Barry White 14-year-old singer addresses Michigan Legislature
At age fourteen Barry White wowed Michigan lawmakers in brief sessions before both chambers. Speaker William A. Ryatt proclaimed him the youngest to address the chamber as White urged education as a necessity. He will enroll as a Wayne State University freshman this fall on a scholarship.
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Barry White
Michigan
William A. Ryatt
White
Detroit
Wayne State ‘University
Grandmother 58 Gives Birth to Girl in Johannesburg
An African grandmother, nearly 59, gave birth to a five-pound girl after experiencing pregnancy symptoms thought to be illness. Doctors reported she was aware of the pregnancy and the baby’s birth occurred Tuesday. She has five older children and ten grandchildren.
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Julianna Duplessis
Johannesburg
South Africa
Ruth Kistler
War lull in South Vietnam eyed by Wheeler and officials
Saigon reports a four week slowdown as Gen Earle Wheeler arrives to assess the situation. U S commanders note 26 enemy shellings, two American deaths, and a helicopter loss, with talks focusing on whether to curb offensives and future troop withdrawals while Allies pursue preemptive patrols and searches.
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John McCain Jr
U.S
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McCain
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Washiington
Melvin Ti. Laird
Senate Foreign Relations
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Nixon
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Tay Nink City
Youth Leaps 235 Feet Off Golden Gate Bridge Survives
A 20 year old postal clerk James Claude Layton leapt from the Golden Gate Bridge around noon claiming a religious motive and survived landing near a pleasure boat. He was treated at Letterman Hospital then San Francisco General and said he had used LSD and mescaline. Three others survived past falls by action, with one stating he fell unintentionally. A patrolman witnessed the moment and notes layton’s note and recovery.
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San Francisco
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Richard Ward
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Layton
Letterman Hospital
Presidio
San Francisco General Hospital
Hanoi Assesses Peace Prospect Within One Year
A Hanoi linked source says North Vietnam now believes a Viet Nam peace settlement with the United States could be possible within a year. Talks in Paris may yield a settlement. Hanoi seeks gestures from President Nixon before full negotiations.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Nixon
Marine Dies in Tustin Car Wreck
Sgt Laurence Kinne 33 a Marine Corps Air Station El Toro native died at the scene after a wreck at Culver Drive and Irvine Boulevard. Two Marines Basil Majors 22 and Richard Golf 22 and pickup driver Mounce Brady Jackson 22 were treated for injuries. Westminster man Betiano Mendoza 27 died after ramming a concrete filled pipe at Bolsa Avenue and Ward Street.
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Olive St
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Kinne
Frankfort
Mich
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el Toro
Lance
Basil Majors
Richard A. Golf
Orange County Medical Center
Mounce Brady Jackson
Panel Moves to Fire L A Teacher Over Pornography Poem
Los Angeles Valley College English teacher Meena Metzger faced dismissal after reading her poem Jehovah's Child to students. The Los Angeles Junior College Board voted to remove her, stating the piece violated standards despite her claim it had moral intent.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Valley College
Meena Metzger
LOS Angeles Junior College Board
Parents Sue Over Forest Fire Deaths
Los Angeles parents of four youths killed fighting a forest fire in Angeles National Forest last Aug 24 and the mother of another burned but survived sue Los Angeles County for 2.5 million dollars. Each family seeks 500 000. The suit says the youths were taken from Camp Kenyon J Scudder to fight the fire involuntarily and were not qualified firefighters. Names of the families and children follow. The article also covers a separate school board dispute about a controversial poem and possible dismissal actions for a teacher.
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Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles County
Kenyon J. Scudder
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