Horton grandmother skims through Callaway Gardens water ski trials
Irene Horton, 70, Arcadia California, failed to win a prize at the Callaway Gardens national water ski championships but earned respect with resilience. She has earlier placed in Denver Kansas City Seattle and Newberry Springs, with six Hortons competing and hopes to inspire senior women to stay active.
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White House waves Betty Ford and Mrs Rockefeller visit
The report combines multiple items: Mrs Yappy Rockefeller and Mrs Betty Ford waved from the Truman balcony during a White House visit on Thursday. Separate notes mention George Papadopoulos in Greece avoiding electricity charges, and Vassilios Kardamakis ordering no charges for Papadopoulos villa.
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Hartke trims GI bill benefits spurred by veto threat
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chair Vance Hartke criticizes House moves that first killed then revived the 24 percent veterans education bill minus key benefits. Hartke ties the action to President Ford’s veto threat over a $1.8 billion cost. Ford warned he would veto if inflationary. He also signaled support for Viet Nam era leniency.
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Des Moines motel killings stun city in early morning robbery
A gunman shot five or six times in the Holiday Inn lobby killing security guard Danny Peters 21 and night auditor Lu Ted Nolte 28 and injuring guest John Paul Stewart 24 as he fled with $269 from the Des Moines crime scene. Assistant Chief Teale called the incident a brutal execution and a statewide manhunt followed with no suspects.
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Stars join anti oil drilling campaign in California
Hollywood icons Jack Lemmon Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Walter Matthau and Jacqueline Bisset rallied in Los Angeles to oppose new offshore drilling off Southern California urging public protest during Labor Day weekend. Lemmon warned about future generations while Newman voiced concern over potentially thousands of wells and environmental damage near Santa Monica. Matthau condemned oil companies turning backyards into a garbage dump and urged united protest to influence federal hearings.
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