Fexans dominate poker series in Las Vegas
The World Series of Poker opened with 21 players at three tables as $210,000 top prize looms. Jesse Alto led after six hours with $23,875 while Texans dominated early standings. notable names included Crandall Addington of San Antonio and Roger Reid from the Midwest.
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Stans Given $5,000 Fine in Campaign Funds Case
Former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans, a key Nixon fundraiser in 1972, receives a maximum $5,000 fine with no prison term after pleading guilty to five counts related to reporting violations and illegal campaign contributions. Judge John Lewis Smith cited his long career and family illness in granting leniency. Stans apologized for causing public attention and expressed remorse for prompting mailer investigations.
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Bob Wills, king of Western swing, dies at 70 in Texas
Bob Wills, famed bandleader of the Texas Playboys and creator of Western swing, died at age 70 in a Fort Worth nursing home after a stroke. His hit San Antonio Rose sold millions. he helped shape a new American sound. Survivors include wife Betty and six children. Funeral plans were being set in Tulsa.
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Kissinger crowned greatest world figure by Miss USA judges
Niagara Falls pageant picks Henry Kissinger as the greatest person, eight votes to Ford's three. Billy Graham and John Denver tie with two votes each. One-vote selections include Nixon, Sirica, Danny Thomas, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Queen Elizabeth, Golda Meir, Pope Paul VI, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Ralph Nader, Christiaan Barnard, Neil Armstrong, and Rose Kennedy.
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Smith leaving anchor role at ABC News to Reasoner
New York ABC News announces co anchor Smith will exit the evening show to focus on commentary leaving Harry Reasoner as sole anchor hours from New York continuation. William Sheenan ABC News chief says change expected in summer to gain flexibility by avoiding cross coast anchoring.
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Woman police reservist serves as 19 year old officer
Windermere Florida AP says Pam Mullins 19, the town’s only woman on the reserve police force, must have her mother buy bullets for her .38 revolver due to federal ammo age limits. She trained 15 weeks at Seminole Junior College and also works as a county sheriff dispatcher. The small town of 983 has minimal crime and Mullins patrols at night with the chief and four reserves.
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Press-Telegram News Snapshot May 14 1975
A compact midweek entry notes the Wednesday edition. Page details and postal markings appear, with standard newspaper masthead and service numbers. The brief reflects a local publication for Woody, California, dated May 14, 1975.
Tanker fire threatens oil spill off Dominican shores
An abandoned Greek tanker burning in rough Atlantic waters near Moua Passage risks explosion and a large oil spill into the Dominican Republic. The 778 foot Epte Colocphanus, en route from Venezuela to New York, is under salvage by a Dutch tug from Jamaica and could reach Thursday morning. Coast Guard officials warn a sinking cargo of 390000 barrels of crude would likely spill if compartments burst, sending oil toward the northeast Dominican coast. The U S embassy in Santo Domingo has been asked to alert authorities.
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