Burglar returns uninsured jewelry to Bend shop
Bruce and Carolee Ownbey of The Bar Gle Tree in Bend, Oregon, had suffered three robberies in a year. A repentant burglar returned about $47,100 in uninsured pieces, including $4,500 in gold and silver, and promised to repay losses from items already sold and damages. The gesture enabled the business to stay afloat.
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Bend
Ore
Bruce
Carolee Ownbey
Ownbey
Idaho
Ownbeys
Paul Newman Jests by Hanging Backdrop with Shark
Actor Paul Newman teased photographers by hitching himself on a fish-hanging hook while a hammerhead shark was caught. He posed smiling as he joked about the role reversal, turning the moment into a lighthearted stunt.
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Paul Newman
Newman
Fischer stripped of chess title by federation
The International Chess Federation stripped Bobby Fischer of the world championship and awarded it to Anatoly Karpov after Fischer did not respond by the deadline. The Manila defense, Manila details, and a record $5 million purse were at stake, second only to the Ali Foreman boxing payout.
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Amsterdam
Bobby Fischer
International Chess Federation Today
Fischer
Anatoly Karpov
Manila
Philippines
Karpov
Muhammad Ali
George Foreman
Zaire
Housewife saves twins after drowning scare in Phoenix
Lavonne Stanley scaled a six foot fence and used phone based first aid to save seven year old twins Donald and David Lenz from drowning. She pulled the boys from a pool, performed mouth to mouth resuscitation, and guided rescuers as fire officials provided instructions until hospital admission. The boys were reported in satisfactory condition at John C. Lincoln Hospital.
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Phoenix
Aziz
Lavonne Stanley
Shawn
Space obscenity verdict hits Kaplan and associates
Santa Monica based space? Space obscenity case. Kaplan, owner of a sex book store and former Supreme Court obscenity case figure, got three years probation and a $3000 fine after selling obscene books to undercover officers over two years. McNasty, Sunset Strip nightclub owner linked to Evel Knievel, faced an assault suit from Domiique Silverman seeking 150000 dollars for injuries tied to an incident at the club.
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Santa Monica
Murray Kaplan
U.S. Supreme Court
Kaplan
McNasty
Sunset Strip
Evel Knievel
Dominique Silverman
McNasty Wednesday
Connally urged Nixon on raw milk price supports politics
Tape from Connally bribery trial reveals he pressed Nixon to boost raw milk price supports for political gains. March 23, 1971 meeting in White House included Ehrlichman and Harvy. Connally touted dairy farmers' political power while arguing for higher parity. Justice dept witness Don Paarlberg explained parity concept.
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Wesley Pippert
Washington
UPI
Treasury
John B. Connally Jr
Richard Nixon
White House
Connally
Midwest
America
Nixon
Agriculture Department
U.S
John D. Ehrlichman
Clifford Harry
George P. Schulte
Frank M. Tuorkheimer
Don Paarlberg
Jon A. Sale
Juke Jacobsen
Classified notices and page header from Long Beach newspaper
Fragments show a classified page with pricing and delivery notes. OCR yields jumbled lines and partial dates, indicating a local listings section with carrier delivery details and postage. The readable cues point to a Thursday edition around April 4 with reference to classified items and service charges.
Orphans' Getaway Host One Big-Hearted Guy
Ed Daly, president of World Airways, flew 54 orphans from wartorn South Vietnam to the United States and funds 5000 disadvantaged children yearly. The pistol packing millionaire helps diaper infants and organizes weekend planeloads of friends to Europe. Daly is described as gregarian, outgoing, and sociable though not boastful.
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Oakland
South Vietnam
United States
Ed_ Daly
World Airways
Europe
Daly
Mary Ure dies after opening in new play
London reports actress Mary Ure 42 died shortly after opening Don Taylor's The Exorcism. Ure, wife of Robert Shaw and former wife of John Osborne, starred in Look Back in Anger adaptation and other films. Critics praised her performance.
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London
UPI
Mary Ure
Robert Shaw
John Osborne
Misa Ure
Osborne
Don Taylor
Midwest Snowstorm Halts Flights and Roads Across Region
A major spring storm crippled air travel at O'Hare Chicago and disrupted Midwest roads. Schools closed and classes halted as up to a foot of snow fell in parts, with thousands stranded on planes or benches. National Guardsmen aided motorists in Genesee County amid impassable roads and heavy drifts.
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Midwest
Chicago
O’hare
Lower Michigan
Lansing
Genesee County
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Edward Bennett Williams
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Bob A. Lilly
Jake
Tas Vegas
Imperial Beach
Calif
FBI
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Springlake
N.J
Paul Brand
Belmar
W.J
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David Scott Cox
Press-Telegram
Lone Beach
Bullock's
Lakewood
Clark Ave
Elis
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June
Orinda
National Alliance of Businessmen
Johnson
Oakland Symphony
Young County
Mamie
Gordon
Mamie Eisenhower
ED Daly
United Press International
Loubella
Bullock's Lakewood
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