Carter signs prize, Nabokov death hit headlines abroad
Billy Carter attends Lesington Tenn World Champion Pole Clanking Contest with daughter Kim and gives $1,000 prize to Eddie Lambert after Lambert wins the pole climb. President Carter spends a holiday weekend at Camp David then views fireworks from the Truman balcony. Argentina agrees to extradite Nazi suspect Eduard Hoshmann to West Germany amid uncertain arrest details. Vladimir Nabokov dies at 78 in Montreux after eight months illness. wife Vera confirms. Nabokov’s life included exile, Cambridge education, and teaching in the United States before settled in Europe.
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Fisher Launches Comeback With One Night Stand at Grossinger’s
Eddie Fisher known as the Gulden Threat of the 1950s returns to the Catskills with a solo show at Grossinger’s in his late 40s. He calls the engagement a rebirth and says the year ahead includes a national tour and a new Vegas act in October after writing an autobiography reflecting on his past.
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Charlie Smith Celebrates 201st Birthday Highlighting Legacy
Charlie Smith, once enslaved, marked his 201st birthday as the nation noted its list of milestones. oldest Social Security recipient and long-time Bartow resident celebrated at Bartow Flag Convalescent Center with family present. He recalls being sold in 1842 in New Orleans after being kidnapped from Liberia.
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Prince Charles cross with RCMP plan canceled in treaty commemoration
A planned horseback crossing of the Bow River by Prince Charles, polo enthusiast and ship commander, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police members for Treaty 7 ceremonies was canceled after Ottawa officials blocked the event. Allan J. Wolfley derided officials as “saddle sore sissies” amid the cancellation and RCMP safety concerns.
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Lakewood Matron Strangled by Jogger Burglary Suspect
A 31-year-old Lakewood woman, Helen Osgood of S504 Harvey Way, was found dead in her home Monday after a burglar described as a black man in jogging clothes entered through the front door and fled. Deputies say she was surprised in her garden then confronted inside, later discovered strangled on a bathroom floor.
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Legal flood of Grand Prix lawsuits hit Long Beach
More than 2.5 million dollars in lawsuits flood the Long Beach Grand Prix Association in state courts as 10 cases arise in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Several suits allege breach of contract, with one major action claiming 3.4 million and another for 50 thousand in federal court. Claims involve unpaid services, breached contracts, and disputes over race security, construction, concessions, and sponsorship commitments, with several cases already adjudicated or settled.
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Fireworks Thieves Hit Long Beach Display
Police warned that a major theft during a Long Beach celebration left $500 worth of five inch shells stolen from California Fireworks Display. Rolf Krurer of Rialto said 30 explosive devices used to boost skyward with two inch fuses were taken from his truck at the Virginia Country Club during the companys show.
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