Murray Theater owners quit racier fare after outraged crowd
Larry and Kay Davis, new owners of the Murray Theater in Hays Kansas, refunded ten $1.50 tickets after a nude rape scene in Death Wish caused four teenagers to walk out. They canceled the film and plan family fare only, while Davis works as a daytime fuel truck driver and farms at night. A niece sells snacks as plans for a restroom and future attractions like Bambi loom. In Ellis County, Judge Tom Scott refused damages in a dog paternity suit. Kinderknecht sought $110 plus postnatal expenses. Wolfe claimed a $200 stud fee. Five witnesses testified. Kinderknecht pays $5 in costs.
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Larry
Kay Davis
Charles Bronson
Mire
Davis
Murray Theater
Walt Disney
Hays
Kan
Tom Scott
Thomas Kinderknecht
Ellis
Ellis County
Kinderknecht
Kenneth Wolfe
Wolfe
Small Claims Court
Boy with rebuilt heart heads home after pig parts transplant
A New York City area boy born with a single heart valve and chamber was released from Long Island Jewish Hospital after surgeons used pig heart tissue to create two valves and a lung channel. Doctor Norman Wisoff led the operation, deemed remarkable by hospital officials.
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New York
Queens
Sam Dieterle
Gifford Dieterle
Long Island Jewish Hospital
Norman Wisoff
Lebanon leaders announce cease fire and political framework
In Beirut President Suleiman Franjieh said all warring factions agreed to a cease fire and a framework for a political solution ending nine months of civil war. Despite the announcement, shooting continued in central Beirut as a supreme military committee was named to supervise an end to fighting and a return to normal life.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Ona
Palestine Liberation Army
Kemal Jumblatt
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Javits' wife weighs quitting public relations post
Marion Javits, wife of Senator Jacob Javits, contemplates resigning from a $67,500 yearly Iran Air contract after Senate scrutiny. She met with Ryder & Finn International president Marvin Frankel for guidance, with a firm statement expected in days. Javits says he is unhappy with the arrangement, while Frankel notes pressure is heavy but her employment remains in question.
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New York
Marion Javits
Ryder & Finn
Ford considered quitting Michigan football in 1934 race row
Willis Ward recalls Gerald Ford's close call when teammate Benched for race by coach Fielding Yost after Georgia Tech refused to play with a black player. Ford, MVP, played Michigan's lone 7 0 loss season victory. Ward says Ford never spoke of it, but his brother told him Jerry was angry enough to ask his father whether to quit. Ward praises Ford's later presidency but cites mixed feelings on his racial record.
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Detroit
Gerald Ford
University of Michigan
Buddy
Willis Ward
Michigan
Fielding Yost
Georgia Tech
Ward
Wayne County
Ford
Jerry
Man Jerry
Brookfield Zoo Deports 400 Freeloading Ducks
An uneasy duck detente ends as Brookfield Zoo deports 400 freeloading ducks to Rockford Illinois after feeders complained they fed for free. U S Fish and Wildlife Service and Illinois Department aided in roundup. The zoo hopes the birds join migratory flocks, while keeping better control of food and crowds.
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Rockford
Ill
Glen Busher
Zoo Bird Department
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Illinois Department of Conservation
Kissinger says US USSR in talks narrowing gap on arms pact
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the United States and the Soviet Union are making responsible proposals and narrowing the gap toward a new nuclear arms agreement. He noted progress and warned negotiations could stalemate, with Brezhnev’s Politburo in session to review the talks as a noon meeting was postponed to 6 p.m. local time.
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Moscow
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Soviet Union
Politburo
Kissinger
Gromyko
Brezhnev
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