Whos in News letter on snakes and circus manure
A reader letter section reports residents facing a snake problem at a home, with various folk remedies proposed from mothballs to turpentine. The piece also mentions Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey offering animal manure as fertilizer from its circus animals. The Owl party endorses Floyd Standifer for Washington’s 1st District, criticizing incumbents and suggesting political satire about solutions to national issues.
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V. Krake
Ars Aianeonka Tinner
Krake
Ringling Bros. and
Bartum & Bailey Circus
Red Kelley
Fast Lucie
Floyd Standifer
Washington
Ith
Brock Adams
President Carter
Four-Foot-Nine Marine Earns PFC Rank Despite Size
Jerry Pleban of Cleveland Ohio, at 4 foot 9 inches, earned a private first class promotion after 12 weeks at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. He faced doubt, had a brief waiver from the commandant, and excelled in training with a 225 expert rifle score. Pleban adapted gear to fit, inspired his platoon, and remains on track for a Marine career.
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Jerry Pleban
Pleban
Cleveland
Ohio
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Pfc
Sgt
H. Braswell
Pic
Michael Wright
Hartford
Marines
Waste Sen Melotyre cites computer mishap in mail errors
DANH vice chairman of a federal wasteful paper work commission admitted a profound embarrassment over a computer mishap that caused misrouted replies and duplicate addresses. Cowboy Seven Ford, son of former President Ford, will appear as an analyst on CBS Rodeo Invitational telecast from Red Bluff. Ford studies animal husbandry at California Polytechnic State University and has trained with Casey Tibbs.
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Thomas Melotyre
DANH
Cowboy Seven Ford
President Ford
CBS
Red Bluff
Ford
California Polytechnic State University
Casey Tibbs
Gunmen kill West German official in Karlsruhe ambush
In Karlsruhe a gunman killed prosecutor Siegfried Bubsch and fatally wounded a rear passenger as a car was shot at in downtown traffic. A rider on a motorcycle led the assault which involved machine gun fire. An anonymous caller claimed Ulrike Mainhof Action Committee responsibility, signaling further attacks. Witnesses suggested the driver may have been a woman.
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Karlsruhe
West Germany
Westermany
Jay
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
DPA
Ulrike Mainhof Action Committee
Buback
Sandy Hill to Join ABCs Good Morning America
Los Angeles TV anchor Sandy Hill, a former Miss Washington, will move to ABCs Good Morning America replacing a longtime host. The year veteran of television news in Los Angeles and Seattle starts in April, pairing with Passa Hartman on the morning program.
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Sandy Hill
Kabc-Tv
Los Angeles
ABC
Seattle
Miss Hill
Passa Hartman
New York
Remeber
Nancy Dest
Ed Caret
Sion
Rory
Billy Carter Pulls Out of Naples Cancer Benefit
A Naples cancer fundraiser slated for April with Billy Carter faced a swift backlash as the Collier County Cancer Society and event sponsors distanced themselves. Carter, famed for chain smoking, drew criticism after his CBS interview and a pushback from drivers over the swamp buggy race purse. Authorities said the event lost its political overtones but the dispute left Carter's attendance uncertain.
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Naples
Fie
Billy Carter
Collier County Cancer Society
Stoneburner
Carter
Plains
Darlene
Cancer Society
Local
Page Two
Billy
Nashville
Top Billing, Inc
Tandy Rice
David Shanard
Shanard
Dan Rather
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Harry James
Auanssins
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Bill’ Carter
American Cancer Society
New York City
Bever Bay
Peter Rabbit
Pallett
Hippity
Kosta Boda
Whittler Potteries
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