Mean old gator lives good life in Ponchatoula
In Ponchatoula Louisiana a mean old alligator is found by boys and becomes a local attraction. The mayor props up a city cage in the town center and prints a sign charging twenty five dollars for throwing money at the gator. Tourists and locals alike drop cash to fund the gator's upkeep and attract visitors.
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Jules Loh Ponchatoula
Lao
Chappepella Creek
Louisiana
Country Boys
Interstate Highway Builders
Charles Gideon
Ponchatoula
Palms
Anti gay crusade warnings spark fear of violence
National Organization for Women leader Eleanor Smeal warns Anita Bryant's Florida anti-homosexual drive may foster intolerance and violence. She cites Miami bumper stickers calling to kill a queer for Christ and dehumanizing labels as evidence of rising danger. Meanwhile the American Cancer Society backs Laetrile condemnation yet supports federal testing under proper procedures.
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Pittsburgh
National Organization For Women
Anita Bryant
Florida
Eleanor Smeal
Miami
San Diego
UPS
The
American Cancer Society
Vesco to Leave Costa Rica After Years in Exile
Costa Rica's President Oduber says financier Robert Vesco will depart the country where he has lived since 1972 amid U.S. embezzlement and political contribution charges. Vesco, once welcomed by former leader Figueres, has holdings in the Bahamas and Panama as he plans to settle elsewhere.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Robert Vesco
U.S
Daniel Oduber
Vesco
Odtuber
Courts of Justice
Panama
Bahamas
Detroit
Overseas Investors Services
International Mutual Fund
Nixon
Oduber
Electrical defect blamed for Beverly Hills nightclub fire
The state fire marshal confirmed an electrical defect in a service crawl space caused the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze that killed 161. Fire began in the Zebra Room and fed by ceiling tiles and wood, burning undetected for some time before discovery. Investigators had previously cited a short circuit on a fountain cord as a possible ignition.
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Fort Mitchell
Beverly Hills
Mashcal
Warren Southworth
Southworth
Carter leaning toward Blak as president hints support
Two critics emerging from a Friday meeting with President Carter said he appears to favor at least limited production of the BI bomber. Rep. Drinan and Rep. Dellums cited Carter’s cryptic remark about secret information as signs he may back part of the Air Force plan for a 25 billion fleet of Bl aircraft. The Senate voted to delay tougher auto emission rules 56 to 33 while preserving standards.
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Carter
Associated Press
Robert Drinan
D-Mass
Air Force
Protection sought for young males by United Press International
The drive to shield boys from sexual exploitation spurs calls for federal crime coverage equating protections for young males with those for females. Senators Culver and Mathias urge criminalizing cross state prostitution transport of males. Oil reserve talk and Kissinger policy comments intermingle with broader national issues.
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United Press International
John Culver
D-lowa
Charles Mathias Jr
United States
John O'Leary
O'Leary
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee
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Zebra Room
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