Miss Black and Beautiful contest sparks racial dispute
Slough Mingland ends with dissension as 19-year-old Autrit Chawla, born in Kenya, wins over contestants who say she is not black enough. West Indian entrants argue the prize of a West Indies holiday proves insufficient. Organiser Vibert Scrubb says restricting entry to West Indians would flare Race Relations Board issues.
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Slough
Mingland
Autrit Chawla
Kenya
Gloria Thompson
Carmel Fenton
West Indies
Vibert Scrubb
Race Relations Board
Honolulu
Wayne E. Rollins
Elloree
5.C
Rollins
FBI
Gwen
TN Wry
Two Car Collision Near Bessemer Kills One Injures Several
Richard K Arnold 22 son of Eddie Arnold critically injured and Laura Lewis 38 a passenger in Willie Terrells car killed in a two car wreck near Bessemer Alabama. Arnold and Larry Mathis were returning to University of Alabama when Terrells car collided with Mathis. Mathis a Tuscaloosa student and Arnold from Brentwood Tennessee. Terrell 36 charged with manslaughter. The blast reports mix with unrelated notes on Dick Gregory fasting and a separate US Marine sit up record.
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Richard K. Arnold
Eddie Arnold
Bessemer
Ala
Arnold
Brentwood
Tenn
Larry Mathis
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama At
Mathis
Willie Terrell
Laura Lewis
Terrell
Reagan-Demo welfare accord marks rare bipartisan breakthrough
In Sacramento a landmark bi partisan welfare reform deal emerged this weekend with Gov Reagan and liberal Democrats negotiating face to face for 22 hours over seven meetings. The agreement would save over 200 million annually and requires approval from both chambers before returning to Reagan for signing.
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Sacramento
California
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
John Burton
Lberal Democratic
San Francisco
William Bagley
Chisel Gop
San Rafael
Assembly
Senate
Bob Moretti
Bagley
Burton
Pair held in death of U.S. aide
An assistant U.S. attorney Michael Heuer, 35, was found slain with a throat wound in Ventura County. Gordon Yates, 36, and Katherine Lamb, 26, both of Hollywood, were jailed on suspicion of murder tied to an escort service angle. Lamb reported the killing after alleging Yates’s anger over Heuer visiting her.
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U.S
Michael Heuer
U.S. Attorney's Office
Los Angeles
U.S. 10
Ventura County
Roy Salls
Gordon Yates
Katheine Lamb
Hollywood
Hever
Miss Lamb
Sunset Strip
Las Vegas
Heuer
Yates
Dylan and Beatles join for benefit at Madison Square Garden
Dylan and George Harrison performed at two sold out East Pakistan refugee relief fund shows at Madison Square Garden. Dylan sang three career phases including Hard Rain's Gonna Fall and Blowin' in the Wind while Harrison received a standing ovation and introduced Dylan with Ravi Shankar amid a star heavy New York audience.
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George Harrison
Bob Dylan
New York
al Benefit
Ringo Starr
Madison Square Garden
East Pakistan
Dylan
Britain
Isle of Wight
Harrison
Davi Shankar
India
Mr. Tambourine Man
2 Woman
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Doc Adams
Dodge City
Dick Gregory
Southeast Asia
Gregory
Chicago South Side
Vomen
Press-Telegram
Eng Leach
By Doug Willis
Anthony Beilenson
Beverly Hillis
Ori
Tony Berlenson
Beatles
Andefine
J. P. Stevens
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