Capp Li'l Abner creator to retire after 68 years
Al Capp the creator of Li'l Abner will retire at 68 and end the strip on November 13 after a career that made the yokel from Dogpatch a global icon. The piece notes his shift from liberal satire to conservative writings and recounts legal troubles and early career milestones.
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Dogpatch
U.S.A
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Capp
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Taugh
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Lena
Hyena
Us.a
America
University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Coed
Alfred Gerald Caplin
New Haven
Conn
Lil Abner
Kennedy Tops Massachusetts Poll for 1976 Favorite Politician
A Boston Herald American survey shows Senator Edward Kennedy as Massachusetts’ most popular figure, with 75 percent favorable among 500 adults, up from 69 percent in September 1976, while Senator Brooke drops to fourth behind Francis Sargent. Also noted is Carter critic Lesqué moonlighting as a radio commentator and Jordan set to air opinions on KFWB in the Southland.
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Boston Herald American
Edward W. Brooke
Francis Sargent
Kennedy
Carter
Lesqué
M Day
Yay
Jordan
Southland
KFWB
Kidnappings Hit Europe Two Victims In Switzerland And Turin
Two separate abductions in Europe target high profile families. Graziella Ortiz, 5, is seized in Geneva by men with Italian plates, while 4-year-old Giorgio Garbero is kidnapped in Turin after attackers disable a bodyguard and flee with him. Orfeo Pianelli, Giorgio’s grandfather, runs an industrial trolley company and Turin soccer club.
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Giorgio Garbero
Giorgio
Orfeo Pianelli
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Torino
Graziella
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