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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1976
Page
2
Jeremy Thorpe resigned as Liberal Party leader amid a sustained witch hunt over an alleged homosexual relationship with a male model. He said leadership was hampered by investigations and plots, as the Liberals hold 13 of 635 Commons seats.
A Rhoda staged ending will separate Valerie Harper from the role while Joe remains on the show. McMillan and Wife will shed Susan Saint James and relaunch as McMillan on NBC Sunday Mystery Movie.
Chief Justice Warren Burger leads a Nostalgic re-enactment with five horse drawn carriages and 400 pigeons in Philadelphia to mark the 100 year anniversary. Smithsonian chancellor and secretary S Dillon Ripley wear top hats and ride in the lead carriage following the Grant and Dom Pedro pair from the original 1876 opening.
Ripley recalls the 1876 Centennial Exhibition as the world's fair of its era and notes the rise of the American republic from three million to unmatched achievements. The event, staged a century after Philadelphia, inspired later displays and led to 42 carloads being shipped to the Smithsonian before finding a home with the Arts and Industries building in 1881.
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