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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1972
Page
4
Hollywood actress Sandy Duncan, 26, announced she is permanently blind in her left eye after an hour long operation at UCLA Medical Center to remove a benign tumor behind the eye. She plans to resume filming in May or June, noting movement remains and the eye’s appearance matters more than vision.
New York columnist Earl Wilson reports that Gene Barrett, hotel manager of the Britannia Beach in Nassau, claims he has never seen Howard Hughes since Thanksgiving 1970. The piece discusses the Hughes biography intrigue, rumors of look alikes, and Barrett’s evasive responses, with light asides on jokes and quotes.
Ray Conniff said President Nixon called him from Miami Beach to express that he was not upset about a protest during a White House East Room event. Conniff and his wife Vera were distressed, and the singer noted a substitute performer waved a Stop the Killing placard.
San Diego gears up to host Republican National Convention delegates and alternates in August. Plans call for free rides for families, private yacht rentals, multiple music shows and events, a mayoral welcome, mariachis, city decorations, and extensive hospitality led by Ron Fuller, former Agnew aide, for Aug 21 23.
World chess federation president Max Euwe said Fischer and Spassky must agree on a site for the title match later this year after their lists of preferred venues differed. The Soviet list favored Ice land Holland West Germany and France while the American list named Belgrade Sarajevo Buenos Aires and Canada. Euwe expected Fischer’s manager to travel to Moscow for talks with Soviet officials.
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