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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1977
Page
3
Francine Hughes, acquitted by reason of insanity in the murder of her abusive ex-husband, says she now enjoys freedom and a renewed life with her four children in Jackson. She describes watching stars, facing media attention, and rebuilding a normal routine while pursuing job goals and family stability.
In Indianapolis a 9-year-old boy died from malnutrition after being fed saltwater for weeks as police investigate a possible religious rite to ward off demons. His mother Trula Bush and Willa Mayes face neglect and involuntary manslaughter charges while six children were hospitalized with severe malnutrition.
Carol Lee Gainey, 24, from Raleigh, says President Carter will soon be called Uncle Jimmy. She has a December 17 wedding date to Scott Carter Stapleton, son of Ruth Carter Stapleton of Fayetteville. She notes she has not thought of him as the president.
Financial columnist Sylvia Porter will receive the William Allen White Foundation prize at a KU luncheon in Lawrence on February 10. She is cited as exemplifying William Allen White in service to profession and country.
Rep Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, married Arthur Hardwick Jr. at a suburban Buffalo hotel. She will keep the name Rep Chisholm for district work and 1980 re election plans. The couple, meeting in Albany in 1965, will reside in Brooklyn.
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