Woman becomes California's first woman police chief
Kay Good, 41, a divorced mother of five, is installed in Coalinga as California's first female police chief. She will command a seven-man force plus four female clerks and five male reserve officers, having previously supervised 37 officers as a Los Angeles County watch commander. She took a pay cut for the post, plans to enforce discipline firmly, and shifted from education to law enforcement after college.
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Coalinga
California
Kay Good
Los Angeles County
Jair
Los Angeles
Torrance
President Ford joked about Betty Ford at state reception
During a heads of state reception on Thursday night Betty Ford playfully rebuked President Kekkonen after he joked about going home with her. The First Lady warned that such a move would not be swift, while President Ford enjoyed the light moment.
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Finland
Urho Kekkonen
Betty Ford
Ford
Beame
Firemen’s Union
Michael Maye
Ken McFeeiey
Policemen's Union
Sight Restored For Blind Father And His Imagined Children
Virgil Houk, 43, who went blind in 1961, regained near full vision after a February operation. He describes relief and shock as he now recognizes his children Sherri 10 Shannon 9 and Stephen 8, whose features he once pictured in his mind. He recalls a long period of disorientation and a shift in perceiving real versus imagined appearances.
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Independence, Ma
Virgil Houk
Houk
Sherri
Shannon
Stephen
Rex Harrisons fifth marriage in trouble reported
The Daily Mail says Rex Harrison's wife Elizabeth has filed for divorce on irreconcilable differences. The couple, married four years, faced a sensational claim of an aborted reconciliation from columnist Nigel Dempster amid reports of tense conditions in London.
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London
Rex Harrison
The
Daily Mail
Harrison
Elizabeth
Nigel Dempster
Ex-lover murders man at Maury County Courthouse lobby
In Columbia Tennessee a woman Gail Gulley shot and killed former boyfriend marshal Thomas Nolen in the Maury County Courthouse lobby after pursuing him through a courtroom. Witnesses say she shouted Die, damn you, die as two women raised alarm and three more shots rang out. Gulley, 29, was held on murder and weapon charges after being treated for shock. Nolen, 36, died after surgery.
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Columbia, Tenn
Maury County
Wendell Harris
Gail Gulley
Thomas Nolen
Miss Gulley
Nolen
Aubrey Prince
Harris
New York City imposes wage freeze amid debt crisis
New York City, richest worldwide, faces 87 billion in debt as Banks demand belt tightening. The austerity program includes wage freezes for thousands of public workers, mass layoffs, fare hikes on subways bridges tunnels and ferries, and potential free tuition cuts. Police and fire unions oppose the terms.
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New York City
America
Staten Island
Police
Fire
Beame
Oklahoma seals two elephant hunts after long chase
After nearly three weeks of air and ground pursuit, Lyndel Fry shot tranquilizers to capture Lilly the elephant near Hugo Oklahoma. Lilly and her mate Isa had escaped Carson and Barnes Circus on July 12 triggering a massive search by more than 100 people. Lilly was found east of Isa’s location, then secured on foot after a plane sighting. Isa and Lilly weigh about 1500 pounds each and are valued around ten thousand dollars.
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Hugo
Okla
Oklahoma
Lyndel Fry
Carson and Barnes
Lilly
Fry
Isa
Choctaw County
Jame Buchanan
Brad Wells
Iff
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Unele Dee
Petticoat Junction
Glenn Ford
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Noles
Alice
Gary Goodwin
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Abe Beame
the Sher
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