British scandals outdo ours with brash embassy antics
Washington humor column contrasts U S scandals with Britain's. Sir Peter Ramsbotham, the British ambassador, is alleged to have hosted lavish parties and worn a false mustache while singing music hall songs. The piece notes how such flamboyance stands in sharp relief to U S political graft.
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Washington
UPI
Peter Ramsbotham
James Callaghan
Sir Peter
United States
Peter Jay
Callaghan
London
Jay
Ramsbotham
CIA
Foreign Office
Fuddy Duddy
Palladium
Smuggled Parrots Sales On Increase In Los Angeles
Harold Diaz of Los Angeles notes a rise in smuggled birds entering the city as Customs Service investigators report rising profits for smugglers. Prices for parrots climb from $35 south of the border to $150 wholesale in California, and pairs can fetch up to $10,000 in U.S. pet shops. Authorities describe tactics to quiet birds with alcohol, tranquilizers, or chloroform at the border, and warn that courts treat smuggling as a minor offense.
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Mexico
California
Harold Diaz
Los Angeles
Leon Guinn
Customs Service
Office of Investigations
Glendale
Calif
Tijuana
Guinn
United States
Carl Sundstrom
San Ysidro
Sundstrom
San Diego
Riverside
Newcastle
Furry Lewis Keeps Blues Spirit Amid Aging and Fame
Memphis veteran Furry Lewis at 84 still writes the Beale Street blues while facing fading sight and hearing. He recalls touring in the 1920s and recently appearing on a Mac Davis show in California, then returning to his small Memphis room with memories and a TV as company.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Furry Lewis
Beale Street
Beale
Lewis
California
Mac Davis
Furry
Greenwood, Miss
Wrecks May Not Be Safe
Chicago police warn that old wrecks are targets for thieves as spare parts fetch high prices. District commander Haberkorn notes many stolen five year old cars are broken for salvage with scrap values around thirty five dollars per vehicle.
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Chicago
UPS
Deering Street
John Haberkorn
Haberkorn
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