Former Miss Black America acquitted
A former Miss Black America, Sharon Elizabeth Wright, 26, was acquitted of smuggling cocaine into the United States from Colombia. Wright, the 1980 winner and now a model, testified a friend gave her a framed picture containing the drugs, discovered at Miami International Airport on June 5, 1981. If convicted, she faced up to 30 years and $50,000 in fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
Colombia
Sharon Elizabeth Wright
Ms. Wright
Miami International Airport
Cartagena
Beatles sue Beatles over songs credited to group
A man who sang with the Beatles and his manager filed a 1.35 billion suit in Los Angeles against the rock group and about two dozen record companies. They allege 18 Sheridan songs were licensed and sold as Beatles, though the band did not appear on them. Sheridan seeks at least 100 million in lost income plus 1 billion in punitive damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Beatles
Tony Sheridan
The
Sheridan
Dirk Summers
Polydor International Gbh
Phillips-Seaman Prp
William L. Waren
Polydor
New York
Priday
West Germany
First Lady's Father Loyal Davis Dies in Phoenix Memorial
President Reagan attended a private 20 minute memorial for Loyal Davis in Phoenix with Nancy Reagan and 60 guests. Davis, 86, a noted neurosurgeon, died of congestive heart failure. The service at Greenwood Memorial Park was closed to the public. Temperatures reached a Phoenix record of 112 degrees as onlookers watched the Reagan limousine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Reagan
Nancy
Loyal Davis
Scottsdale
Greenwood Memorial Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Black America
WHO
Roger Daltrey
Daltrey
the Who
Kenney Jones
Keith Moon
Peter Townshend
My Genereton
Tommy
Camera Ee Magazine
Wright
Grigsby’s Inc
University & Parkway
Odessa College
Mene
Clara Meer
Ser Mee Reoenn Sree
W. University
Odessa
Texas
Reagans
Washington
California
Homeowners Insurance
Good Neighbor
Homeowners
State Farm
Houston Copeland
Grandview
State Farm Fire and Casualty
Bloomington, Ilinois
Huffy Pro
West County Plaza Shoppin Center
Huffy
Sweet Thunder Girls
Aree Wee Fia Hotepeperrg
Black
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!