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Newspaper
Lincoln Journal
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1977
Page
2
Nikki Van Hightower, Houston's women’s advocate, predicts the next mayor will abolish her post and erase progress toward equal rights. She notes gains like pay raises for women and a crisis center for battered women, but cites male resistance and shifting political support as hurdles.
Chicago columnist Mike Royko defends a funeral intrusion by a TV news crew and recalls prior altercations involving Bill Mauldin. He questions Rhodes Scholar reporter behavior and suggests public outrage, even violence, could be warranted in such intrusions.
Mrs. Koume Hirakawa, Japan's oldest woman, dies at home in Osaka at age 108. Doctors cite cardiac insufficiency and lung inflammation after about a month of illness.
A group named People United to Save Humanity launches a national petition to support Andrew Young as U N ambassador. Led by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson the effort seeks 200000 signatures by Sept 10 to counter a conservative bid to remove Young led by Gov Meldrim Thomson Jr and the Conservative Caucus. Vernon Jordan and Benjamin Hooks sign the petition.
Walt Purtzer stands out as a vigorous public figure with decades in public service and Republican activity. His life in Madison and Lincoln features a recurring 13 and a long, lively civic involvement.
Tampa AP reports William Heldt a 73 year old cemetery custodian and former Air Force major recalls hearing a crying voice at night and spotting outsiders meditating in the grounds. He notes headstone thefts with three missing and one found not belonging to them.
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