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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1976

Page

8

McKuen Finds His Father After Lifetime Search

American poet Rod McKuen confirms he has identified his biological father as Rodney Marion McKune, a Utah lumber mill owner who later moved to California and died in 1963. The revelation, reached after a long, publicized quest with a detective agency, brings peace and new relatives and inspires McKuen to help others trace parentage.

Sire San Francisco McKuen Rodney Marion McKune Altonah Utah California Rod McKuen America Salvation Army Hospital Oakland Calif

Loretta Swit shapes top Bothered Maj. Houlihan role on M A S H

UPI column notes censors permit a ram pant affair on television series with Maj. Margaret Hot Lips Houlihan and Major Frank Burns. Loretta Swit portrays the scandalous nurse as a sharp, compelling figure, with praise for her acting but mixed feelings about the character’s moral stance. Swit discusses playing Houlihan and her Broadway return.

Hollywood UPI Mary Tyler Moore Angie Dickinson Cloris Leachman Phyllis Linsay Wagner Laverne Shirley Bea Arthur Maude Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker Valerie Harper Rhoda Maj Margaret Margaret Houlihan Loretta Nurse Houlihan Houlihan Korea Frank Burns Broadway

Carroll Righter Horoscope General Tendencies

Daily guidance across zodiac signs emphasizes new interests and measured actions. Aries to Pisces offer tips on group work, planning, career stance, home improvement, finances, and careful decisions with allies and authorities. The closing note urges personal responsibility and a strong drive toward education and sports.

ARIES Taurus Gemini Leo Virgo LIBRA Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius McNaught Syndicate, Inc

Canoeist Logs 21,000 Mile Quest Into Guinness Record

Don Watson, a 43 year old publisher from Ellijay Georgia, has traveled 16,000 miles solo in a 15 foot canoe from Key West to Juneau and back to Puget Sound. He plans another 5,000 miles with a 35 horsepower outboard and aims to finish in Key West to complete 484 Days Alone in a Canoe covering 21,000 miles. Watson hopes to join the Guinness Book of Records and says his journey will exceed the previous longest canoe trip by three times. He traversed rivers and lakes, moving the canoe by trailer between waterways, and after Seattle will go to Olympia to portage to the Columbia River. Barrow Alaska is noted as the northernmost U.S. town and a major Eskimo village with about 1,400 people.

Seattle UPI Don Watson Key West Fla Juneau Alaska Puget Sound Watson Ellijay Olympia Columbia River

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