Miss America missing from Atlantic City pageant parade
Thousands lined the Atlantic City boardwalk to watch the Miss America Pageant parade but Miss America Turly Meeuwsen was absent on doctors orders due to pneumonia relapse. Lee Meriwether served as grand marshal as 50 contestants paraded in convertibles amid efforts to crown Miss America 1974.
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de Pere
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USO
Korea
Okinawa
Honolulu
Lee Meriwether
Kentuccky
Lyda Lewis
Miss Meeuwsen
Neenah Man Drowns On Sailing Excursion
A 24 year old Neenah man Paul G Nelson drowned near Jefferson Park Menasha at the mouth of the river during a sailing trip with Jerry Uhl of Oshkosh since Saturday. Nelson had paralysis from the waist down but remained active. autopsy to confirm drowning. Survived by parents Ray and Mrs Nelson and a sister and brother, funeral Friday at Westgor Funeral Home Maple Grove Cemetery Munising. Memorial fund set up.
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Menasha
Neenah
Winnebago County
Paul G. Nelson
Chestnut St
Ray H. Nelson
Edgewood Drive
Jefferson Park
Nelson
Jerry Unl
Anchorage Court
Oshkosh
Uhl
Green Bay
Bay
Theda Clark
Westgor Funeral Home
Maple Grave
Munising
Embassy siege at Saudi embassy in Paris by Palestinian militants
Three armed Palestinian guerrillas seized the Saudi Arabian embassy in Paris in the affluent 16th district near the Arc de Triomphe. They took hostages and demanded the release of prisoners in Jordan and a plane to flee by 5 p.m. Police surrounded the building as negotiations continued and an embassy employee was injured leaping from a second floor window.
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UPI
Jordan
France
Graystone
Al-giers
16Th
Arc de Triomph
Nixon to hold second live TV news conference
President Nixon, pursuing greater personal visibility, arranged his second live televised news conference for today. The White House said reporters would gather at 2 pm CDT in the East Room.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
East
Transition UWO head named as executive vice chancellor
Chancellor Roger Guiles announced he will retire Dec 31 after serving at UW Oshkosh since 1959 and recommended Dr Robert Polk as executive vice chancellor during the transition to a new leader. Polk will return to associate vice president for academic affairs once the transition completes early in 1974.
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Roger Guiles
University of Wisconsin Central Administration
Robert Polk
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
de Guiles
Guiles
Board of Regents
Uwoshkosh
Central Administration
Polk
Oshkosh
Oshkosh High
Indictments Pic Trip for Watergate Plumbers in 1971 Break-In
A grand jury indicted former presidential aide John Ehrlichman and three White House plumbers over the September 1971 burglary of Dr Henry Fielding’s Los Angeles office. Liddy and Bud Krogh Jr along with David Young Jr faced conspiracy to commit burglary charges. Indictments were reported by the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post. bail set at 410 for each defendant. identities withheld pending surrender.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John D Ehrlichman
White House
Daniel Elisberg
John D Ehrichman
Henry Fielding
G. Gordon Liddy
Vid Bo Young Jr
Bfgil
Bud” Krogh Jr
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
the Post
Archibald Cox
James Doyle
Ehrlichman
Niven
Senate
Watergate
Grand Jury
Pleasant Fair Skies Tonight With Mild Lows
Pleasant weather continues tonight with clear skies and comfortable air. Overnight temperatures fall to around 50 degrees, setting up a mild Saturday ahead.
Illinois wards sent to Texas institutions sparks probe
A state study finds a mindless bureaucratic monster behind the transfer of more than 1,000 Illinois wards, mostly ages 11 to 18, to Texas facilities at about $8 million. Children faced abuse and educational neglect. many were kept for years, with some dying. The report criticizes costs and calls for returning youths to Illinois unless they choose to stay in Texas.
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Chicago
Texas
Patrick A. Keenan
DePaul University
Blinds Department of Children and Family Services
Nollinois
Illinois
Area Achievement Center
Wimberley Children’senter
Meridell
Wimberley
Keenan
Department
Ilinois
Tewas
Wisconsin license protest cools as nonresident fees rise
In Madison AP report, opposition to Wisconsin license hikes shifts to acceptance. Assembly leader Anthony Earl and aide Brian Jensen say plan now leans toward charging nonresidents more, with fishing licenses for nonresidents up to 12 dollars and other nonresident fees doubled. Northern resort owners complain as out of state visitors cancel reservations, while unions back the increases to avoid higher resident fees.
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Madison
Brian Jensen
Anthony Earl
Earl
Assembly
Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin
Jensen
International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Local 91
Rhinelander
Outagamie Conservation Club
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Joseph Busch
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Kolts
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