Kong Falls From Tower in King Kong Film Scene
The 4 foot Styrofoam gorilla fake falls from the World Trade Center set as Dawn actress Jessica Lange stays safe. About 5,000 volunteers watch the New York shoot for Dino de Laurentiis King Kong remake with a budget of about 250 thousand dollars for three takes.
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Applause Pours In For Bing Crosby in London Return
Bing Crosby, 72, drew a standing ovation in London at the Palladium for his first postwar performance. Critics praised his singing warmth and diction as he explained he would keep working. He appeared with wife Kathryn and children Mary Harry and Nathaniel for a three hour show.
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Daily Mirror
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Los Angeles
Demos Plan Regular House Employee Duty Audits
Democratic leaders approved a plan to publicly account for duties of every House employee after allegations that a former Administration Committee chair funded a mistress. Rep Frank Thompson was chosen to replace Wayne Hays as committee chairman, with reforms to consolidate accounts and require monthly salary and duties certifications.
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Wayne Hays
Ohio
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Congress
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Carl Albert
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Food Cost Jump Fuels U.S. Index
The May consumer price report shows a six tenths of a percent rise, led by a sharp one percent jump in food costs. Inflation runs at 7.2 percent annually, with real disposable earnings up 1.2 percent in May and spending 0.7 percent ahead of a year ago. Beef prices had fallen earlier.
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Washington
Labor Department
Beiruts Evacuees Reach Athens Amid Mixed Reactions
Weary 276 Americans and others from 25 countries arrived in Athens 45 hours after being evacuated from Lebanon by the Navy Spiegel Grove. Diplomats and officials greeted them as some planned onward travel to the United States and Europe while others stayed in Athens hotels.
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Four escapees from Oklahoma prison flee aftermath near Eufaula
A fourth escapee, Robert Nelson, was found exhausted in weeds near Eufaula about 8:30 a.m. He surrendered to a guard. Two other escapees were recaptured Monday after a wild chase that included kidnapping and gunfire as three remaining convicts believed headed for Arkansas in a stolen pickup. The seven inmates escaped from a work crew led by Rex Brinlee Jr. in a tunnel.
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Wis
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Chickasha
Okla
William Morris
Minneapolis
Lawton Police Surveillance Probe To Be Deliberated
A council meeting will consider a resolution seeking an investigation into surveillance by the Lawton Police Department. Police deny improper surveillance, and former chief Alford Hennessee will speak. The move follows an anonymously mailed copy of a 14 month old city manager report related to the issue.
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Ex Police Chief Hennessee testifies before grand jury
Former Lawton police chief Alford Hennessee appeared before the Comanche County grand jury to answer questions about the police department. He defended records kept on crime figures and internal files, denying any surveillance of non-criminal individuals, as Laura White testified about alleged wrongdoings in City Hall.
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Comanche County
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Arson Flare Amid Quiet in South Africa Uprising
Police report most black areas calm but Mamelodi township shows arson outbreaks. Sporadic gunfire, clinics and shops burned, and rioting deaths and injuries tallied as authorities deploy helicopters and tear gas to restore order.
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Southwest Oklahoma Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures are forecast with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms through Wednesday. The National Weather Service reports a Wednesday high near 90 and a tonight low in the upper 60s. Winds will be southerly 10 to 18 mph tonight. Monday’s high was 85 with a low of 68.
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Comanche County Receives Grants for Juvenile Bureau and Jail Upgrades
Governor David Boren announced a 27778 federal grant to Comanche County for the Juvenile Bureau operating with the district court to provide intake probation and alternatives to incarceration. A 3459 supplemental grant funds jail equipment health care nutrition and services to inmates to bolster professional jail management.
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