Sparkle Plenty Won't Run for Congress in November
Santa Fe waitress Sparkle Plenty, whose bid for the U.S. House from New Mexico District 1 drew attention, finished fifth in a five candidate primary won by Eugene Gallegos. The piece also notes Lyndon B. Johnson golfing with Nelson Rockefeller near Fredericksburg, Tennessee Williams' surprise New York appearance, and references Davis’ acquittal in California.
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New Mexico
U.S. House
Eugene Gallegos
Miss Plenty
Dick Tracy
Lyndon B. Johnson
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lady Bird Johnson
White resumes Barstow College presidency amid reinstatement
Donald L. White is restored as Barstow Community College president after a Feb. 22 firing over alleged contract failures. San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Joseph T. Ciano ordered reinstatement with full back pay, following White’s suit claiming charges were not specified. The text also notes a Cleveland divorce petition by Sue Brown seeking at least 45,600 dollars annually in support from former NFL star Jim Brown.
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Donald L. White
Barstow Community
Jim Brown
Cleveland
Brown
Julian Cohen
Sue Brown
Cleveland Browns
Pier Fire Delays Demolition by Port Board
William Rathie chair of Vancouver Port Development Committee watched firemen extinguish a three alarm blaze on an abandoned waterfront pier. The pier had been slated for demolition by the National Harbors Board and the fight saved the pier at a cost to the harbors board of 45000 dollars.
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Rathie
National Harbors Board
Harbors Board
Court fails to act on Russo plea
The Supreme Court declined to speed its consideration of Anthony J. Russo's appeal to block prosecution over the Pentagon Papers theft case. Russo, 35, and Ellsberg face a Los Angeles trial June 26. He alleges a government deal to avoid prosecution if he testified before a grand jury.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Anthony J. Russo
Pentagon
Russo
Daniel J. Ellsberg
Los Angeles
U.S
William P. Gray
Warren
J. Ferguson
Indiana
Supreme Court upholds California welfare cut ruling
The U S Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 1971 California welfare reform law that cut about 100 million dollars in yearly aid to families with supplemental incomes. The decision remands to reconsider in light of a Texas case upholding reduced benefits. About 450000 California welfare families face shifts as the law ties outside income to maximum payments. The Long Beach Legal Aid Foundation and San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation filed the suit.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
California
State Supreme Cot
High Court
Callifornia Court
Texas
Stanley Mosk
Ronald Reagan
Long Beach Legal Aid Foundation
San Francisco
Plane crashes into supermarket in Farmington Michigan
A twin‑engine private plane with four aboard crashed into the Farmer Jack's market in Farmington Michigan on a Tuesday night, punching through the roof and injuring six people, none seriously. Witness Gustin reported the engines failed, the craft circled, then struck the rear of the building and dangled nose‑first. Three survivors climbed from the wreckage, and the injured were taken to hospitals in Livonia and the Detroit area.
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Farmer Jack's
Joseph ‘Gustin
Gustin
Detroit
Livonia
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