Tex Ritter reflects on crime and culture at the Grand Ole Opry
In Nashville Tex Ritter and other Opry stars discuss rising crime and societal change. They urge harsher punishment for killers like Stringbean Ackeman and lament the impact of Watergate and moral shifts on country music and the Opry scene.
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Grand Ole Opry
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Opry
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Ackeman
Roy Acuff
Stringbean
The
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Gran Ole Opry
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Opry House
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Peete G
Hank Williams
Teapot Dome
Harry Truman
Nixon
Pioneer 10 Survives Jupiter Radiation Flyby
Jupiter radiation affected Pioneer 10 during a two million mile post flyby. A ground data glitch was fixed by a backup system as instruments faltered in the radiation belt. NASA planned short thruster bursts to repoint antennas while Io was found to lack an ionosphere and Jupiter’s polar cloud layer showed unexpected low spirits.
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UPI
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Planets
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Space Agency
Readers send money for Getty ransom debate continues
Il Messaggero reported readers mailed small sums to support the missing Paul Getty III. The Rome paper noted total gifts reached 241.57 dollars since his disappearance last July. The Getty family had said it would not meet the 3.4 million dollar demand.
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J. Paul Getty
Il Messaggero
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Southern Illinois loses five veteran lawmakers in retirements
Southern Illinois faces a historic exodus as five influential officials announce retirement as their terms end in January 1975. Among them are Illinois House Minority Leader Clyde Choate and US Representative Kenneth Gray, joined by state reps McCormick Holloway and Stedelin, plus former senator John Gilbert.
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UPI
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Clyde Choate
D - Anna
General Assembly
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D-Nl
Congress
Southern Illinois
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Vienna
James D. Holloway
Sparta
Harold D. Stedelin
Centralia
John Gilbert
Carbondale
Stedlin
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Stedelin
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Lochiel Elementary Enrollment Doubles to Six
Lochiel Arizona sees enrollment double at Lochiel Elementary School from three to six students in the single room schoolhouse. School officials report the rise reflects growing local interest and stable attendance.
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Lochiel, Ariz
Lochiel
Doctor Finishes Three Day Medical License Exam
Dr. R Bernard Finch completes a three day state medical license exam in St Louis after twelve years in prison for the murder of his wife He took a mid exam break at a 24 hour restaurant and described the basic sciences portion as rough He has been practicing as an x ray technician in Eldorado Springs since his release and fought to regain the license through the courts
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UPI
R. Bernard Finch
Finch
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