Best-selling records of the week from The Cash Box survey
The Cash Box nationwide survey lists No No Song by Ringo Starr and Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John among top records. Also featured are Lovin You by Minnie Riperton Poetry Man by Labelle You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker and many more including Have You Never Been Mellow and Express.
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Cash Box
No No
Ringo Starr
Philadelphia Freedom
Bilton Joh
Lovin
Minnie Riperton
Joe Cocker
Labelle
Phoebe Snow
Rufus
Olivia Newton-John
B.J. Thomas
Hungate Poll Shows Rebates To Be Spent
Washington Ninth District residents favor spending the 10 percent tax rebate over saving. Two thirds would spend or apply it to debts and purchases, while inflation is seen as the top economic problem. Energy and health issues drew varied views, with majorities supporting reduced foreign aid and continued defense. An Osbourn Appreciation Day is planned in Monroe City with a barbecue and parade on August 16 at Mark Twain State Park.
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Washington
Bill Hungate
Congress
Hungate
U.S
Indochina
Monroe City
D.R
Ozzie) Osbourn
Mark Twain State Park
Florida
al Buckman
Buckman
Dalpha Thompson
World May Lack Enough Water For Years Ahead
A Penned preview shows global water crises driven by floods and droughts, urging international cooperation. It cites UN FAO warnings, West Africa river disputes, and the need to balance irrigation, industry, and urban demand. Experts warn shortages could trigger conflicts, with pollution and politics as major hurdles.
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sub-Sahara
Lester Brown
Rome
Brown
West Africa
Upper Volta
Mali
Beli
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Letitia Obeng
Ghana
U.N. Environment Program
Africa
Dought Plagued
Sahara
United States
Clark
Iran
Israel
Australia
Canada
Soviet Union
Arctic
Moral Battle Over Vietnam War Continues in Minnesota
In rural Minnesota the Vietnam War sharply divides the community. Allan Lynk, a probation officer and former high school senior class president, faces removal by local veterans groups for refusing induction in 1968.Officials decide on his continued employment soon, while Lynk remains defiant about staying in Wadena.
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Wadena
Minn
South Vietnam
Minnesota
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Allan Lynk
Lynk
Wadena High School
Army
Eugene Allen
George Wynn
Wadena Vfw
Wynn
Todd County
Million Verdict Upheld In Iowa Gas Explosion Case
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $1.05 million verdict for Lynnette Koptinger in an Iowa gas line negligence suit. She claimed Iowa Public Service, Goerdt Construction Co., and Cullen-Schlitz and Associates caused the explosion near Evansdale in 1970 that killed her husband Richard and injured her and two children. The appellate panel found evidence the defendants backfilled the trench hastily and failed to check for leaks.
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ST. Louis
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Iowa
Lynnette Koptinger
Iowa Public Service
Goerdt Construction Co
Cullen-Schlitz and Associates
Richard
Evansdale
Koptinger
Man offers to sell an eye to raise Vietnam evacuation funds
Randy Carson, 28, an unemployed veteran from Watsonville, offers to sell an eye to raise money to bring his wife Rose, born in Vietnam, and their newborn son to the United States. He plans to fly to Vietnam for the family’s evacuation and work toward expedited papers, noting costs of about 1100 dollars for a round trip and needed funds for paperwork. Medical officials say eyes are not bought or sold. corneas come from deceased donors.
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Watsonville
Calif
Randy Carson
Vietnam
Carson
Rose
Northrop Aircraft
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Northrop
San Francisco
Kelly
United States
Singapore
Stanford University Medical Center
Spyros Andreopoulos
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Vate
Thih
MR Holden
Melba
Loin
Canal Zone
Draper
Jink
Rex Morgans
Row
Carl
Tha
vaiRi
Chris
Blondie
Ennio
Mary Worth
Middleboro
Mary
Dick Tracy
Linus
Snoopy
Crestek
SCULG
Bjorin
R Erday
Ryatts
Edeen
Winky
Ghony
Rep. Osbourn
William L. Ryan
Bangladesh
Robert Clark
National Weather Service Office of Hydrology
Viet
Mexico
Denna Minnick
N. Clark
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