Natcher Celebrates 18th Anniversary With Perfect Voting Record
Rep. William Natcher marked 18 years in Congress with a spotless voting record, answering every roll call since Jan 6, 1954. The Kentucky Democrat, noted as the longest perfect voting record in the House, has missed no roll calls during his tenure, though some longer-serving members have faced more total roll calls.
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Nixon portrait painter Wyeth or not
Andrew Wyeth, a social friend of President and Mrs Nixon, was accused by the White House of fabricating his claim to have been chosen to paint Nixon’s official portrait. Wyeth said Mrs Nixon asked him to paint the portrait and that he was authorized by the White House Historical Association.
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Irish poet Padraic Colum dies at 90 in Conn
Padraic Colum, famed Irish poet playwright and children's author, dies at 90 in Enfield Connecticut after a long illness. He helped found the Abbey Theatre and the Irish Review and led the Poetry Society of America as editor of Forum. He moved to the United States in 1914 with his wife Mary Catherine Guving Maguire and remained a major figure in Irish literary circles.
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Poetry Society of America
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Dole Divorce Ends Longtime Political Marriage
Kansas Senator and GOP chairman Robert Dole is divorced from wife Phyllis after 23 years. District Judge Adrian Allen granted the divorce on a noncontested petition, awarding custody of their 17-year-old son Robin. Phyllis Dole, a physical therapist, cared for him after his World War II injuries.
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Arnaz to Teach Studio Production at San Diego State
Desi Arnaz, homegrown Cuban born star and former Desilu president, will teach studio production and acting to upperclassmen and graduates at San Diego State College starting February 7. He will be paid $10,000 and will hold a rank comparable to a full professor, per a college spokesman. The former Desilu boss divorced Lucille Ball in 1960 after which Ball received half the empire then valued at $20 million. Arnaz later sold her his stake. Louis G Schwartz dies at 70 in Miami Beach. Known as Louie the Waiter, he helped raise $9 million in World War II bonds while working as a New York deli waiter before being celebrated nationwide.
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New York
Duke Leaves Hospital Prepares for Apollo 16 Moon Landing
Astronaut Charles Duke Jr. is released from Patrick Air Force Base hospital after a weeklong treatment for bacterial pneumonia. He is slated to walk on the moon with Cmdr. John W. Young on Apollo 16, liftoff set for April 16, while Lt. Cmdr. Thomas K. Mattingly pilots orbit. The piece also notes shifts in the U.S. Communist Party leadership as Gus Hall discusses reissuing membership cards amid calls from younger members. The report mentions Hall, 61, of New York, planning a presidential run.
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John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly
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U.S. Communist Party
Gus Wall
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Los Angeles
Western storm brings hurricane-force winds and heavy snow
A powerful storm swept the western mountains and northern Great Plains with hurricane-force winds and heavy snowfall. Travel warnings stretched from Washington to Nebraska, with blizzard alerts across Montana and snow warnings into Minnesota and Wisconsin. Wyoming recorded 160 mph winds and Livingston saw gusts over 100 mph toppling mobile homes in Colorado. Schools closed in seven Idaho counties while Swan Valley communities were cut off by drifts. Telecommunication microwave failures darkened much of Montana as the system neared, raising investigations into the outage.
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Black Muslims' chief condemns internal violence before Baton Rouge shootout
Tlijah Muhammad, national Black Muslim leader, in Muhammad Speaks, denounces black on black hatred and urges unity amid in-fighting linked to a deadly Baton Rouge clash that killed two white deputies and two black men. Authorities blame infighting as funerals approach. Chicago and California victims named.
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Issie
Muhammad Speaks
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Elijah Muhammad
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Samuel Upton
Vallejo
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Ralph Hancock
Ralph Dewayne Wilder
Fragmentary OCR Note From A Loom Page
The readable bits show stray letters and numbers from a loom related page. It contains no complete names dates or places, making a coherent item risky. This card notes partial text and unresolved words without a clear event or entities to anchor a summary.
Mars photos show Mars evolving not dead planet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and Dr. Carl Sagan report Mariner 8 imagery reveals active surface processes on Mars including pits hollows basins and long crust fissures spanning over 1100 miles. They note possible ground ice thaw erosion and volcanic history suggesting ongoing geological change.
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