Philosopher walks 500 miles to appeal divorce to Supreme Court
James Murray a Mt. St. Joseph College instructor from Cincinnati appeals his divorce ruling in 1968 by walking 500 miles to Washington. He says judges favor divorce and breaks up families while his wife Virginia was granted the Cleveland court order. Murray notes daily pain from the journey and questions the fairness of judicial attitudes toward marriage.
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Francis James Murray
Mt. St. Joseph College
Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
Murray
Cincinnati
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Virginia
Washington
Duke of Windsor A King On His Own Terms
The 75 year old Duke of Windsor and Duchess Wallis Simpson spoke in a BBC interview from Paris about his throne on his terms not fully upholding the crown. He said he would have liked to remain king but under his own conditions, and he recalled America as a vast golf course while the duchess offered light remarks on fashion and youth and noted happiness as the secret to aging.
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Duke of Windsor
Duke
British Broadcasting Corp
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
Paris
America
United States
Edward VIII
Tenant Wins Right to Keep Watchdog in NYC Apartment
A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that a tenant may keep a watchdog despite lease terms. Justice Myles J. Lane cited rampant crime and landlords’ policing limits, applying to Mrs. Genevieve Matouis and her dog Snafu. East River Housing Corp. lost the case after no neighbors objected.
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New York Supreme Court
Myles J. Lane
Genevieve Matouis
Snafu
New York City
East River Housing Corp
Lane
White House Plans Wyeth Tribute Exhibit and Dinner
The White House will stage a month long Wyeth art exhibit with about 20 paintings. President and Mrs. Nixon will host a black tie dinner for the artist next month. Wyeth, 52, lives in Chadds Ford pa, and visited the White House with his son Jamie after attending a state dinner for Prime Minister Sato of Japan. The couple are said to admire Wyeths work and Mrs Nixon is excited about obtaining some paintings for exhibition.
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White House
Andrew Wyeth
Nixon
Wyeth
Chadds Ford
Jamie
Sato
Japan
Birds Die From Roaming Dogs Prompt Crandall Lawsuit
Exotic poultry breeder John A H Crandall of Seabrook New Hampshire sues the town claiming seven of about one hundred birds died from fear driven incidents with unrestrained dogs. He seeks 220 dollars for replacement noting many birds are wild and housed in 14 foot square cages.
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John A. H. Crandall
Seabrook
Nhl
Crandall
New Hampshire
U S Raiders Hit Reds in Laos Truck Convoy Destruction
U S planes in Laos struck a 36 truck North Vietnamese convoy on the Ho Chi Minh trail using AC130 gunships destroying 21 vehicles and damaging four others. The raid, from Thailand into Laos, sealed escape routes with fire from both ends while Vietnam moved antiair guns and missiles into Laos. General Abrams praised South Vietnamese soldiers for their performance despite heavy strikes on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Laos
Aar
Mekong Testa
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Court Rules for Sinatra versus Probers
Philadelphia report states Frank Sinatra won an indefinite extension of a federal court restraining order shielding him from the New Jersey State Investigation Commission. The appeals court kept the Dec 1 temporary order in force while Sinatra seeks a three judge panel to decide the commission's constitutionality. The commission subpoenaed Sinatra June 25, but he has not appeared. officials threaten grand jury action for contempt.
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Philadelphia
Frank Sinatra
New Jersey
Commisson
U.S. Court of Appeals
Sinatra
Commission
Arson Clues Sought in Hamilton High School Fire
In Los Angeles an arson probe began after a $100000 blaze that began in the vice principal’s office at Hamilton High School. Fire officials say it started on the first floor of the administration building and spread through a hallway triggering sprinklers. Students were dismissed for the day.
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Los Angeles
APS
Hamilton High School
Red Tape Defeated Viet Children Leave for Surgery in U S
Six Vietnamese children aged 3 to 11 depart Da Nang for open heart surgery in Minneapolis after a six month effort by Rev Gordon Smith of United World Mission. US Marines in Da Nang donate funds for clothing and incidentals while health and immigration hurdles are overcome.
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Gordon Smith
Saigon
United States
United World Mission
Vietnam
Minneapolis
U3 Airlines
da Nang
Mr. Smith
Army Clubs Prosecution Still Pends
Washington Army officials say the criminal charges remain possible in the investigation of servicemen’s clubs. General counsel Robert J. Jordan I informed Sen. Abraham Ribicoff that the probe is ongoing amid past allegations of kickbacks embezzlement takeoffs and skimmed profits in noncommissioned officers clubs.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Robert J. Jordan I
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Ribscoff
Senate
Carrier Delivery Dal y and Sunday A100 Sunday Only
The notice outlines Daly and Sunday delivery options with a special Sunday only carrier schedule. It lists terms unclear due to OCR errors but indicates monthly year references and service restrictions. No explicit entities or dates are clearly readable.
Four family members shot dead on Mexican streets
In Tepetixxtla Guerrero, four relatives were killed in a gun attack. Leonardo Bravo fired a shotgun at his nephew triggering the killings. Teodoro Bravo Sr. said the father then shot his brother and two cousins before fleeing into the hills.
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Tepetixtla
Mexico
UPI
Acapulco
Guerrero
Leonardo Bravo
Teodoro Bravo Sr
Bravo
Reagan Proposes School Food Plan
Gov Ronald Reagan proposed a $20 million school lunch program to aid 500000 malnourished children, with support from federal and state funds. He faced sharp Democratic criticism from Sen George Moscone who cited technical defects and past bills, while outlining matching funds from HEW and USDA and existing local contributions.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Assembly Committee
George Moscone
San Francisco
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