Woman 62 and Man 63 Battle for Equal Retirement
Thelma Chirk argued that the fight of the sexes ends in a tie, a view endorsed by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert A. Wenke. He ruled public agencies cannot force women to retire earlier than men. Miss Clark, earning $1,000 a month as senior legal stenographer, was retired by the Department of Water and Power, and the judge ordered her reinstatement.
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Thelma Chirk
Los Angeles Superior Court
Robert A. Wenke
BWP
Calley defense attorney seeks American Party presidential bid
Richard B. Kay, William L. Calley Jr. defense attorney, announced he is seeking the American Party presidential nomination allied with George Wallace. Kay, a Cleveland lawyer, aims to build a viable third party beyond Wallace while noting Wallace’s potential absence could kill the effort. He described a long political arc and a shift to a “shoestring” campaign, and said he informed Wallace of his bid.
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Richard B. Kay
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
George Wallace
Mylai
Kay
Cleveland
Wallace
Alabama
America
Washington
Wise Youth
Harold Stassen
Citizens For Eisenhower-Nixon
American Party
U.S. Senate
Ohio
Johnny Ukulele and Eugene Connolly Obituaries
Johnny Kaalhue known as Johnny Ukulele died in Los Angeles at 70 after a brief illness. He founded the Royal Hawaiians and toured the U S for 35 years until 1955. Eugene P Connolly, 70, former NYC councilman and National Maritime Union founder, died after a career as a labor organizer for CIO and AFL, serving under Fiorello LaGuardia.
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Johnny Kaalhue
Los Angeles
Johnny Ukulele
Royal Hawaiians
United States
Eugene P. Connolly
New York City
National Maritime Union
Fiorello Laguardia
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
AFL
Heiress Reclaims Brancusi Sculpture From Guggenheim
Mrs Heana Lindt entered the Guggenheim with two deputy sheriffs and her lawyer and left with The Muse by Constantin Brancusi, insured for 60 000 dollars. The action ends an eight year court fight over ownership after a New York Supreme Court ruling in her favor two years earlier. The 74 inch white marble head, sculpted in 1912, had been purchased at auction in 1935 for 7 000 dollars and was valued at up to 200 000 dollars.
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Heana Lindt
Guggenheim Museum
New York
Lindt
Constantin Brancusi
New York Supreme Court
Arde Bulova
Bulova Watch Co
Bulova
Museum
Reds Stab Cambodian Forces Near Phnom Penh
Communist troops shattered a 10,000 strong Cambodian government task force north of Phnom Penh, sending 5,000 refugees fleeing. The collapse of Baray and Kompong Thmar marked a severe setback in Cambodia's drive to control Highway 6, with U.S. air support failing to halt the Communist advance and survivors seeking other areas as the northern group endured heavy fighting.
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Phnom Penh
UPL
Cambodia
Baray
Kompong Thmar
Stemiong
U.S
Highway 6
Tiang Kauk
Prakham
Skoun
Colluin Savouth
Kompong Thom
Nixon heads to Florida for budget study weekend
President Nixon will fly to Key Biscayne, Florida, for a weekend review of the 1973 budget. White House said the trip is a key time for decisions and meetings with top budget advisers, including George Shultz, Caspar Weinberger, and John Ehrlichman.
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Washington
Nixon
Key Bistayne
Fla
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Key Biscayne
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Caspar Weinberger
Tmdget
John Ehrlichman
Ziegler
Ex Premier Menzies Hospitalized After Stroke
Former Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies, 76, was admitted to hospital today with a mild stroke. A hospital spokesman said his condition was described as satisfactory.
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Melbourne
Australia
UPI
Robert Menzies
Zhukov Receives Sixth Order of Lenin in Moscow
Marshal Georgi Zhukov has been awarded his sixth Order of Lenin in Moscow, the Soviet Union's top honor.
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Moscow
Georgi Zhukov
Soviet Union
Six surrender in Bubble Up stock fraud case in California
Six persons indicted in the Bubble Up soft drink investment scheme surrendered in Superior Court in Los Angeles. Bail was set at 2000 dollars each, with arraignment and plea set for December 27. Investigators say the total money involved could reach 4.5 million dollars. The remaining 14 defendants were to surrender later, with charges including grand theft and violations of state securities laws.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Visalia blast at Standard Oil yard injures 10
Explosions at the Standard Oil bulk plant in Visalia damaged eight to 10 houses with windows broken walls cracked. About 50 people fled damaged homes and were sheltered by Red Cross at Holy Family Church. One resident Joe Alvarez, 21, said a wall collapsed as the room caved in.
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Standard
Visalia
UPI
Standard Oil Co
Red Cross
Holy Family
Joe Alvarez
Alvarez
Garrett Jones
la Mirada
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Fresno
San Francisco
Donald Scott
Calley
Menzies
Zhukov
Standard Oil
Pallels Akewood
Tovar
Elma St. John
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