No Takers for 14 Pound Pearl Sought by Cobb in San Francisco
William D. Cobb, 63, displays a 14 pound pearl at a San Francisco press conference. He says an island chieftain gave it after Cobb cured the chief's malaria ridden son. A curse allegedly forbids disposal for three times seven years, threatening Cobb's son, now 30, with death before 21. Cobb has refused past offers including 1 million and 3.5 million.
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William D. Cobb
San Francisco
Cobb
South Seas
Iting
UPI
Lawyer Calls Ray Plea Farce in Memphis Court
In a Memphis Criminal Court Hearing Judge Faquin considers Ray’s guilty plea as a farce amid claims of attorney conflicts of interest. Ray, serving 99 years, alleges pressure from prior lawyers and biographer connections to secure a favorable outcome. The motion cites letters between Ray, Foreman, Hale, Hanes, and others, seeking a new trial with deadlines set for late March and early June.
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Memphis
APD
Arthur Faquin Jr
James Earl Ra
Ray
James A. Blackwell Gad
Faquin
Rich
Martin Luther King Jr
J. B
Stoner
Savanah, Ga
Robert W. Hidr
Chalta-Negal
Julie
Inoo
G¢Com
Hay
Preston Balle
Hanes
Rattle
Larmand
Hale
Enya
Tenmes
Poreman
Jaw
Ballle
Hute
Paquin
Baitle
Land Hanes
Huie
Ray Foreman Franchman
Foreman
Big Four Wrap Middle East Talks In Secrecy
United Nations dispatch notes the Big Four powers pursuing a secret mechanism to end Middle East hostilities. The plan centers on Arab Israeli tensions and a proposed contractural settlement, with discussions in New York following last week’s initial talks and ongoing consultations among the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France.
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Middle East
United Nations
UPI
Security Council
New York
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Israel
Dor
Armand Berard
Set
Jone
Washington
Virginia Assembly Back To Remap Constitution
Richmond VA UPI reports the General Assembly returns after a four day Easter recess to press a new state constitution. The House meets to debate allowing the assembly to draw boundaries for the capital city as the Senate has already passed the measure.
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Virginia Assembly
Richamond
UPI
General Assembly
House
Senate
Man Shot Wounds Ex-Wife Then Holds Medical Hospital
Jackson Madison County General Hospital treated a man for a gunshot wound to the hand after a daytime assault and kidnapping spree. Ken Parker was captured at the hospital following a manhunt that began when he shot his ex-wife Betty Stout outside an elementary school and abducted Dorothy Banks and her daughter Phyllis. Parker was restrained by officers as Mrs Banks and her child were released unharmed.
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Parker
Madison County
Melt Guy
Dorothy
Sue Banks
Phyllis
Guy
Betty Je Stout
Melitta Parker
Tre Sherift
Stout
Auto Crashes In Drag Race Kills Seven In Richmond
A car racing at high speed on Jefferson Davis Highway in South Richmond crashed into two trees, killing seven people including a mother and five of her children. Five others were trapped and a teenage child survived in critical condition. Police could not locate the other racing car involved.
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Richmond
Jefferson Davis Highway
Estele Chavis
Sands
Bertise
Tyrone
T’ Reto
Brenda
Mosell ‘Thomas
Rivhamond
Chavis
Lloyd
F.C. Seagraves
Seagraves
Talks Getting Nowhere at Paris Peace Talks
South Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegations delivered statements with no clear progress as peace talks stall. The NLF condemned Thien's latest plan while U S and allied negotiators remain hopeful. Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu urged secret talks. Ky accuses Communists of stalling as the 12th formal session nears.
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Paris
United States
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Thien
South Nlf
Nguyen
van Thieu
South Viet
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John Derald
Worry
Ney
Cage
Mahemoud Fawzi
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Fawzi
Cairo
Thant
Charles W. Yost
Nez Boreey
Cetaa
Cs Zwersgerel
DIAL
C, Bradford & Company
Commerce St
Holston Glass
Saint Gabain
C.B. Duke Sr
E. Main St
Duke Jr
Kingsport, Tenn
Kamarc
Marseilles
Dacron
Luhe
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