Double Coast to Coast Swim Completes Golden Gate Crossing
Insurance broker Frank Coughlin swam from Staten Island to Brooklyn in New York harbor and then crossed San Francisco Bay to the Golden Gate, finishing after 5 p.m. Monday. The 4,200 foot San Francisco leg followed a Memorial Day swim from the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge, aided by friend Tom Rice as He battled tides and winds. Coughlin, famed for Tahoe distances, said he wanted to be first and felt great afterward amid cheering crowds and family congratulations.
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Memorial Day rites in Washington and across the nation
Navy Secretary J. Graham Claytor led Arlington tomb ceremonies while children placed banners at Vietnam Memorial markers. Other observances included Boston Harbor salutes aboard USS Constitution and a Revolutionary War reenactment in Peachtree City, Georgia.
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Florida House Bans Same Sex Marriages and Adoptions
The Florida House approved two bills banning same sex marriages and prohibiting homosexuals from adopting children. One measure passed 101 to 1 to limit marriage licenses to male-female couples, while another 96 to 15 vote barred homosexuals from adoption even by natural parents. The actions tied to a Dade County ordinance protecting gays from discrimination.
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Liz Ray Story Reveals Two Sides of Scandal
Elizabeth Ray speaks of isolation, faith, and a life shaped by scandal on Capitol Hill. She backs new plans for a nightclub act while moving into a Arlington apartment and preparing for acting lessons. Wayne Hays declines further comment as he reflects on retirement and cattle farming after the affair.
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Jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond dies at 52 in New York
Paul Desmond, renowned jazz saxophonist and long time Brubeck collaborator, died early Monday in New York after a long cancer battle. The San Francisco native helped shape the Dave Brubeck Quartet since 1946 and was finishing a life story at his death. In Brookline Massachusetts, JFK's birthday observance drew over 100 locals at his birthplace with remarks from clergy and politicians including David Kennedy and David Powers.
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Students grill Jeb Magruder on Watergate at Chicago high school
Junior class at St. Thomas Apostle High School questioned Jeb Stuart Magruder for an hour on Watergate. Eighteen of 28 studied the scandal for four weeks and filmed the closed session. Students said Magruder avoided direct answers and suggested wrongdoing by prior administrations. One student questioned whether Mil er had fled to them.
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Kenton Band Leader Stan Kenton Remains Stable After Surgery
Stan Kenton, 65, a pioneer of progressive jazz and head of the Kenton Band, is in serious but stable condition in a Reading hospital after brain surgery last week. Doctors said he apparently had a seizure on May 22, suffered a skull fracture from a fall, and underwent a successful operation to remove a clot pressing on the brain.
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