Umbrella Man Theory of JFK Assassination is Crushed
Louie Steven Witt, a Dallas warehouse manager, identified as the umbrella man in the JFK assassination photos after years of private life. He testified to the House Assassinations Committee that he carried an umbrella to heckle the president, not as a conspirator, and noted umbrellas had become a symbol of appeasement linked to Joseph P. Kennedy and Chamberlain.
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Washington
Louie Steven Wilt
John F. Kennedy
Witt
House
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas
Aew
Births At Franklin And Nearby In The Week
Vital statistics list births to families in Franklin Trenton and Vista California with names and addresses of parents and hospitals. Includes grandparents towns and dates for several newborns plus hospital visiting hours for medical surgical and pediatric patients Monday through Saturday.
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Terry Combs
Vista
Calif
Gria
Kaiser Permanentee Hospital
San Diego
Lloyd D. Miller
Sierra Road
Kelly Geary
Lyonel Geary
Elmo Place
Betty Little
Grand Ave
Fred Krause
Trenton
Elliott Mayhen
Charles
James Simpkins
Lebanon
Clayton Brelsford
Manchester
Robert Cain
Franklin
Lydia Donathan
Yankee Road
Edna Sandusky
Hill Ave
Estus Wooton
Lafayette Ave
Ida Ov
Hughes St
Janice Breeding
Germantown
Robert Walker
Florence St
Dewey Johnson
Shafer St Hospital
Girl survives after family illness claims mother and brother
A 16 year old girl Tanya Boyer regained consciousness and fights for recovery after a mysterious illness struck her family in Pevely last week killing Benny Boyer and injuring her father Robert and brother Barry. Doctors say the girl should improve but remains critical as police and investigators test for a gas related cause.
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ST. Louis
Fernando de Castro
Tanya Boyer
Robert Boyer
Benny Boyer
Pevely
Tanya
Barry Boyer
Barrys
Bakke Begins Medical School Amid Protests at UC Davis
Allan Bakke, 38, starts first year at UC Davis Medical School as protesters march outside and about 100 classmates welcome him inside. He offers brief comments, saying he is very happy to be there and that the molecular and cellular biology class went fine.
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University of California Medical School
Bakke
Brown says 1980 bid unlikely amid Camp David peace progress
California Governor Jerry Brown says 1980 is a poor year for another Democratic presidential run. He notes President Carter's Camp David peace talks boost and cites Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy as strong, calling his own chances remote and uncertain.
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Anaheim
Calif
Jerry Brown
California
Carter
Camp David
Massachusetts
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Brown
Carter boys host White House backyard party for campaign workers
Washington AP reports President Carter and Rosalynn attended a lawn event at the White House. About 500 campaign workers and relatives of Congress members joined in a barbecue and rock concert. Jeff and Jack Carter, with wives, were among the guests. The Atlanta Rhythm Section played as attendees sat at picnic tables. Jack’s wife stayed home in Calhoun.
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Washington
White House
Carter
Daughters of Congress
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Jeff
Chip
Jack
Calhoun
Ali to film Freedom Road role as Gideon Jackson
Muhammad Ali arrives in Natchez for NBC film Freedom Road in which he portrays Gideon Jackson a freed slave who rises to lead blacks fight the Ku Klux Klan and become the first black senator. He says acting comes naturally after 19 years in stadium sellouts and declines predicting being the greatest on film.
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Miss
Muhammed’ Ali
Natchez
Gideon Jackson
Senate
NBC
Ali
Congress members urge Carter to free Patricia Hearst
Two California lawmakers call for Hearst’s release. Senator S. L. Hayakawa and Representative Leo Ryan petition President Carter, citing Miss Hearst’s seven year sentence for armed robbery and the distress of her kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974. They argue it is time to say enough.
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Washington
California
Patricia Hearst
Carter
Miss Hearst
Hayakawa
Symbionese Liberation Arms
Ryan
Jury Deliberations in Klein Kidnapping Case
A New York state Supreme Court jury deliberates on the fate of a brother and sister charged with kidnapping Calvin Klein's 11 year old daughter and holding her for a $100,000 ransom. The seven women and five men heard a one hour charge from Justice Thomas Galligan and summaries from prosecutors and defense. Deliberations resume today.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Calvin Klein
Thomas Galligan
Flood seeks change of venue in perjury case
Los Angeles AP reports Daniel J Flood a Pennsylvania Democrat pleads innocent to three perjury charges tied to six dollars in alleged payoffs and asks to move his trial from the West Coast to the East Coast US District Judge Malcolm Lucas sets November 2 for the trial rejecting defense delays and hardship claims while defense attorney Axel Kleiboemer says he will pursue an East Coast venue change due to Floods limited means and travel costs for witnesses and attorneys.
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Los Angeles
Daniel J— Flood
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Malcolm Lucas
Flood
Haid
Axel Kleiboemer
Vesco case doubts cloud Anderson column says letters questioned
Columnist Jack Anderson casts doubt on Vesco related allegations, noting that letters linking White House associates to Vesco may be reconstructions rather than copies. He cites secretary Gerolyn Hobbs and admits uncertainty remains about the existence of original documents and the truth of the claims.
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Washington (Ap
Jack Anderson
Carter
Robert Vesco
Anderson
White House
Vesco
Gerolyn Hobbs
Albany, Ga
Spencer Lee IV
Hamilton Jordan
Charles Kirbo
Carter Lee
Costa Rica
Hobbs
Brooke divorce battle haunts Senate campaign in Cambridge
Ex-wife Remigia Brooke seeks contempt of court against U.S. Senator Edward Brooke in Middlesex Probate Court alleging failure to pay $1,500 in alimony and $20,000 in legal fees and to turn over deeds to Newton and St Martin homes.
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Cambridge, Mass
Edward Brooke
Remigia
Brooke
Middlesex
Newton
St. Martin
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