Sevilla Supreme Court Lewis F. Powell Texas J. Loyd Parker Jr Parker Powell

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