Tigers Wedding Fails To Lift Twin Bill Blues In Detroit
Wilbur Page 57 and Dorothea Williams 36 wed in an outdoor ceremony en route to a Detroit park doubleheader against Washington. They rented two buses with 70 friends and beer for the trip. Detroit Tigers lost both games and their honeymoon turned sour. A separate report covers Ernest Paul Sims 26 admitting a hoax confession about killings, later retracting under questioning.
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Wilbur Page
Dorothea Williams
Detroit
Detroit ‘Tiger
Page
Washington
William Brown
Tigers
Ernest Paul Sims
Nashville, Tenn
Michigan
Oklahoma City
Kenneth Reasonover
Sims
Reasonover
Graham Warns End Times Near After New York Crusade
Billy Graham closed a 10 day New York crusade at Madison Square Garden with a stark warning that the end of the world and Christ's second coming may be imminent. He urged fear as a prompt to repentance, predicted Jesus could return at any moment, and said millions witnessed the revival effort that drew 234000 attendees.
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Billy Graham
New York
Madison Square Garden
God
Graham
Christ
East Village
Erie
Chris
Powell declines to back NYC Dem nominee in auction of pay and payback
Congressman Adam Clayton Powell of New York says he will not support Mario Proucelia for NYC Democratic nomination. He praises Mayor Lindsay but stops short of endorsing him, stressing the Supreme Court ruling on his ouster and pay as the central issue. Powell denies any deal over back pay and says legal action will determine seniority and committee chair status.
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Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
New York City
Mario A. Proucelia
Powell
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Pawel
Fowell
Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
House
Supreme Court
Rose Education and
Controllers Warn New Air Traffic Slowdown Fallout
The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization warns of further government probes into last week’s slowdown. FAA says the inquiry continues with no immediate effect on flights as 250 to 300 controllers reported sick, causing cancellations and delays across eastern airports. FAA and NATCA officials exchanged sharp statements amid the dispute.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
William J. Frener
United States
Widow alleges police beat prof to death in Oakland
The widow of Dr. Caplan, a 42 year old professor, says two Oakland plain clothes officers beat him after arrest for lewd conduct in Lakeside Park. Caplan died after collapsing following a municipal court hearing. Internal Affairs investigates. officers only named as C Thomas and A Smith.
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Oakland
Police Department
Bominie di Fraia
C. Thomas
A. Smith
Philip Caplan
Sarasota
Fla
Caplan
Far Valley State College
Georgia
Lakeside Park
Lake Merritt
Melissa
Merritt Hospital
Gordon Lamib
Cillan
Judy Garland's early promise highlighted by Long Beach contact
Close associate Irvin Zeltner recalls meeting Judy Garland as a child in New York and securing her first contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He praises her famed voice and notes she never achieved the ultimate goal she sought, describing her generosity and relentless effort throughout her career.
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Judy Garland
Dorothy
Palace of the Wizard
Tinman
Jack Healy
Strawman
Ray Bolger
Long Beach
New York
Judy
Mos
al Altman
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Worald
Zeltner
Soldiers drown as barge sinks on Zambezi River
In Lourenco Marques Mozambiqu e 106 soldiers die when a Portuguese military barge sinks in crocodile infested waters of the Zambezi River on the Beira route. Four Africans fishing from dugout canoes rescue 22, workmen saved 44, barge carried 10 troops and 30 vehicles en route to reinforce a northern garrison.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Zambezi
Beira
Refugee Three Years Ago Becomes Outstanding Pennsylvania Teen
Gabor Garai, once a Hungarian refugee with limited English, is named 1969 Outstanding Teenager of Pennsylvania and a National Finalist for Outstanding Teenager of America. He earned a 1410 on the college boards at George Washington High School, led the student body, and has secured or pursued scholarships to Harvard Yale Princeton and UPenn via Tarvard summer program.
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Philadelphia
Gabor Garai
Americ
Pennsylvania
America
Nixon
Garai
Tarvard
Yale
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
George Washington High School
Hiss
Heal
Budget clash as Senate urged to pass Reagan plan
In Sacramento Republicans and Democrats urged rapid Senate approval of a stripped budget totaling 6.0 billion plus for the next fiscal year. The measure would bankroll state operations if signed by Reagan, with key talks to follow in the Assembly.
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Sacramento
Senate
Reagan
Assembly
Collier
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Fred) Zeltner
E. First St
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Loew's
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Irvin Zeltner
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Demos
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John G. Schmitz
Tustin
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Atlantic
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Y Lakewood Center
Palo Alto
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