Merle Haggard wins Entertainer of the Year at CMA
Merle Haggard wins the Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, saying this was the most wonderful year of his life. He also takes Male Vocalist of the Year and awards for his song Okie from Muskogee, while Kris Kristofferson wins Song and Album of the Year for Sunday Morning Coming Down. Tammy Wynette is Female Vocalist of the Year, with competition from Anderson, Lynn, Parton, and Smith. Jerry Reed is nominated as Instrumentalist of the Year.
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Merle Haggard
Country Music Association
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Muskogee
Kris Kristofferson
Johnny Cash
Glen Campbell
Roy Clark
Charley Pride
Cash
Campbell
Tammy Wynette
Bernadine Dohrn Added To FBI Top Ten List
Washington AP report states Bernadine Rae Dohrn, described as a Communist and Weather Underground leader, is added to the FBI top ten fugitives list to replace Angela Davis who was arrested Tuesday. Dohrn faces charges including unlawful interstate flight to avoid prosecution, riot law violations, and conspiracy.
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FBI
Bernadine Rae Dohrn
Weatherman
Students For A Democratic Society
Angela Davis
Miss Als
Steges 28
Personal News of Wellsville FHA Initiates New Members
Paula Reagan reports 21 members and two visitors, with Mrs. Borgmeyer, Mrs. Howard Myers, and Mrs. E. D. McCurdy named chapter mothers. Barnwarming candidates chosen are Brad Shramek, David Baugh, Billy Shramek, and Don Zumbehl. The program covered formal and informal initiations, followed by a joint FHA and FFA refreshment, a Friday 6:30 p.m. picnic in the high school cafeteria, group games, and square dancing led by Ronnie Vedder.
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Wellsville
America
Paula Reagan
Borgmeyer
Howard Myers
Watsnnier
E.d McCurdy
Middie
Brad Shramek
David Baugh
Billy Shramek
Don Zumbehl
Melbourne bridge collapse kills 24 workers
A 2000 ton section of the West Gate Bridge under construction in Melbourne fell 134 feet, killing 24 workers and injuring 19 with 25 missing. The disaster halted the $47 million project over the Yarra River as unions pulled crews and an investigation was ordered by Premier Sir Henry Bolte. Fire brigades and ambulances assisted amid debris removal and a large-scale response.
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Melbourne
Australia
Yarra River
West Gate
Sir Henry Bolte
Victoria
Hackett Bid For Casino Delayed At Lake Tahoe
The Nevada Gaming Control Board postponed a decision on Buddy Hackett’s bid to buy a stake in the Kings Castle casino at Lake Tahoe. A spokesman said Hackett appeared to apply as an individual, but filings suggest Hackett Enterprises Inc. may seek the license.
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Carson City
Nev
State Gaming Control Board
Buddy Hackett
Kings Castle
Lake Tahoe
Hackett
Hackett Enterprises Inc
Death sentence upheld in holdup murder case
Jurors return death penalty for four men accused in the fatal holdup of Lynda Walker near Fermin Desloges Hospital where she worked. Ronald Gunn testifies that Pruitt and another defendant forced entry into the car as Walker fled. State contends the crime warranted capital punishment.
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Staus
Jéreme J. Tian'ya
Lynda Walker
Nes Walker
Fermin Desloges Hospital
Ronald Gumn
Gunn
Atty. James
Durst
Mexico Missouri Ledger Thursday 1970 Missing fragments shooting case
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a 1970 Mexico Missouri Ledger page mentioning actual shooting and a decision affecting death sentences for remaining defendants. Details are unclear due to garbled text but reference a legal action tied to the shooting case and defendants awaiting outcomes.
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Mexico
Lebder
Wolves bounty and a four year sentence in Jefferson City
Willian Je Snell and James T Montague each received 90 dollars for two adult wolves. Danzey, Leon Freeman, Russell E Levings, and Tommy were paid bounties for one adult wolf. Sheriff Dean Mason took Jimmy Fifer to the State Department of Corrections at Jefferson City Tuesday after a circuit court trial last Friday, resulting in a four year sentence for involvement in a past theft at Duncan's Bridge Store.
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Tey
Willian Je. Snell
James T. Montague
Danzey
Leon Freeman
Russell E. Levings
Tommy
Dean Mason
Jimmy Fifer
State Department of Corrections
Jefferson City
Duncan
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