Conservative Miss America backs marijuana legalization
Rebecca Ann King of Sterling, Colorado, Miss America 1974, described herself as very conservative yet said marijuana should be legalized. She noted possession and use should be legal, arguing you cannot legislate for individuals. King, 24, plans to become a juvenile court judge and anticipates earnings over 100000 for appearances during her reign.
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Cole
Nixon
Colorado Women’s College
Hov Sehool
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Hancock
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Showers and storms in Southwest as Gulf coast stays warm
Monday night will bring showers and thunderstorms to Arizona and New Mexico and across the Gulf coastal states. Clear to partly cloudy skies elsewhere with low temperatures ranging from the 40s in Duluth to the 70s in many southern cities. Notable readings include Dallas 70 and Kansas City 62 with highs near 90 in Dallas and Los Angeles in the mid 70s.
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Community Classes and Events Begin Soon at Local High School
Public events include cake decorating classes by the Home Economics Department of Nohyns Bennett High School starting Sept 10 at 7 p.m. Register via adult education at 245-7611. Also on Tuesday Meals on Wheels meets at 7 p.m. at Waverly Road Presbyterian Church for officer elections. A separate bridge fashions show titled Fall Line Up is set for Sept 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hammond Fest No. 3, with proceeds supporting community projects.
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Metro Hospital Board Proposes Large Elderly Care Center in Nashville
Metro Hospital Board proposes a comprehensive health center focusing on elderly indigent care to replace Bor thodox and General hospitals. A $30-540 million facility is planned with first site preference for a 36.7 acre plot in the Fdgehill urban renewal area, with Metrocenter and Meharry Medical College sites also considered.
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UPI
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Fdgehill
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Meharry Medical College
General Hospital
Trespasser Convicted In Span-Deck Case
James H. Copley 23 of Columbia convicted of trespassing at Span-Deck Co. plant after security officer Milton Haynie testified to crouching entry and later joining a union picket line. Judge James Short fined Copley 79.80 and warned of possible jail for contempt. Span-Deck had boosted guards after a $100,000 explosion. 20 Ironworkers Local 723 on strike since Aug. 27 over contract talks.
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Span-Neck
David Leonard
Nader claims oil firms deliberate short term energy crisis
Ralph Nader accused major oil companies of engineering a short term energy crisis to pressure Washington for the Trans Alaska pipeline and to curb price competition. He alleged motives include offshore development terms and driving out independent refineries, urging lifting import quotas to end the crisis. He warned the crisis might push Congress toward solar energy.
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Communist Truce Violations Climb Above 100 Mark
SAIGON UPI Communist cease fire violations rose above 100 again with 120 violations reported in the 24 hours to noon. Ground fighting surged in three Central Highlands provinces as government spokesmen said 13 Communists and several soldiers were killed or wounded in separate engagements near Hue Pleiku Pleiku's defense line and along Highway 1 in Binh Dinh Phu Yen and nearby coastal areas.
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Dissident Canadian Rail Workers Get Summonses
Vancouver dissident railway workers defy Sept 1 legislation ordering a return to work and face potential prison terms and fines. About 20 summonses were issued with four served in provincial court, as unions vow to pursue another nationwide strike.
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Auto Strike Looms As UAW-Chrysler Talks Wobble
DETROIT UP I reports that with a Friday deadline looming, UAW and Chrysler negotiators rely on a special committee after a weekend of talks described as not very productive. Woodcock, less hopeful, warns a strike could occur if no agreement is reached by 11:59 p.m. Friday. Ford and General Motors face similar contract expirations.
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General Motors
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Wagilcock
Wooddock
Woodvock
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Flying Lights Seen Again Over Griffin Georgia
Unidentified flying objects with bright colors reappear in the Southeast. Reports describe an upside down cup shaped craft with gold red and green lights hovering near homes in Griffin and Newnan Georgia. Deputies and police note objects hovering at tree top level with changing lights and unusual noises as part of a two week surge across Georgia Alabama Tennessee and Florida.
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UPL
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Alabama
Tennessee
Florida
Spalding County
Hugh BD. Beall
Griffin
Newnan
Hunter Army
Savannah
Bart J. Burns
Randy Shade
Manchester
Keith Broach
Auburn
Ala
Kennedy Urges Nixon to Release Watergate Tapes
Senator Edward M Kennedy urged President Nixon over the weekend to drop Watergate as a scapegoat and release White House tape recordings. He said cooperation with Congress and the courts could move Watergate behind us, criticizing vetoes including the minimum wage. Nearby reports described UFO sightings by military police near Savannah and in Alabama, with witnesses describing fast flashing lights and a craft hovering near patrols.
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Gordon Browning
Ed Jones
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Wayne Hays
Ohio
Hays
White House
Jones
West Tennessee
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
Py Mass
Nixon
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