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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1971

Page

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Oscar Nominees Face Reluctant George C. Scott

George C. Scott leads a list of Oscar nominees for Patton with ten nominations, though he may refuse the award again. Other best actor contenders include Melvyn Douglas James Earl Jones Jack Nicholson and Ryan O Nea l Offer for best actress includes Jane Alexander Glenda Jackson Ali MacGraw Sarah Miles and Carrie Snodgress. Supporting nods go to Richard Castellano Chief Dan George Gene Hackman John Marley John Mills and best director nominees feature Fellini Hiller Altman Schaffner and Ken Russell.

Scott Melvyn Douglas James Earl Jones Jack Nicholson Ryan O'Neal Jane Alexander Glenda Jackson Ali MacGraw Sarah Miles Ryan Richard Castellano Chief Dan George Gene Hackman John Marley John Mills Ryan’s Daughter Karen Black Madelon Claudel Douglas Federico Fellini Arthur Hiller Robert Altman Franklin Schaffner Patton Ken Russell

Blizzard Locks Midwest With Heavy Snow and Fatalities

A late winter blizzard dumped up to 12 feet drifts and a foot of snow from the Texas Panhandle to the Midwest. Warnings extended across Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine as the storm advanced northeast. In Texas Panhandle up to 22 inches fell. two men died from carbon monoxide after stalling in a drift and a third man was found dead in Amarillo. Rail service moved motorists, power lines were down, and some rivers neared flood stage due to cold rain.

Texas Panhandle Plains Midwest Minnesota Wisconsin Massachusetts New York Vermont New Hampshire Maine Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Illinois Michigan Amarillo Texas

Egypt warns Big Four diplomats over Middle East stalemate

Cairo reports Israeli cabinet reply as a challenge to the U.N. Charter and world opinion. Mahmoud Riad demands Israeli total withdrawal from lands occupied in June 1967 for any peace. In Rio de Janeiro a U.S. naval mission room is tied to reports of prisoner torture, with officials ordering silence. Riot police in Reggio Calabria stamp out insurrection as armored carriers enter the city. In London the government says it will sell helicopters to South Africa despite Commonwealth threats.

Cairo Mahmoud Riad Mideast Israel Riad U.S Donald Fergus Israel Cabinet U.N Rio DE Janeiro Brazil U.S. Navy Adm Clarence Hill Hill Reggio Calabria Italy Sbarre Reggio Sharre London South Africa Commonwealth Republic

Nixon Pleads for More Student Aid in $1.9 Billion Plan

President Nixon urged Congress to fund about one million more needy college students next fall under a $1.9 billion program, nearly doubling federal spending on higher education. He appealed in a message to both houses after lawmakers blocked similar proposals last year. Opponents said it would discriminate against middle income families amid rising costs at schools.

Washington Nixon Congress House Senate

Kennedy influence and Nixon aide resignations amid campaign moves

Rita Dallas recalls Joseph Kennedy IIs reluctance to write after his 1961 stroke and his withdrawal from public life. Michael Collins resigns as assistant secretary of state to lead the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Roger Johnson named presidential liaison. George McGovern starts a national youth drive to energize his campaign as the 18 year old vote nears in 1972.

Rita Dallas Joseph Kennedy Kennedy Michael Collins Nixon Collins State Department National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington America White House Roger Johnson Whittier Johnson Superior Oil Co George McGovern McGovern Capitol Hill National Students and Youth Eugene McCarthy New Hampshire

Mariners Complete Six Month Voyage From Glasgow To Bahamas

Two elderly Scottish mariners Robert Munroe aged 81 and Ian Campbell aged 68 finished a six month voyage in a 33 foot motor sailer Pajova. They departed Glasgow on August 28 and reached Great Harbour Cay Abaco Bahamas where Munroe had property. Abaco officials reported they arrived Sunday hale and hearty after fears of being lost at sea by Lloyds of London were allayed.

Glasgow Scotland Great Abaco Island Bahamas Robert Munroe Ian Campbell Pajova Great Harbour Cay Munroe Abaco Hale Hearty Lloyds of London

Lightning strikes plane carrying Governor Dunn over Mississippi Delta

Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn's King Air was struck by lightning Sunday. The antenna was torn off and three tail sections burned, forcing an emergency landing in Meridian, Mississippi, before continuing to Jackson. The FAA cited the pilot. Separately, singer James Brown faced a $500,000 breach of promise suit from Lovetta Clay of Cincinnati claiming he promised marriage in 1970 and later wed another woman.

Tennessee Winfield Dunn Dunn Mississippi Delta FAA King Air Meridian Miss Jackson James Brown Cincinnati Brown Lovetta Clay

Tinkerbelle voyage sailor Robert Manry dies at 52

Funeral services in Cleveland Wednesday for Robert Manry former Cleveland Plain Dealer copy editor who sailed the 13 1/2 foot Tinkerbelle across the Atlantic in 1965. He died Sunday of a heart attack. Manry's 78 day voyage began in Falmouth Massachusetts and ended in Falmouth England aboard the Tinkerbelle.

Cleveland Robert Manry Manry The Cleveland Plain Dealer Falmouth Mass England Tinkerbelle

Adams Family to Attend Portrait Unveiling at White House

Mrs Richard Nixon will unveil portraits of President John Quincy Adams and his wife Louisa at White House ceremonies Friday afternoon. About 170 Adams family members have been invited to attend.

Richard Nixon John Quincy Adams Louisa White House Adams

Italian PM invites Lindsay to Rome for comfort visit

Prime Minister Emilio Colombo invited New York Mayor John Lindsay to visit Rome on Monday to discuss shared problems and offer comfort. The invitation signals strong bilateral ties and a wish to ease urban and political pressures through direct dialogue.

Emilio Colombo Italy New York John Lindsay Rome

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