Notable Hollywood and TV Figures Reach End of Careers
A roundup notes comedian Billy De Wolfe dies at 67 after lung cancer treatment and a blood clot, ending a career on Broadway, film, and TV including Mrs Murgatroyd in Blue Sides. Also referenced are Maria Callas honoring Sol Horuk, Amanda Blake leaving Gunsmoke, and Don Meredith shifting from sportscasting to acting roles on NBC TV films.
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Billy DE Wolfe
Ucla Medical Center
de Wolfe
Mrs. Murgatroyd
Marshal Dillon
Amanda Blake
Miss Kitty
Cbs-Tv
Hollywood
Phoenix
Frank Gilbert
Miss Kitty’ Russell
Long Branch
Miss Blake
Oklahoma City
Dennis Weaver
Dillon
Chester
Milburn Stone
Dodge City
Don Meredith
Dallas Cowboy
Meredith
ABC
NBC
Boone Arledge
Signs point to Arab oil embargo easing soon
Diplomatic sources report mounting indications that Arab nations led by Egypt and Saudi Arabia will lift or relax the oil embargo against the United States. A Tripoli meeting is expected next Sunday to discuss a concrete gesture, with Egypt and Saudi Arabia seen as the main drivers amid broader Arab participation.
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Cairo
UPS
United States
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Tripoli
Libya
al Gamhouria
The
U.S
Joseph Sisco
Washington
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting
Kuwait
Qatar
Bahrein
United Arab Emirates
Algeria
Desegregation plan adopted after heated San Francisco meeting
The San Francisco Board of Education approved a modified desegregation plan for grades kindergarten through 10 after a violent public hearing. The vote 4-2 endorses busing with amendments to minimize elementary disruption and avoid school closures, while debates continue on block-wide versus race-based movement and a later expansion to grades 11 and 12.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Board of Education
Lane
de Lara
Jewish Defense League
Nazi Party
Roger Payley
Alan Vincent
Inflation and job outlook despite oil embargo
Washington economists say unemployment and inflation will stay high and growth slow even if the Arab oil embargo ends. They expect unemployment near 6 percent this year and inflation rising about 7 percent, with only marginal gains from a supply boost. ALibya meeting aimed to lift embargo by Sunday, with cautious optimism about delayed effects on growth. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon planning a U.S. visit May 29 before Canada trip.
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Washington
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Edgar Fiedler
Treasury Department
U.S
Libya
Nixon
Fiedler
U.S. London
UPI
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
United States
Canada
Kensington Palace
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Maria Callas
New York
Sol Hurok
Carnegie Hall
Guiseppi DI Steffano
di Steffano
Metropolitan Opera
Pat Nixon
Tammy Bryant
Tammy
Kenneth I. Bryant
Key West
Fla
Albany, Ga
Keyest
James Arness
Sisco
Roger Pavlov
Holloware
Lakewood
Bullock's
Clark Ave
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